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!

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-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. :)