Introducing Nixie Fae

 

Nixie Fae is starting her modeling career and excited to explore new modeling ideas and themes. Our first meeting took over five hours and we created so many different looks and genres it will keep me busy editing over the course of the next month. We changed wardrobe and lighting throughout the session including lingerie, swimwear, stockings, and more. I have included a small selection of images from her session here.

Studio Portraits with Rhiannon

 Introducing Rhiannon Wolfe. I have had very few opportunities in the past year to work with new people due to the Covid-19 restrictions but with patience and several rescheduled sessions I was able to arrange to work with the amazing Rhiannon. We shot together over the course of several hours and created a wide variety of content that we are sharing with you in each of our portfolios. The images below are a short introduction to her session and I hope to be sharing more soon.

More Studio Portraits with Jay

I had the good fortune to work with Jay for another amazing photo shoot. We shot together for nearly two hours and came up with some stunning images. I have been exploring the art of shibari rope bindings and Jay has been wonderful in helping me to apply those techniques in our sessions. Our most recent session included a wide range of genres including portraits, boudoir, glamour, bindings and bondage. For more of those sessions you can find them on my other page: Eden's Edge Studio

More Studio Portraits with Ophelia

 

I had the good fortune to work with Ophelia again recently and created a wide variety of looks for her beginning with this cute outfit of daisy dukes and a gray tanktop. I used a three-light setup with two gridded softboxes on either side of the camera and the third light was a small gridded spotlight high to the right used as a hairlight. I have included my favorite shots of this first look below:

Studio Portraits with Jay

Jay and I have worked together twice so far and we have plans for many more sessions. She has helped me explore new directions in my fine art projects. If you are interested in seeing more of Jay's sessions with me, you can find them on my other photography page, Eden's Edge Studio. Be warned that content on that page is for mature audiences and some images are Not Safe For Work. Below you will find a beautiful series of portraits from our first session together.

Studio Portraits with Ophelia K

Here is an introduction to a model I met recently, Ophelia K. We worked together to create a new series of images we can use in our portfolios. We shot a variety of images, changing wardrobe, lighting, and backdrops throughout the session.

Studio Portraits with Dame d'Voltaire

Here is an introduction to a new model, Dame d'Voltaire, who I had the pleasure of working with on a series of portfolio images. We collaborated in the studio, using a variety of wardrobe, props, poses, and lighting setups.

More Studio Portraits with Rachelred

More images of Rachelred from our second session together. We continued our portfolio building collaboration and have created a wide array of images we can both use to promote ourselves as artists.

Studio Portraits with Rachelred

Here is an introduction to Rachelred. We met through Model Mayhem and have worked together to build content for both our portfolios. She is a former fitness model with years of experience which made our sessions flow very smoothly and produced many beautiful images.

Hand-Made Halloween :: Iron Man

I created this costume by hand. The only store-bought parts of this costume were the electronic components. The arc reactor in the chest and the right hand glove with the repulsor light were integrated into the design. Every other part of the costume was cut, shaped, glued, painted, and assembled by hand. I found templates for the basic design online but it didn't fit properly so I had to make adjustments to different parts for my son's body size. I documented the build process as it progressed over three months.

Hand-Made Halloween :: Plague Doctor

I have a drive to create art in as many forms as possible. In this case, I created several versions of the character of a plague doctor. The cane was hand-made using pvc, plywood, thin foam, and the winged head was sculpted in clay and painted to look like aged metal. The hat was also hand-made using eva foam. The mask was originally designed to be made using 2mm eva foam and after the first attempt in that manner, I experimented using thicker materials. Then I made several modifications and altered the details to customize it to my needs. I played with different color combinations and imitations of leather and metal findings.

Studio Portraits with Rosie

I always enjoy having new models work with me in the studio.
Here are some favorite images from Rosie's latest session...

Lynn: Studio Sessions

Lynn has been a friend of mine for many years. When they came to me wanting a series of studio portraits, I was happy to help them out. The first session focused on dramatic light and shadow. This series includes a much brighter and softer look. Their expression, posture, wardrobe, and lighting all change the overall feel of the portraits.

Animal Portraits

Not all portraits have to be people. When a friend's cat had kittens, I got five brand new infant models to photograph. Each of these kittens has a personality all their own. Some were very active and alert and wanting to play, others were timid and scared for the entire time I was pointing a camera at them. Each kitten posed for about two minutes and then got to go chill with their mama. That's the beauty of having a portable lighting setup. I can create a studio in anyone's living room.

No Evil

Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil

I love this series. There are so many ways to interpret each pose. The images I composited all seemed such a good match to each other, but I will include some outtakes as well. You can find the full post of No Evil on Eden's Edge Studio

Studio Portraits with Kat

This is Kat Blackwell. We met on Model Mayhem and after and after several attempts at making our schedules align, we found a time to shoot together. The session was held in my studio where we worked for over three hours changing wardrobe, lighting, and playing with poses to get some amazing new images for each of us to add to our portfolios.

CAKE SMASH!!!

Why should cake smashing be limited to first birthdays?
Kahlan celebrated her 30th birthday on her own terms and had a blast doing it!

Twenty Years Later

After high school,  I was just getting interested in photography. The photos on the left of each composite were self portraits taken in my old bedroom using a black sheet hung from the ceiling as a backdrop, sunset light through white curtains for soft, directional lighting and a desk lamp as a fill light in the second image below. I came across the photos recently and wanted to compare them to how much I have changed since then, but every photo I compared them to were shot at different angles and used different lighting. I wanted a more deliberate comparison so I used my studio equipment to replicate the lighting more accurately. Matching the angle and expression to the older photos took a lot more attempts than I expected. I superimposed the new photos over the old to match proportions and then completed the composite as a side-by-side. The idea came from a post calling for anyone who has found an old photo album to share throwback images and show off how much you have changed over the years. I've changed a lot!!!

Malorie

Graduation is a wonderful milestone that should be celebrated.

The Blue Scarf

Exploring the simplicity of one prop and how it creates a story within a photo series.
How do you view this woman with her face wrapped in a scarf?