Lucy Luck

Mix a little PVC sailor dress, an icy wind coming off the water, a photographer prone to teasing his models and Lucy and what do you get? Entertainment that money can’t buy. You probably can’t tell, but she was freezing her butt off during this shoot (taken back in May). I was proud of the way she ignored that cold breeze blowing up that oh so short dress. And my favorite moment? When the guy who was jogging by almost ran down the hill into the water staring at her. 😀

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Lucy was kind enough to drop into the studio and help me work on my PVC lighting. Was also her first time wearing PVC. Tried some different stuff. After this shoot and the one Saturday with Tomoko, I think I finally figured out how I want to light the stuff. Now the real fun begins. Luckily for me, she likes the shiny stuff. 🙂

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Strange … I thought I had posted this image a while ago, but after searching for it for 30 mins, I can’t find it for the life of me. Very weird. So, posting it here for posterity …

Model: Lucy Luck

Model: Lucy Luck

Outtake: When Good Models Go Bad …

After weeks of trying to figure it out, finally found what was slowing my editing PC down to a crawl and causing my proofing scripts to die 9 out of 10 times. Combination of resident processes from iTunes (big surprise) and Adobe Acrobat. Took care of that and now I can once again edit without my blood pressure going up 120 points.

So, to those still waiting for proofs, gimme a couple days (back at work) and they should be up for you to look at.

As I always like to do, did some testing in the studio the past week+. Hit the studio Saturday night with one of my favorite ladies, Wikidkittn, and just played around for 4 or 5 hours. Think we got some interesting stuff, we’ll see once it’s edited.

Model: wikidkittn

Model: Lucy Luck

-=>Donald

… he’s still alive and still, for the most part, in the studio. Hope to start coming out again soon … we shall see. Just peeking my head up from work and seeing what’s going on.

Model: Lucy

Model: Prisilla

-=>Donald

Forgot to post this one before. I was trying to replicate the soft focus, lighting and coloration of the old Hollywood color shots.

Model: Lucy

At work and forgot my lunch, so nothing to do but eat my candybar, drink my OJ and work on photos. Love the way her eyes came out in b&w in this …

Model: Lucy

Anyway, update on my camera situation. Canon finally stopped picking their collective noses long enough to let me know they finally looked at my camera and it’ll only be $180 + tax and shipping to fix (total $212). That’s $230 less than Phototronic’s price … they can bite me. So, paid and gave them the go ahead to fix it. Should get my camera back in about 1.5 weeks I hope.

I’ve also contacted a local seller and will be getting a 2nd 10D hopefully tomorrow morning. So, yea .. decided to go for a backup 10D and wait it out for the inevitable 40D/50D (whatever canon will call it) that will replace the 30D in 6-12 months.

I’ve also fallen back in love with film, but not the cost of getting someone else to develop it. So, gonna re-up my PCNW membership so I can use their darkrooms. Will definitely be shooting more film in studio now.

Ok .. back to lunch.

-=>Donald

While shooting, I decided to open one of my cases and hand Lucy a few of my shiny playthings.  I’m happy to report her response was a proper one.  Smiles followed by giddy laughter.  Yes, she can stay.  🙂

-=>Donald

Yes, I swear to you that I am still alive. Actually, not just alive but better than I’ve felt since probably last December. Finally had a medical professional tell me what the hell has been wrong with me the past few months (with all the sickness). After being told it was allergies, the flu, chest cold, on and on by others my new doctor (actually nurse practitioner) diagnosed it as a serious sinus infection … weeeee … put me on antibiotics and decongestants. You ever been sick so long that you don’t really know you’re sick? I couldn’t even tell anymore that my chest was congested … felt normal. Ah well. Tons better now.

Anyway, just wanted to stop by and stop anyone from sending the search dogs out for my body. I’ve been in the studio a LOT the past month. Like I said before, won’t or can’t post most what I’m shooting right now. But, here’s some stuff with a 1st session studio test shoot with a woman who is relatively new to modelling. Since then and now, I’ve shot with her 3 more times. More to come later, plus some other studio and event stuff.

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