GAVIN PHOTOGRAPHY

The last girl I have slated for my citygirls series (at least until I have more time later) was Julie.  An aspiring casting director, she currently freelances for music videos and what not.  Here’s what we got.

I shot Aleece last night (or early morning depending on your lifestyle).  She rocked this black dress that looked amazing in the photos.

Tonight I shot Jody, My, and My’s friend Mikela.  Mikela isn’t a model, but is visiting from Italy.  I had to get a shot of her.

Tonight I shot Ginger, who I stumbled across on Model Mayhem. She has a sexier look about her, which really shows.

Last night I shot Paulina in the late night.  She has a more elegant side, so I let her do her own thing and work her own style.  I decided to have the whole shoot in black and white, given the location and her clothing.  Also, it has that classic and clean look that makes [...]

Tonight I shot Shasta for my little citygirls project.  We started at my place, since she needed some studio headshots.   Shasta trains horses while she attends school.  So if you see horseshoes, they are not for luck; she has one for every time that she has been kicked by a horse (5 total).

I’m starting a series titled citygirls and it is an artistic concept in the making.  As I shoot these models, the series will progress into the mood and style that I have stuck in my head.  So here is round 1 with Summer:

Let me know what you think.  I’m still figuring it all out.

This Sunday I organized my first fashion shoot, securing a great team and location.  This was mostly an experiment in lighting, versus a commercial shoot with a marketing objective.  Here are the shots and at the bottom are the credits.

Photography by Gavin Photography, assisted by Doug Chan of Furious Photographers
Modeled by Judy Le and Jessica
Makeup [...]

I shot an advertisement piece for Onetri, a new but expanding triathlon company based here in Orange County.  This was a quickie shoot, with the first part being in a commercial parking lot and the second part in Laguna Beach.

I’ve been staying up late until 5AM again working on expanding the horizons of my photography.  And no these are not induced by drug use…

I’ve been experimenting with high speed photography, specifically with liquids such as milk. 

Today I shot Laurel, who actually won the the Miss LA Chinatown Pagaent in 2007. 

Today I shot some stock photography for an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) website (yet to be disclosed).  These included some basic images of techniques with various MMA gear.  I had to do a couple fighter-style portraits.  They are actually nice guys so don’t let the images fool you:

Here’s a “superman” flying punch during a sparring [...]

Today I shot the Indie band “Entice,” who were actually played on the Warped Tour this year.  They were looking for an album cover photo of the four of them.  We started at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and then made our way down to some empty streets in Downtown Los Angeles.

Locations: Walt Disney Concert [...]

Tonight we did a fun photo session of a Z with Doug of Furious Photographers.  Using strobes and flashlights, we busted out some wicked lighting.  All these images have had only mild post done to them, specifically contrast.