Good evening, Steemit! I’m at a cute little coffee shop in NE Minneapolis called Mojo. For the last few years, I’ve been working hand in hand with a quality of life nonprofit committed to bettering air quality and racial divides in our neighborhoods. I have a half hour before our meeting so I thought I’d start writing last night post. @anomadsoul recently told me “…you gotta pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers.” in regards to one or two posts a day. My brother, @customnature said he posts at least three times a day. Twice in the morning right after he works out, and once after lunch. I really need to up my posting game.
I have a few photos, mostly behind the scenes pictures, taken during my most recent shoot at Viva Las Vegas. After two years, I was finally re-united with my long time friend, Miss Victory Violet. If you’d like some context, read both parts of my two part blog, “Shooting w/ Kiwi pinup girl Miss Victory Violet - Part 1” and “Shooting w/ Kiwi pinup girl Miss Victory Violet - Part 2” […man, these are old blogs from when I first joined Steemit!]. Last month, the two of us finally shot together again, furthering the story of our unique collaborations.
Picking Miss Victory Violet up at The Orleans the morning of our shoot, immediately took me back to the pain we’d felt together just two years earlier. We’d committed to a sunrise shoot at The Valley Of Fire and I rolled up to that very spot at 4:00a.m. Both of us had gone to sleep around midnight. We were dead. This trip, fortunately, we were rested and enthusiastic about our shoot and the opportunity to collaborate once again.
We drove to The Artisan Hotel; one of my favorite places to shoot in Las Vegas. The low light, captivating decor and surroundings of The Artisan has always lent itself to my style of dark pinup. We began in the hotel room, turning down all the lights, closing the blinds and positioning her by the single remaining lamp as the only source of illumination. We made our way to the halls and eventually to the lobby, which is an endless playground for a photographer. Ornate furniture, marble, statues and interesting artwork around every corner.
We finished shooting in about two hours. We reflected on the time we’ve known each other and our previous shoots. I told her how excited I was to get to these edits, which even now, as I’m going through them, I think they’re our best photos to date. I always love collaborating with Miss Victory Violet. She’s a truly kind soul, beautiful person and wonderful model. When I think of how lucky I am to have this job, it’s people like her that make it that way.
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The furniture, her poses, the lingerie and just the whole ambience! Splendid my friend!🎀
omg, she is really pretty. i love all of your photo sir . its the best.
WOW. Nice Photograph.So pretty and smart girl. @kommienezuspadt
I think the antiqueness of the furniture and the softness of the skin makes for a very beautiful dark modelling, it's amazing
Interesting trip and charming photography, I will post 1 day 2x :D, night and morning, thanks for sharing your information here @kommienezuspadt
Oh wow small world. I have been following her on instagram for years.
These pictures are beautiful , miss victory is a pretty woman .. nice post
Really great pictures. I love the mood of it
Wow very capture. Lovely color from the light on the first photo and the lines are amazing. Good work. Thanks for sharing. Upvoted
good night also my friend, I also drink coffee with friends in the corner near the house, I really like coffee when I eat, I upvote and resteem post friends yes.
I’m lucky if I post three times a week! But I do a lot of comment chat that kinda makes up for it!
Wow wow wow, very beautiful friends
What an absolutely stunning model! My jaw hit the ground when I seen that top shot especially! Looking forward to seeing more from this shoot.
Thanks, @davekavanagh! I feel shots like this are appreciated by photographers on a higher level. The nuances of the lighting just causes photographers to look harder and notice how it was taken.
Quality beats quantity anytime, @kommienezuspadt ;)
Absolutely agree, @lighteye. It's almost impossible for me to do a "quick" post. Steemit is lots of things to lots of people, but for me personally, I've always seen it as a long form medium.
You're doing a great job and she's definitely a foxy. her hair colour makes change mine too
keep up the great work @kommienezuspadt
I think the same as @anodmasoul, plus your work and your photos are great and your girls are so beautiful :)
My goodness! Is it 1945 all over again? Or how about the roaring 20s? You and your model friend really know how to capture a time and a place. Always impressed with your work.
From Tampa Bay Florida- Dan "World Travel Pro!"
Thanks so much @world-travel-pro. Yeah, I used to make jokes like that within this scene until I realized how severe the vintage enthusiasts are about the eras. I hear things like "That's actually late 40's post atomic..." all the time. Victory Violet is amazing. She does all of this herself. Hair, make-up, wardrobe. Everything.
Haha....man, people take things so seriously some times. That is amazing, Victory Violet is a real talent!
I love the vintage look of these.
I got alerted to you via @beinart blog 18 Inspiring artists on Steemit - I am glad to get to know some more fellow artists on Steemit.
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