Miss Hollywood Bikini Catalog Model Search

Yesterday I went to Miss Hollywood Bikini Catalog Model Search. Sadly I was unable to stay for the whole thing, but luckily the main event is not until September 20th. So here are a few pictures that I was able to take. More to come on September 21st.

Documentaries

So awhile back I emailed the Los Angeles County Fire Department and asked about doing a documentaries series there. They emailed me back and told me to contact my local representative. I called a few times but no answer. So I went down to a nearby fire station and asked them. They asked me a few questions and gave me (another) number to call. Said that the people I will talk to just want to know if it's personal or school work, if I want to make money off it, what exactly I would want to do and so on. So far none of them said I can't do it so there's hope.

My goal for this project is to document for 5 years.

A project I am going to start on is one based off Larry Sultan's The Valley. I met another P1 and turns out he produces fetish porn. He agreed to me tagging along and documenting the shoots. Sadly he films in an area about an hour (and a half with traffic) away. Due to bus and trains routes, it only makes sense to drive. But I only have my permit, so I have to wait until I get my license. After I get porn checked off, I'll have TV, movie, YouTube and possibly radio and podcast left. I want to show all the hard work that into all these form of entertainment.

My goal for this project is to finish within 10 years.

Lights, Camera, and....

 

 Progress!!!!

My background stand, two backgrounds, three lights and two umbrella-style reflectors came in on Friday. No longer will I be a slave to the sun for decent light!

I've been meaning to buy lights for awhile but never really had much incentive... until last week. I got a text asking if I would be interested in taking new pictures for a podcast that I will keep unnamed until it's more official. I said of course and then ask when it might be. He said he wasn't sure at the moment. As far as I know, it could be next week or a month from now or maybe it won't happen after all. But I want to be prepared and hope for the best.

I kind of hope it's a few weeks away, or even a month. This way I have time to mess around with the lights and figure out what works best.

More updates to come.

Ambitions

DISCLAIMER: This is NOT a New Year's resolution.

I really need to kick it into gear when it comes to photography, so I'm going to try to do a project every month. Hopefully I can continue this for many years, not just one.

At this very moment, I'm designing the layout for a magazine page (tomorrow I'll take the pictures.) I'm very excited as well as very nervous about this project. I've never done anything this big before. So much pressure, but so much reward.

Next month I'm finally going to buy a good camera from my friend. Depending if top secret people message me back, I'll be able to start either the project I'm going to do based off Eugene Richards or Larry Sultan. If top secret people don't message me back, I'll either do the collaboration I have lined up or do a project with cyanotype and other alternative processes.

That's basically it; I just wanted to update you guys on what was going on. Until next time.