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Throwback Thursday -History 2012

Throwback Thursday -History 2012

We were visiting my dad in Spain. A place called Avila. This was ten years ago (2012). We were not married yet. Just dating. I already knew there was something about her. 

A year prior she got me a camera. So I was slowly getting into cameras by this point. This was just a simple point and shoot camera on auto mode. I attempted to take a selfie, and as I did she licked me... that's t...

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Leather Frenzy

Leather Frenzy

We filmed and photographed 4 new looks today. I'll try to have the video done tomorrow or the next day. I really liked this particular look. How about you?

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County Fair Attire

County Fair Attire

One time a while back, I got slightly upset with Steph for not putting much effort into her attire when we went out one night with some friends. All the other girls we were out with were catching my eye and I did not like that. Although, I did not like to admit it at the time, I liked when people we knew or strangers checked Steph out. 

A short time later, several years ago, there wa...

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Incognito (new edits)

Incognito (new edits)

Some new edits from a shoot earlier this year (jan). Steph did not like this shoot because she did not shadow her eyes black for the black mask. I told her I don't think it matters. I just wanted some sharp contrast with black and white, with her in a mask against the wall. I said for this shoot you have to stay in the same spot and make it work... and I think she did.

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Back Home

Back Home

Heres some a photo dump of the past weekend. She got annoyed with me messing with her on the last photo.

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A preview to yesterday’s shoots

A preview to yesterday’s shoots

What do you all think of these? Steph really likes the first 3 and wants to use them for her social.

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Eyes wide shut

Eyes wide shut

After the main shoot today we did some creative looks. Ashley was kind enough to join in with Steph unexpectedly.

These are just some quick preview looks. I haven’t built the theme or the color grading for this series yet.


Headed to DC tomorrow for one quick shoot then back home to Virginia.

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Traveling with Steph

Traveling with Steph

I don’t ever really compliment her enough but I will admit shes an amazing travel partner for someone like me who hates dealing with details and would rather focus on the larger picture. She on the other hand is detail oriented and has to stay busy, so she literally takes care of everything. She coordinated with the client we are working for, packed, drove, planned things to do while we are n...

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Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day

To everyone who has or continues to serve, thank you. It’s unfortunate we live in a world where we have to fight or have conflict but to those who serve thank you. Steph and I met while in the Army. We were both new lieutenants on active duty, our story starts there. I met her while our unit was in the field. I had been with my platoon traveling on a bus from fort Stewart GA to Fort Knox KY. ...

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Gallery: Tech Support

Gallery: Tech Support

Here is the edits I got done today. I will have several more over the next few days. We are traveling tonight and this weekend to NYC for client work, I'll have updates and photos from the travels.

Let me know if you like this style of photography.

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Project: Tech Support

Project: Tech Support

This week's shoot with a kinda a cyber punk theme but a little more chill. I got several looks and different lighting designs off this shoot, a lot more to come.

I have a funny bts video of her taking the tape off... I'll make sure to add that to tomorrow's posts.

I used a 50mm an 85mm and a 28-70 with one Aputure 120d as a main or key light and a tube light for an accent. A black p...

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Morning Routine

Morning Routine

excuse the awful quality on the last photo, i had just woken and she was in one of those moods. But each morning she sends me her look of the day because she know I like seeing what she wears. She also likes a compliment from me but have to remind myself to give her one from time to time.

Another post coming later today. I hope everyone has a great day.

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Glass

Glass

A couple of concepts all in one we did back in 2020. The main concept was the glass pieces. Looking back, I was all over the place for this shoot, I should have stuck with one look and nailed down the lighting and my direction better. But experimenting like this does help you grow.

back then I worked with other models one of which asked book me for a plastic wrap shoot. Which explains why...

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Portal 2

Portal 2

Today I was working with two local filmmakers showing them a proposal on how I would light a scene for a concept they had in mind. Mainly just having fun with it. We used my home studio since it was just a concept project. The model they were planning on paying could not make it, so Steph graciously filled in. 

I do not have access to the footage they took yet but attached are some o...

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Coming Tomorrow

Coming Tomorrow

I did manage to finish the social media work for this weeks lingerie looks however I have more to add for the patreon version so that video will be up for you all tomorrow. I hope you all have a great weekend.

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Red & Blue

Red & Blue

Some new looks we shot yesterday. We did video work for social media but also some videos exclusively for Patreon. I will be working on those today, that will hopefully be tomorrow's post.

Also some new ero tic work for top tier coming today or tomorrow. 

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New Looks coming to Jaw and Fox Tier This week

New Looks coming to Jaw and Fox Tier This week

Today's lingerie video and photo work. Red or blue or nothing?

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Chilling One Saturday

Chilling One Saturday

Years back, we had just moved to the Richmond, Va area. We went downtown to look around. It was a warm fall day. We got a drink, then went to a park that overlooked the city. She had been wearing a jacket up until we got to the park. I was taking photos of the city, but she caught my eye all a sudden with out her jacket on.

I asked her to pose with the city in the back ground and snapped ...

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Teasing Me (Text To Art)

Teasing Me (Text To Art)

If I am away traveling, or even out with friends, she will send me photos and videos like these sometimes. 

One night, I was working overnight (as a civilian) and I texted her "what are you up to" and she replied she was reading in bed, then she sends me these... I had to hide my phone so co workers did not see the photos, but all a sudden I was not thinking about how long work was g...

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From the Hard Times Gallery

From the Hard Times Gallery

A photo I never got to post taken one hot day last July. What are your thoughts on black and white or monochrome?

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Forest Elf

Forest Elf

Happy November. I'm looking forward to this month of creating.

This shoot was designed to celebrate nature, changing of the leaves, female beauty, and fantasy. 

For a brief moment it's an escape from reality, while getting to create art. 

I used to think art was useless, how wrong was I...

The lens choice was an 85mm for the compression on the solo shots, and a...

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Halloween Photo Dump

Halloween Photo Dump

For Halloween we just use old photoshoot props. Prepping for November…

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Battle Elf (Full Gallery) Top Tier

Battle Elf (Full Gallery) Top Tier

This was October's main effort photoshoot. So I wanted to recap the full gallery which I never posted. 

I really loved how this shoot came together. The last photo is a photo I added to the gallery today. I did not ask her to pose like that. She was adjusting her position as I was taking some photos (my camera is always on burst mode, to where I can ether get a single shot or hold th...

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Project: Dark Saber

Project: Dark Saber

I thought I was gonna take the day off, but we wanted to do a fun shoot this morning, so I gave in. 

This is just a test shoot. I just was curious to see how this prop she got for the Mandolorian look she is building will photograph. 

I just used the light from the sword and the window light from the garage, with the exception of the one shot where she is lit red, I used a...

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Text to Art Archive

Text to Art Archive

One of those times away again, I was face-timing her while she got ready for bed. I asked if I could screen shot some shots. She said sure, as long as I did not show my friends at work.

This is an ongoing sub project, so many texts to go through, then curate into some sort of archive. I'll try to have more candid moments like these in the months to come. (And video)

I was invited to...

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Lingerie Looks

Lingerie Looks

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Impulse (Cinematic) & Thoughts (Jaw and Fox)

Impulse (Cinematic) & Thoughts (Jaw and Fox)

I got a request for more of this shoot from a week or two ago. So I made some new edits.

This project got me thinking a lot about cropping and dimensions, trends, and changes to the filmmaking industry. Social media and our phones always favor photos and videos in a vertical orientation. Instagram's algorithm pushes content that is 4x5 ratio for photos and a 1080x1920 for video (9:16)&nbs...

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Gamer Gurl

Gamer Gurl

When we were dating Steph loved to play video games. We'd stay up all night have a couple drinks, order a pizza, and play offline Cod Zombies. For those unaware, it's a game where you try to survive wave after wave of the undead.  We go all the way to round 52 I believe.

Now Steph rarely wants to play xbox, except for when I am playing, which is only about once or twice a month late ...

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Print Options

Print Options

A few have requested a post highlighting options for prints. As you know I like to step out of the digital world and have a hard copy of something we have created. As we continue doing shoots, a lot of you have in a way influenced, been part of planning, or even executively produced (funded) a production or a photoshoot. These prints or future ones are something you may have been a part of.

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Foxy Looks- Lingerie Haul

Foxy Looks- Lingerie Haul

New looks sent in. Steph doesn't like how she looks but I think her body was made to model looks like these, or just plane nude looks. 

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