Friday, August 29, 2008

Three photos of the day: Gold Coast



Model: Katisha, Make Up Artist: Alison, Film: Ilford B/W 400
Styling: Wolf189


These shots were taken about two years ago in the Gold Coast Hotel.


I did four short sessions with Katisha during those three days, one after another. We covered a lot of ground from commercial style photography to editorial fashion, portrait, life style, subtle erotic and experimental/abstract fine art work...and I really enjoy working like that...shooting 2 rolls in one style and immediately starting to shoot additional rolls in a very different style ( consciously )...all being improvised based on the mood, light, connection etc.


I'll come back to these sessions in near future.



Cheers

Wolf189

http://www.wolf189.com/
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Three photos of the day: Motel 6




Model : Envy, Film: Kodak B/W 400
Motel 6 and Envy's presence gave us enough material to work with and then some.
These were shot few months ago...the session's styles were everything between subtle fetish photography to portrait to erotic and editorial fashion. Apparently I have hard time to focus on one style at times.
Cheers
Wolf189
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Three photos of the day: Stardust



Model: Shay, Film: Ilford B/W 400, Make Up Artist: Alison
These were shot about 5 years ago in The Stardust Resort & Casino.
The Stardust officially closed at 12:00 p.m. on November 1, 2006 after operating continuously for 48 years. It was imploded on March 13, 2007, around 2:33 A.M.
The session was done in various styles...mostly subtle erotic portraits, editorial fashion and glamour.
Cheers
Wolf189
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Three photos of the day: Suncoast



Model: Mary Ann, Films: Kodak B/W 400, Kodak color Portra 400, Ilford B/W 400


I'll try to have these types of posts (3 photos of the day) once in a while, from now on.

The subtle Editorial Nude/Erotic session was done with fun and relax Mary Ann.

Make up artist was Alison.

These were shot around 18-20 months ago in the Suncoast hotel.

Cheers

Wolf189
http://www.wolf189.com/
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Las Vegas Editorial/Commercial Fashion Photography







Models: Aleksandra, Alexandria, Anya, Ina, Taylor
Films: Kodak B/W 400, Kodak Color 100, Fuji Color 160


There are lots of urban back grounds available in Las Vegas, suitable for various styles of photography from editorial fashion to commercial, portraiture etc.


It's just a matter of scouting and utilizing them in 100+ Fahrenheit degree temperature during 6 months of each year.


Anytime I am in Vegas, I try and enjoy giving it a shot.


Cheers


Wolf189
http://www.wolf189.com/
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City

Friday, August 15, 2008

Deadly Virtues...

Model: Anna Rebecca, Styling: Wolf189, Film: Ilford B/W 400



Chastity prays for me, piety sings,
Innocence sweetens my last black breath,
Modesty hides my thighs in her wings,
And all the deadly virtues plague my death!
Dylan Thomas



I am reading more poetry these days...it seems and feels fitting for the visual expedition that I'm pursuing...although I am trying to keep them separated from each other, whatever that means.
Trying to keep my photography uninfluenced by poetry and other written words, music, cinema and art is like trying to stay alive without breathing .
It doesn't matter if I am trying to shoot editorial fashion, portrait, commercial, fine art nude or even erotica...those elements always find their ways to sneak up on me....even while doing candid street photography.
I might just stop fighting it and let it go.



And now you're mine. Rest with your dream in my dream.
Love and pain and work should all sleep, now.
The night turns on its invisible wheels,
and you are pure beside me as a sleeping amber.


No one else, Love, will sleep in my dreams.
You will go,we will go together, over the waters of time.
No one else will travel through the shadows with me,
only you, evergreen, ever sun, ever moon.


Your hands have already opened their delicate fists
and let their soft drifting signs drop away; your eyes closed like two gray
wings, and I move
after, following the folding water you carry, that carries me away.
The night, the world, the wind spin out their destiny.
Without you, I am your dream, only that, and that is all.

Pablo Neruda


Cheers
Wolf189
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, NYC

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Photography News


Above: Nude portrait of Jessalyn, published in carrie leigh's Nude Magazine
Bottom: Christina US & World Amateur boxing champion in Las Vegas Life Magazine

I decided to create a News page in my website sometime ago but never, till recently, I actually tried to update it or organize it.

The page is still not very polished nor organized but at least I have started to work on it.

It includes some of the published works as well as past exhibitions...and it is a work in progress:

http://www.wolf189.com/page6377.htm


I hope you enjoy it.

Cheers

Wolf189
http://www.wolf189.com/
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, NYC

Thursday, August 7, 2008

China, let the Olympics begin





China (various cities), Films: Fuji color 100, 200 & 400

I enjoy the Olympics and the concept behind it...I look past the politics, commercialism and all the other agendas that come with it.

It reminds me of my childhood...when running after a football (soccer ball) could make my whole day a happy one...or secretly shaking in my knees before each martial art practice because I might have ended up sparring with my Sensei(teacher)...or the first time I ran 60m just about 8.25 seconds...or the bicycle rides in rain, snow and wind etc. etc.

It also reminds me of purity of simple pleasures in life, when a physical activity can cleanse your mind...the concepts of forgiving and helping others comes to mind as well as cherishing life and fighting for it.

The above images were shot in various cities in China. I have done multiple series of essays in far east in street, documentary and travel style photography.

Let's hope this Olympic games, would be a good one.

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” - Pierre de Coubertin

Cheers

Wolf189

http://www.wolf189.com/

Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City


Sunday, August 3, 2008

Practical Photography Magazine: SHOWCASE

Models: Brittany, Kelsey & Michelle , Films: Ilford B/W & Fuji

I like working with Practical photography magazine. They are very efficient and professional and showed a great taste in designing the layout. I have to thank Ben (deputy editor) and Liz (production editor) of magazine for that.

You can see the above fashion portraits in the Aug. issue of the magazine.

Cheers

Wolf189

http://www.wolf189.com/

Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City