This was the last set of 5 taken the day of our shoot. As I may have mentioned before, Jana Cova is my favorite. Plain and simple. I understand that may alienate some other models, but some of this is merely personal in terms of my preference for her body type and the other is because she works harder than the rest. She shows up to the shoot in pristine condition; nails and hair well taken care of, etc. Perfectly groomed. That alone saves me hours upon hours of photoshop time. Beyond that she has displayed no inhibitions, no complaints, and one of the best work ethics I’ve seen thus far. I’ve had her rolling around on dirty mattresses, sitting on itchy couches, and on her knees on my hardwood floors. This isn’t a form of torture, it’s just whats required for me to get a photograph that’s unusual enough to gain attention. I could choose to have her on fresh linens, and chances are I will at some point, but those photos will be difficult to differentiate between that of another photographer.

This photo was taken with my old fixed lens camera. Very low F stop and a high ISO, hence the noise. I like the rawness, I think it has it’s place. It’s the same reason your family photos mean more to you than any fashion ad. There’s a level of intimacy and familiarity that these circumstances afford. This is the viewer laying in bed, fantasizing about an impossibly gorgeous woman, only to have her materialize in a corner of his room. Speaking of which, this happens to be the corner of my bedroom. I used an overhead projector to light Jana. The same you’ll likely remember from the classroom. There are many photos in this set that show her every inch with adequate lighting, this shot however is not one of them. I enjoy not getting what I want because my imagination can make it happen nonetheless. This photo symbolizes my desire to imagine what is just out of my grasp. Over time my imagination gains clarity and before too long it is my reality.

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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted last. Paid work has kept me busy, and I can’t post those photos. Discovering spirituality has taken a lot of my time as well. No regrets on either end, but I do miss shooting for myself on a more consistent basis.

This shot is of Misti Dawn. It won’t garner loads of views because her vagina isn’t on display, although curiously it is within the full set of images available on my paysite. Frankly, I can do without shooting the harder stuff. I tend to linger at the beginning of a set with the model fully clothed because more often than not, I find my subjects to be more sexual with their clothing on. Even the most seasoned porn star doesn’t let her guard down completely while nude. It’s a very vulnerable place to be. So i enjoy shots like the one above because there’s a vulnerability that’s difficult to capture otherwise.

This shot was taken with my new DSLR. For those just tuning in, I’ve been shooting professionally for the last 6 years with a fixed lens camera. I haven’t abandoned my punk ethic though. The DSLR was purchased for only $100 more than my fixed lens camera … a whopping $550. I bought an old AF 50mm 1.7 Minolta lens from a guy off craigslist who sorta weirded me out. We met in a Del Taco parking lot. I’m pretty sure he hadn’t showered in awhile. He pulled up in a Honda touring motorcycle. He asked me if I was interested in anything else, 135mm? sony? canon? minolta? “I’ve got it all!” he proclaimed. At that point I wasn’t entirely sure i wasn’t buying a lens full of drugs. Anyhow, after disinfecting the lens, I put it on my camera and for the first time I really got to know depth of field. DOF is my newest crush.

ok, so this photo is pretty huge in the world of … well … me. i finally bit the bullet and bought a dslr (i was using a fixed lens before). i own a real camera! hurray for me! truth is, i’ve had this camera for a couple months. piece by piece i assembled a fairly enviable collection of camera gear. not to mention light gear. i collected so much stuff that i became a little intimated by it all. in a way, this was by design. im a miser, and if i find myself investing thousands into new gear, like it or not, i’ll be forced to use it.

julene and i have been talking about shooting for months. maybe even half a year. she and i have become good friends. which is odd for several reasons. ive never had a girl as a friend. i don’t really make friends with people i work with. sure, im friendly with lots of folks, but theres only a few souls i would call up and confide in. so it made things interesting because ive never shot a friend before either, at least not nude. i told her all about the new gear and how paralyzed i felt by it and she was nice enough to get my ass out of my head and get me shooting.

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-kelly

Photography has been a journey for me. I started without a clue. I had a vision, but no idea how to bring that to life. As I pushed through, finding my way in the darkness, there were moments when I was offered a glimpse into my future. A photograph would appear on my LCD that clearly defined the work I would soon create. This was one of those photographs. I’ve had several since, as I keep pushing forward, more reveal themselves. But at this moment, I knew it was possible to create in the physical world what had only been in my mind thus far. Linda Tran was one of the first women I photographed with my idealized body type. She tended towards softcore work, in fact, I believe all of her work was pretty tame. But for whatever reason she took this pose and created a formula for my future work. I wanted drama, vivid color, daring exhibitionism, heavy shadows, and the suggestion of something intensely erotic. The moment when thoughts of sex intuitively become action. This was shot with a 5 megapixel fixed lens Sony camera and a set of construction lights (hence the double shadows so close together). Its not my best image, nor the best I will ever create, but it is special because it answered a question I had been asking with a thousand photographs before it.

Its rare that i use day to day elements of my own sexual aesthetic in my work. I guess they’re just a little too plain. Something about setting up a photo makes me want to include pretty outlandish attire and settings to make the photo really stand out. Its not that i don’t find what i shoot sexy, its just that if you were to take those elements out of the fantasy of the photograph and introduce them into real life, they wouldn’t translate for me. A good example is latex. Frankly, Im not all that engrossed by it. I dig the way it looks in a photograph, and I’ve had my fiancee wear it from time to time where appropriate, but beyond that … eh. The honesty truth is that i find women wearing glasses to be incredibly sexy. I’d imagine for most folks, this would be a simple process, if i dig glasses, just pick up a few pair and have the girls wear them in my shoots. The problem with that scenario is that im far too detail oriented not to notice that the glasses i picked out at some random store, don’t necessarily flatter the women who wears them. It would take me at least a full day of shopping with the woman to determine exactly which frames looked best, then and only then, would they be sexy. My fiancee lucked out and made an astoundingly good choice in frames prior to us meeting. They’re so fucking hot that people comment on them all the time. Give me a girl in perfect frames, a t-shirt worn thin that follows her every curve, a worn pair of 501’s, and maybe some converse all stars or just her bare feet. Thats all i need. In this set, a little of my personal sexuality is seen as Kumi writhes around my living room floor in her personal set of glasses (perfect frames for her face) and a casual top. The stockings give it that tinge of the surreal. Enjoy!

-kelly

When i first started dating my gf, it wasn’t long before she complained about my mattress. I can be extremely observant concerning some things, and completely oblivious to others. The latter being my mattress and its deflated status. It just stopped being perky and damned if i could tell. I caved and got a nice new mattress, leaving my old one feeling a tad neglected. Yes, that red mattress you see was my old one, all recycled and freshly painted with house paint. Chelsea is always fun to work with. What an incredible rack that girl has, i’ll post photos that better illustrate later. After we shot this she disappeared for awhile, shooting Feast 2.

If you like my work, tell a friend, add me as a contact, join my site maybe even. :)

-kelly

I wish they all could be Jana Cova (sing along to it like a Beach Boys song). Anyhow, shes just perfect. Theres not a damn thing wrong with her, so when i shoot, all i have to think about is how to light her. The most far off idea will work because she looks good from every angle, under any lighting condition. The fake walls behind her were found off craigslist for free, the table she’s elegantly balanced on was found in an alleyway a block or two from my place. I had a 5 gallon bucket of this paint in my shed that i thought was white. It wasn’t until we started spreading it around that it became clear we had ourselves a cream colored room. I painted the table to match as i’ve always wanted to paint an entire room, furniture and all, one color. I think i’ll do more of this actually. This was shot in my backyard, our first set of the day. I went on to shoot a few sets here until the roof caved in a bit and started leaking, making what once was cream, now brownish and rusty. I cleared out my studio completely, fixed the roof, and now i’ve got a clean slate. Lets see what i can come up with!

If you like my work tell a friend, or even join my site.

-kelly

This was my taken during my third shoot. Not too shabby huh? I was at this giant loft in Downtown LA. It was like living in a parking garage, wall to wall concrete with a hand full of windows. Ariel was known as Ariel Carmine back then. I found her on a model networking site. I found out later that she was ready to quit the business, she accredits me to her sticking around and making it a full time career. Which is immensely flattering, and i’d have to say that if i didn’t have her as one of my first models, i may not have progressed or continued to be inspired the way i was. Shes just simply gorgeous and her look was what i had always wanted to capture. You wouldn’t know it by looking at this photograph, but Ariel is like a sex predator. She’s worse than most dudes. Anyhow, i love this shot. The way her skin town matched the sheet of wood behind her. I put this print up at one of my first gallery shows and it sold immediately to a lesbian who i recognized as some actress from the television.

If you like my work, tell a friend!

-kelly

After shooting with hot lights for so long, being forced to shoot at low f stops, i moved onto strobes where i had the freedom to make all my shots super crisp using higher fstops. Unfortunately, i lost depth along the way. I sorta swing back and forth between my interests. Overcompensating sometimes, if only to understand that form of photographic communication better. Well depth is back in my life and here to stay. This is a tiny example. Ive got loads more work I’ve shot that adds much more depth, but this was the beginning of a new era.

This girl is just way too attractive for her own good. Perfect pencil eraser nipples. Great curves. This was shot in my all black high gloss room. I’m trying to steer away from this type of coloring because it takes away from the girl. I realized that maybe I’m a little too self absorbed, as a lot of my work tends to speak in volumes about my lighting and less about the model themselves. Ill post some photos here of Chelsea smiling and you’ll get an idea of the direction I’m going. Back to the amazing boobage, I received a note the other day asking me how I could shoot women without becoming aroused. Using Chelsea as an example, shes a gorgeous girl, no doubt about it. But she’s more than just a two dimensional object. I’ve gotten to know her, although briefly, and I know realistically we would never get along in a relationship. And I don’t have a desire to sleep with someone I wouldn’t want to be tied to in a relationship. As I get older, black and white is replaced with varying shades of grey. When I was younger, my mind would’ve gone into predator mode instantly. Now that I’m older I feel that I can appreciate her from afar, as a beautiful woman with an amazing personality and a brilliant light beaming from her soul, but I can also recognize that that is all I need from her. Just that admiration from afar. Or to put it more bluntly. She’s vegan, and I would never give up cheeseburgers for a woman. More importantly, I’m already in love with another. :)