Sporadic posting #3.

I'm not actually sure if this is #3 or not, but it seemed like a good title. No excuses, no consistency. Here's some photos!

Starting off is Stephanie Cantu, shot in April. She graduated from UT in May. She is one of the most energetic and happy people I know, and I'm glad to know her. Check out her latest venture up in Minnesota - http://stephiscrossfit.blogspot.com/

Steph @ UT

The next shoot was an absolute blast, Morgan Bacia, shot in May at Club DeVille. Morgan got us access to the club during off hours, so we had plenty of time to take over and make some awesome pictures. Morgan is a fitness model, and as you can see from the photos, a damned good one.

Morgan @ Club Deville

Ryon is my roommate, and has been a friend and inspiration for going on 10 years now. About a year ago, he started Crossfit at Crossfit Central. I joined up a couple months later, in January. I could expound on crossfit for a while, but that's not the focus of this blog! Ryon did a 6 week Spartan Challenge, where he posted some fantastic results. He asked if I'd shoot some 300 style photos, to go with the Spartan theme. I graciously accepted.

Ryon - Spartan Chalenge

Brytni. Or Brittany. Or however she spells her name this week. B was my first model ever. She's one of the primary reasons I shoot the way I do. That first session with her (3 years ago, B @ UT) was a formative experience. Just like the first primordial reptile crawling out of the sludge and viewing the sky unobstructed, it was an awe inspiring experience. When B was accepted to Georgetown Law school, she made a list of things she wanted to do before she moved. On that list was a photo shoot. I had to jump on that one. I have some bizarre ideas, and they don't always work out. Regardless, I had a great time shooting with B. Anyone who's going to go out in public wearing a bikini and gas mask is going to be a blast.

B @ the Arboretum

I moved into a house in Nov of 08. This house has a pool. Pools, my friends, are pain in the asses. But I knew eventually there would have to be a photo shoot.
Tedra liked the idea of wearing a dress and jumping in the pool. And by liked, she only looked at me a little bizarrely, then went after the idea with full energy. She is one of the sweetest, most compassionate people I've met, and I'm glad to know her. The fact that she'll jump 40 times in a row so we can get just the right shot only endears me towards her more.

Tedra - Dress and Pool

Morgan contacted me again for a second shoot, and I was happy to hear from her and oblige! These were a blast to do, and we got plenty of help from people driving by.

Morgan @ 3rd Street

White Dress. Fantastic band. I saw them play live on a Saturday, and talked to them a bit after the show (Thanks Mara for the introductions). The next Tuesday, they got ahold of me, as they had just been accepted to play ACL, and needed some promo shots. I went and hung out with them at practice, trying to capture some of their awesome energy.

White Dress Practice

Sarah! You guys remember her. She was in this post from back in 2008". She's recently gotten into acting, and needed some headshots. She's also a brilliant creative person, so I knew we could have some fun with these shots. She arranged for us to be able to shoot at the Alamo Ritz, and we had it all to ourselves.

Sarah @ Drafthouse

As always, I couldn't pull any of these shoots off without the help and support of my awesome array of friends. Special thanks to Vic, Howard, Kat, Felicity, Brytni, and Brian H.

I look forward to the coming year, and another entertaining photographic journey.

Photo show, voting results.

Yes, I've been slacking on posting new things here.
Just a quick mention - I'm having a photo show this Friday.
Here's a link to the info - http://nomad.thirdspacephoto.com

And for the photos that everyone voted on, here are the results -
http://portfolio.thirdspacephoto.com/nomad

End of the year, and looking towards the next!

I've been a little busy lately with life, so shooting has been pushed back a little. I wanted to do one last update before the year is out.

First up, a shoot from back in September. Shanna, playing tennis.


Shanna

Next up, an interesting fellow I met one night, Aaron. Aaron had a very passionate personality, very inquisitive. So I thought bubbles and light would compliment that.



Now, on to Victoria. She asked for some photos in her Kung Fu and TKD uniforms. A lot of fun to shoot!


Victoria

And finally, Lane Anton, in his military uniform. This was a fun series, playing around with different processing.


Lane


I moved into a new house over the weekend, and will have some dedicated studio space. I'm really looking forward to pushing through new things next year. I've got some big plans for next year. Zombie themed shoots, trying my hand at some compositing, new and interesting things with light!

Finally, another new shoot!

I know everyone reading this has been waiting with baited breath. Here's a new shoot!

I went to a workshop/nikon show and tell sponsored by Precision camera. I wanted to check out the location, and the new toys. For evaluation. Yeah. Definitely just evaluation.

The location. Dunvegan Keep. Beautiful spot, awesome scenes. I had a blast trying to get lost.

Precision provided 4 excellent models. Unfortunately, I only was able to shoot with three of them. Regardless, all were very fun to shoot with. Without further words, here's Kat, Jessa, and Xavior.



Kat, Xavior, and Jessa @ Dunvegan Keep

Fashion, Final

Well, shooting is all done for the Fashion class.
It's been a fun ride as far as photography has gone. I've learned a fair bit about working fast, working with models, and working with assistants.

So, here's the last batch. First, a band called The Orphan Dream. Good guys. All these locations were in a 100 yard radius.


The Orphan Dream

Next up, I shot with Emily again.


Emily at Butler Park

This has been a great semester, and I hope to keep up my momentum for these shoots!

Fashion 3rd.

The fashion class is almost finished. It's been an awesome ride so far.
I'm thinking I'll try to keep some of this momentum after the class, and keep setting up shoots.

First up is Leslie, shot at my friend Miguel's bar, Nomad. Thanks a bunch to him for letting us shoot there, thanks as always to Jess, Howard, and Brianne for the help doing the shoots. I couldn't get any of these done without those guys.



Leslie @ Nomad


Next up was the wonderful and enthusiastic Katheryan. I'd definitely like to shoot with her again.


Katheryan

There's only a week or two of shooting left. I'm looking forward to see exactly what I have when the dust settles.

Fashion, part the two.

More updates from the fashion class!

First up, Matt, wearing an awesome suit.

Matt


Then the most awesome Shannon. This girl was prepared, and was a whole lot of fun to shoot with. We tried out a little bit of set building in the studio. It was fast and easy. I think it worked out pretty well, and will be playing around with it more in the future.

Shannon

Only a few more shoots for the class! I'll post my best from the whole semester after it's all done.