The interesting thing about my shoot with Regina and
Alysha is that they both knocked it out of the park.
This shot again shows the amazing low light abilities of the
Canon 5D Mark II. I believe I
shot this at ISO 1200, and as you can see,
there's very little noise. The even lighting on
Regina's face was achieve by having my make up
artist do double duty and hold up a scrim to
diffuse the sunlight. Not bad, eh?
Update: A
new image was added in the dead of the night on
11/18, lol.
Another image that proves that if you've got a
gorgeous model and good hair and make-up, you can
pull off a great shot anywhere. This picture was
taken in a parking structure: that emblem to the left
of Alysha is the Roman numeral 3 (because that's the
parking level we were on). (Click on image for larger
version)
Elisha Jade is my favorite urban model hailing from
the UK. Without a doubt, if this girl was in Cali I
would be shooting with her. She recently opened up a
new website that takes an
interesting approach to selling images. Each set
is sold separately for download, as opposed to a
monthly fee. I haven't downloaded any sets yet
but she gave me a couple sample images and what
I saw looks great. Check her out: www.iloveleesh.com.
Tonight I picked up Taschen Book's "Urban Girls,"
which is a hard bound "art book" collection of
the photography of Howard Huang. Huang
specializes in urban model photography for
magazines like BlackMen. I'll just say this
right off the top: I like Huang's work. I like
his use of color and his lighting. While there
is much about Huang's photography that, on the
surface, looks like SHOW magazine's stuff, it's
more intricate and better thought out in my
opinion.
Bria Myles is on the cover of
this book, which is also sold in stores like
Barnes & Noble. The paper
stock is quite heavy and the printing is top
notch. It really is a beautiful tome which is as
pleasing to the touch as the eyes. You'll also
find high quality reproductions and outtakes
from shoots with some of your favorite models,
like the ones featured below of Maliah and Jessikah. Overall,
I'd give this book a high recommend. It's a good
look for urban modeling. (Click photos to
enlarge)
I recently discovered plus-size model Natalie
Laughlin on the internet and was surprised that a
model this curvy was able to break through to the
mainstream. She since retired, but she obviously made
a mark on the industry. (Click photos to enlarge)
What a year this girl has had. Bravo to Maliah -
check her out on Twitter here. (Despite my admiration for
Maliah, she *is* really missing out by not
shooting with yours truly, lol)