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shaniqua | harbour island, bahamas

Tim — Sat, 21 May 2011 17:32:06 +0000

there i was, driving my little golf cart around the island, hours before i would be leaving to fly home. i had finally decided to take out my camera and take some “tourist-y” photos of where i had been all week. i passed a lot of people along my way, always waving as i drove by (the residents are super friendly). i seemed to pass a mother and daughter like three times before a conversation began. it came out that i am a ‘professional’ photographer. the mom talked of her daughter’s aspirations to become a model. within minutes, they were off to get her ready for a very quick photoshoot.

they told me while we were shooting that 3 other photographers who had been on the island (just like me) has actually asked if they could do a photoshoot with shaniqua. she had worked with all of them and never heard a word back from them, never saw a single photo. i felt bad for them both and assured them i wouldn’t let them down that way and off we went. here are just a few of my faves from our extremely rushed photoshoot that day.

quick preface here… i am usually not one at ALL to use or show both color and B&W versions of the same photo. however, i think because of the beauty of the island, the color one beckons to be seen… on the other side of the coin, it all yields itself so well to the black and white that i couldn’t deprive you all of either of these, now could i? i’m a giver…

kind of a fun little 30-40 minute shoot. i almost took this as a challenge to myself. to shoot with someone i had barely just met, with zero preparation… to see if her natural beauty, my skill and the awe-inspiring gorgeousness of the island could all come together to make it work as is.

so you all can be the judge and jury. :)

margo: from friend to model

Tim — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:20:48 +0000

margo has been a good friend of mine for a handful of years now (years come in handfuls… dollars come in fistfuls). i think from the time i started taking photography more seriously, i had it in my mind to do a shoot with her. she has a certain… je ne sais pas about her (which in french means: “a cool, different look that will take you by surprise”… really… i looked it up. go google it. i will wait…).

we finally coordinated and decided to just get out there and shoot. margo was nervous because she had never done anything like this before. but, as i am sure you’ll see… it came fairly natural. the camera loved her.

like i said before … it is good to know i got to her before some modeling agency signs her. ;)

thanks again for the fun day, margo! i truly had a great time pulling your inner model out of you. haha.

scott: it’s business (headshots) time…

Tim — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:04:05 +0000

scott is an old friend of mine from years gone by. he is a mover and a shaker and needed some new / recent headshots for his business and the like. he lives and works in downtown santa ana, which can be a photographer’s paradise for urban backdrop.

we took a few shots before we headed to the rooftops. now, let me say, scott is not currently running for office… but if and when he does, i got his poster shots covered!

there is even some nice greenery to be found in amidst the concrete jungle there.

we finished up the day the way we started it: brick brick brick!

i figured i would keep this brief… if scott is like most guys, he was not even anticipating this going up on the blog. so… short and sweet. if nothing else, to show i can and do shoot guys too. haha.

thanks again, scott. it was fun catching up with you and i look forward to havin’ a pint with ya sometime in the not too distant future.

jess: from friend to model

Tim — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:54:45 +0000

jess is a co-worker of mine and basically makes my days in the office like that gummi bear you find in your pocket from a few days before: a nice little, warm gem. we had originally planned on doing a couple shoot, but it ended up being just her. we took off to balboa (yes, there is a theme to be seen here) and started our day with a shot to kill the nerves.

we headed off to the “fun zone” and kinda kicked around shots that i would consider more for a pair than an individual. but we had fun with it.

we slowly made our way back down to the beach, taking turns climbing onto the lifeguard tower for photos.

just before the sun went for a swim in the ocean (that is what it does, right??), we headed under the pier to finish out the shoot. i cannot remember what my “codeword” was to get jess to laugh, but she did so well.

those basically sum up the day. i had a great time shooting jess and, once again, loved working with someone who had never done anything like this before. nobody could ever ask for a better cubicle neighbor slash starbucks partner slash bff. thanks for playing along, jess! :)