"I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul." - Mary Ellen Mark


After my show was finished at the end of the semester, i really didn't have any other specific shoots i wanted to do. So for fun, i took some photos of my friends in the studio. I also did a few self portraits with the help of Salina Polanco for my self portrait series/just to force myself to continue getting used to being in front of the camera.

Self Portraits with Andrea Gonzales
with help from Salina Polanco




Vanity Fair - Cast Movie Style
There was a cocktail going on and some friends of mine were going. They looked fantastic and we thought we'd do some fun girlfriend portraits before they went out... however then our 3 guy friends showed up and it turned into a Vanity Fair like shoot when that magazine takes movie casts photos. It was a good time and good practice for me to work with big groups of people.
Ft: Morgan Stafford, Chloe Snyder, Andrea Gonzolez, Jesse Elkins, Evan Jones, Tyler Smith

Labels: fingerprints photography, salina polanco, self portraits, studio, studio lighting, vanity fair

"Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop." - Usman B. Asif


I wanted to do something crazy, something a little spooky, something more artsy. Dee's and my answer? a clown. I wanted these images to not be deemed "pretty" or "beautiful." I wanted these to explore movement, color, and disturbance. While most would say these photos are "creepy" and unlike my other work, i was actually quite fond of them, and thought they were successful in the fact i was able to achieve the experimentation i wanted and they didn't look awful. It was an enjoyable shoot, and Dee as a dancer, was able to get into character and create very different and enticing poses creating a very disturbing and spooky theme to what was already a very twisted photo shoot. I also really enjoyed working with a slower shutter speed and exploring the color and vibrance of red against black with some contrasting white.

Labels: clown, creepy clown, damaris medina, fingerprints photography, studio, studio lighting

"You really have to put yourself in a position of danger to be creative." - David Alan Harvey

I had been trying really hard to not be in the studio and do a lot of work out of it, but over October break being stuck at school and wanting to do something fun with my friend Justin High. I also did a shoot with my lovely friend Salina, in addition to some self portraits. When finishing my last self portrait shoot for the specific series i had, the shoot ended up causing some problems, and i chose not to use the images. While looking back, i probably should have done things differently, but i don't regret it. It was a risk i had to take, and it was the perfect way to end the series. It also gave me closure, which was nice, and now have put all that shit in the past and behind me. Overall, i got some great shoots over break and the break itself was a huge learning and growing experience for me.

SELF PORTRAITS IN STUDIO:
(included is a twilight creation in preparation for the new movie - so stoked!)




SHOOT WITH JUSTIN.

My shoot with Justin had three different parts to it. There was a more artistic shoot, that incorporated poses of more feelings and non-fashion like poses. A second shoot that was more fun and bad ass like. And a third one that was influenced by underwear adds. While blasting 90's music, we had a great time and Justin did a great job. I chose to make most of them black and white because that really seemed to fit the theme of the shoot. While they looked good in color, i found them to have more of an impact in black and white and have a more film like look to them which i really enjoyed.




SHOOT WITH SALINA.

My shoot with Salina was lots of fun. A beautiful girl with her own photography talent, she was a fantastic model, giving me pose after pose with excitement and enthusiasm each time. She was a joy to work with, and many of her photos looked like beauty shots for Cover Girl or other makeup/hair/cosmetic companies/brands and some even resembled the musical artist Rhianna. She was also a big emotional support for me through this week an i owe her a lot. I look forward to working with her in the future and can't wait to see what other amazing things she produces within her own line and medias of work.

Labels: breaking dawn, cover girl, fingerprints photography, hair, makeup, self portraits, studio, twilight, underwear