Island Girl

A couple of summers ago, I had the delightful experience of shooting with the friend of a friend at our local nude beach. Cy is a lovely and accomplished model whose company I thoroughly enjoyed.

We had a wide-ranging conversation during our 3 hour afternoon shoot and had a wonderful time wandering around the beach shooting and talking.

 For those unfamiliar with it, Sauvie Island lies west of Portland along the Columbia and Willamette rivers. It is an island of farms, wildlife refuges, and lovely woodlands. Along with the farms it boasts a number of nature trails and river beaches.  Collins Beach is a clothing optional area and is a grand place for photography due to is varied terrain and ease of access. 

There are drawbacks such as mosquitos on hot humid days, crowds on the weekends, and the occasional creep in the bushes (Brennan Hill know how to deal with those), but all in all, it's a nice place to relax in the sun or do some small amount of photography as long as you're discrete and photography only your model.

Model: Cy
Project: Barefoot Glamour
Location: Sauvie Island, Oregon

Pearls in the Woods

Woodland's Edge

Along the Shore

Between Forest and Shore

At the Spaceship

Joey is almost the perfect pinup model. Long, red, locks; fair skin with a sprinkling of freckles; a long torso, and a voluptuous shape. I've shot quite a bit with her over the last couple of years, and she never fails to delight. This, however, was her first motorcycle pinup shoot and I think we did an admirable job despite struggles with the changing lighting conditions (natural light with on-camera fill flash set at about -2/3 EC.
 Model: Joey D.
Project: Motorcycle Pinup
Location: Portland, Oregon - Mac-Studios
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Xmas Pinups

I hope all who read this (both of you), enjoyed your Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever holiday you celebrate.  I had a wonderful time with my family and enjoyed seeing my grandchildren open their presents, delight in their treats, and share their joy with me and my wife.  Most years I do a Xmas Pinup Countdown on Tumblr, but this year I kept to Instagram and DeviantArt.  I thought I would share a few here before the end of the year and the start of a new decade.

Audi - Xmas 2014

Here's a lovely shot of Audi from our very last shoot.  I think we did three shoots that year, and this was the very last of the year.  We had planned another shoot for 2015, and even did some scouting and concept building for the year, but it just didn't work out and not too long afterwards she moved away from the Pacific Northwest.  We still chat via text from time to time, but she is enjoying the warmth and sunshine of her new locale and it's extremely unlikely I'll get to shoot with her again.

Still, I have many unedited and unpublished images of her in my archive and I'll still have plenty to share in the years to come.  Audi was a wonderful model when she was working as such, but she's definitely retired from modeling and pursuing other endeavors. I'll always wish her the best in life and great success in her future endeavors.

Zoe Xmas 2014

Zoe was another model that decided to retire a few years ago. She left modeling to focus on a new job and to continue her education. Again this shoot was from 2014 when the decorations were all blue.  Zoe is an elegant model with long legs, a lengthy torso and a lovely smile.  She started modeling for me when she was just starting the endeavor, and we did many shoots over the several years that we worked together.

Again, we still stay in touch, and who knows we may yet shoot again, but both her schedule and mine preclude much at the moment. Once again, I have many unedited and unpublished images of her that I have yet to share anywhere.

Joey Xmas 2018

Joey Darke posed for me the first time in the spring of 2017 and we've worked together many times since.  She lives in a beautiful rural area east of Eugene, but travels frequently to Portland and other parts of the state.  She is perhaps the best pinup model that I've worked with in recent years.  She has both the body, attitude and the poses that make the pinup style her forté. We shot in the scenic areas around her home multiple times and in my home studio several times.  

There are many other lovely locations where I plan to take her to shoot when the weather is warmer and the opportunities are there. It's quite likely we'll get at least a couple of shoots completed in 2020 since there are multiple concepts I'd love to shoot with her. She's always a joy to shoot, and when we've wrapped up, I always have a smile for the rest of the day.

This year I got to shoot Xmas pinups with two ladies fairly new to modeling.  Orion and Jacqi did very well for the first pinup shoots, and it was fun teaching them how to use the classic pinup poses. They seemed to enjoy the shoots as well, and perhaps I'll get a chance to shoot with them again in the new year. 

Orion Xmas 2019

Jacqi Xmas 2019