Post-move studio status

After moving into or new studio we began the work of getting it ready to start working out of. By now, we've finished most of the unpacking. We've applied for our occupancy permit, and are waiting for one final minor violation to be addressed. We've setup our makeup station as well as our front office. With luck, we should be all set to go within a week! Meanwhile, we have our next underwater pool fashion shoot set for tomorrow.

Front Office

Makeup Station

Moving Day

Today was moving day into our new studio. We will be spending the next week unpacking and setting up. With luck, by the time we are all set up, our occupancy permit will issued and we will be ready to start shooting there.

Studio move update & photos from downtown shoot

Tuesday, I met my new landlord, did a walkthrough of the studio space and got my set of keys. Next week is moving week, with my electricity getting turned on Sunday, Gas on Monday, Cable on Tuesday, and then the movers move everything over on Wednesday. Will post some pictures once I've moved in and setup the place.

Yesterday, despite the 100+ degree heat, I got to work with one of my favorite people, Stacey Hill. Stacey is bot a photographer and model. We went downtown to the abandoned Freight Depot downtown.  Here are some shots we got together:

Underwater shooting

Yesterday, I conducted my 2nd underwater fashion shoot. Underwater shooting is definitely unlike studio or outdoor shooting. It is loads of fun, but also lots of work to pull off. I worked out the kinks I'd had with my flash at my first, as well as figured out how to keep my camera from overheating and freezing up and so yesterday's shoot was leaps ahead of Monday's first attempt. Controlling my own buoyancy is still something I am working out. Since we used a saltwater pool yesterday, the weights which worked so well at my first shoot were insufficient to keep me quite as stationary in the salt water, and I sometime found myself floating up or back while trying to get a shot, which would, in turn affect my camera's focus.

I may have found access to a pool to use anytime I want to schedule an underwater shoot. I need to get the details, and test out shooting in there  since different pools photograph differently and reflect light on the models differently.

I have added a new gallery to my site called "Underwater" and hope to add many new photos in the coming weeks. Once I have gotten my technique down and consistent, I will be offering an underwater shoot package to both high school seniors and models who want these types of photos to their portfolio.

A huge thank you to designer Caroline Williard of CWCouture for providing us with her amazing wardrobe designs to be shot underwater.

Below are several examples from yesterday's shoot.

Underwater fashion photoshoot

For a long time, I've been fascinated by underwater fashion images, and have wanted to try this type of photography. This summer, I became determined to make this happen. With the help of designer Caroline Williard, we had access to a pool to shoot in (although it turned out we weren't really allowed to shoot there - a story for another time). I went ahead and purchased an underwater housing kit for my Canon G12 camera as well as an underwater strobe. We had our first test shoot yesterday, to practice for a more elaborate underwater fashion shoot scheduled for tomorrow. The camera housing worked wonderfully, and here are some of my favorite images we got. Thank you for Caroline Williard and Nadia Nascimento for being my test models.