I received a few really nice emails over the past few days.

Hi. I enjoy your work. Could you take in consideration shooting a set of models in front of graffiti walls. Also perhaps have a woman pose with a spray paint can or marker. It would open up your fan base from people who enjoy beautiful women and great photography to also include avid street art fans. Thank you for your time.

-Goggles

Thanks Goggles. I’d love to do that, actually. After today’s shoot with Anastasia, I’m absolutely sold on the concept. I don’t know if it was just the location we were at, or if it’s like this everywhere, but the paint was just popping off the walls with Anastasia standing like the great goddess art student before it. Really dug it. If you know of any specific locations, email me and let me know.

Great Scott!

…I don’t know WHAT you do behind the camera but you bring out some amazing expressions out of the models that are warm and comfortable. I haven’t the money to attempt to have a model (or know anyone) of that callaber to hire to express the way you express with your camera. 822 822 822 Anastasia is
wonderful for my depressed eyes….

You just gained a Canadian fan, duder.

Wayne

Thanks Wayne. I’m ridiculously lucky to work with really beautiful models. They’ve all got their own expression and it’s a treat to see it come out in the camera. I barely know what I’m doing; I just point the camera at what I see, what’s before me.

THANKS Your South Beach work is so realistic and life like, makes me want to get back, we are going back for another get away weekend Oct 10th. my wife a teacher. Anyway, Thanks and look forward to your street shots, were you the gentlemen who did the fabulous series on Ocean Drive hostesses? The young lady who use to be at News Cafe was incredible, her outfits were fabulous? still remember Valentines Day?? Anyway Thanks Larry, the farmboy, from the cornfields of Illinois

Thanks farmboy Larry. I really like capturing people on the street in the moments of life as much as possible. I’m noticing that since I’ve been back, things look different. Everything seems to move at a faster pace. I’m shooting at a faster pace, it seems like. The shots feel more on the edge to me. They probably aren’t, but they feel that way. I’m really flattered that I’ve captured something that you like. Hopefully, I can continue to produce work that affects people in some way. It feels good to have a positive effect and I feel like that’s what I’m doing with the street life and with the model stuff, too. (And yeah, I did that South Beach Hostesses photo essay.)

I dont usually comment on flickr photos, but WOW!! You have really good stuff. Top notch!

Thank you. You’re too kind.

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I did a lot of almost experimental photography with Anastasia today. I had a lot of concepts I wanted to shoot but it came down to really two, and even then we were hitting the limit on time when there was still so much more to get. After the shoot, I hopped on my scooter (parked at the Home Depot in Boynton Beach, having driven down from West Palm at 7am to meet Anastasia), and began the drive back to South Beach. (It took three hours.)

I saw things along the drive back. There were all these shots. Beautiful shots. I don’t know if I got them. But I tried.

Today was, without doubt, one of the best photo days I’ve had in a while as far as the work with models goes. Anastasia is an absolute perfect model and I looooove shooting her. It doesn’t hurt that she’s just hilarious and fun to be with. We kept saying that behind-the-scenes video would’ve been great to have had. (Video camera went wacky on me today; so no video at all. ) Anyway, spending the day with Anastasia is a day well spent. Total awesomeness. And the street was all secondary. Anything I captured on the way back from the shoot came from a great mental place; I wanted to capture the calm and goodness I felt from the shoot. Whether it came out or not in photos, I don’t know.

All photos of Anastasia are here. (That would, of course, be a not-safe-for-work link.)