What’s up, Hive? It’s been a great day! This’ll be my second post on the chain in one day. It’s been quite a while since I’ve been able to do that. This morning’s was just a silly MTG Arena stream, but this’ll be the pinup work you’re all looking forward to. Each month, I’ll do one or two posts where I take my favorite color photos from the archives and convert them to classic Old Hollywood style black and whites. Most of my clients want color images so it isn’t until I do these Hive posts that I see these in their monochromatic beauty. Without any further adieu, here are the late March edits.
First, I wanted to share a photo of my very own @vermillionfox. She has been such a foundational force in my life and the base of our family unit for 8 years. I owe so much of my happiness to her and she needed to be the first in this selection of new edits. Shortly after we met, we did a photo shoot together while helping me at the annual NOIR photography event in Minneapolis. We continued to shoot together for fun and she began exploring photography and self portraits shortly thereafter. This was a photo I took of her while working on the final chapter of my Dark Pinup Book with @wcpublishing.
This next shot is with, “Girls Next Door”, star and author, Holly Madison. I started shooting with Holly during my many trips to Los Angeles. Unlike the pinup scene, I didn’t network with her the way I have with other celebrities. She got in touch with me directly and we set it up. The first shoot together was strong, but it was this second shoot where I went with a much more ambitious theme. We climbed a hilltop behind the old Griffith Park zoo and set up this complex Alice In Wonderland theme. Definitely one of my favorite shoots of the year.
Lastly, this shot is of a model named Kelly. We worked together in Minneapolis in 2021, once things finally started to reopen. This was for a salon that hosted a fashion event and I was hired to capture the models in between their walks. Of course, I wanted to add to the drama so this Victorian goth look I took outside and added a candelabra. The fashion really made a statement with the various textures of the fabric and lace. In my opinion, this shot is even stronger as a black and white. I love taking the time to revisit these standout shots and editing them as monochromes.