Poser Superstar

Poser Superstar, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

Cammila really is the best at posing. When I'm working with her, all I have to do is worry about my lights and my camera. She takes care of everything else.

This was a shot taken the other night. Judy and Cammila both modeled for me that night, so I have a few "rainy day" photos in my back pocket for when I'm too busy to take a new shot the night before a posting day :P Conveniently, it's actually raining outside.

This is just one of many awesome shots from this set. To see more, go check out Cammila's site.

Cross Over

If you liked the stuff I shot on Monday, go take a gander at Cammila's blog. She posted a ton more from that shoot and had a story of her own for them!

The Prom Nightmare

The Prom Nightmare, pt.1, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

The prom was going so well, until the drive home. Without any warning, Cammila's date pulled off into a parking lot and pushed her out of the car. She was shocked and infuriated. What sort of joke was this? And where in god's name was she, anyway?

The Prom Nightmare, pt.2, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

It didn't take long for her to notice that something was very wrong with her surroundings. There were noises like people whispering coming from the shadows, but she couldn't make out the words. There were scraping and clanking noises. She was too afraid to call for help, too terrified to move.

The Prom Nightmare, pt.3, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

The lights went off. All that could be heard, if indeed there were anyone to hear, were a flurry of raking and slicing noises, and then nothing.

God Gave Rock 'n Roll to You

Tribute, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

Remember Cammila? Of course you do. Well, we're at it again, doing shots for her fashion blog, and this time she wanted to pay homage to her car and, thusly, to the bands she loves the most. It's hard to tell in these two shots due to the paleness of the shirt, but it does say "Queen", which is easily her favorite band. View it large and on black to get a better view.

During this shoot, the wind blew over both of my umbrella stands a couple of times, and my silver reflective umbrella is ruined. I've already ordered replacements for both (shoot-thru is now a little wonky as well). I need to find a better way to anchor my stands.

On a completely different note, I noticed that the link to my Picasa web album was broken. I understand that some people find Picasa's web albums easier to navigate, so I've fixed the link (hover over the "Photo Streams" tab above and click on Picasa). There's a lot of stuff in "web albums" in there, but it's in reverse chronological order.

Distinctive, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

You're Getting Warmer

This is from the same shoot as my previous post, but Cammila (as made famous by her style blog, Dressed Up Like a Lady) decided to post up two different entries on this shoot, with coat and sans coat. Now I'm treating to you to the "with coat" portion.

Many of the same effects are in employ in these shoots, but I left my blur filter on a little bit higher because I love how it made the coat look.

I love the post and the facial expression in this one, though I wish I had positioned her in the fram a little better. I suppose I could crop this a little bit for a "best of" reel someday.

So innocent.

And for some reason, this reminds me of The Joker. Love it.

I've had a few friends tell me I should do a couple of before and after shots to display how much I took out of the background and what the particular blur effect I used really does. I'll get around to that one of these days, but I just want you to enjoy these shots for now. Remember to click on each one for a larger, more detailed version.

To Be a (very modest) Pinup Star

In my first crossover post with my good friend Cammila, I decided to put a lot more effort into Photoshop than usual. I want to make it clear that my time there was largely spent on eliminating background elements, upping saturation and applying a certain satin-like quality to the whole image to give it an old pinup look. Cammila herself requires no work at all. If anyone I know was made to be a pinup girl, it's her. However, it was far too cold out for anything truly risque, so the photos are more "inspired by" than "representation of" the genre.

Cammila is a very close friend of mine, and we go way, way back. Once upon a time, she was the singer in my band, but more recently we've each been exploring our artistic side in new ways (see: The Bakist). One of Cammila's most striking creative outlets these days is her style blog, Dressed Up Like a Lady. You should check it out immediately. And I mean, come on, she runs a style blog, I run a photo blog . . . I'm personally amazed that it's taken this long to use each other's particular skill sets!

The lighting during this shoot was perfect. We literally caught the last few usable minutes of light, and Cammila knew how to get herself into that spotlight and work it.

The majority of the radiant quality of these photos comes entirely from that light. This one required very little work (except for the reflection, I wanted to get a car out of it).

This is easily my favorite photo from the shoot. Again, Cammila didn't need any work, but the credit card labels on the door needed to go to give it more of an old timey quality. I came very close to replacing the Coca-Cola add to something more period.

If you want to know more about the clothes, check out Cammila's blog.