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On the road again…

December 14, 2009

So, after proclaiming that my traveling for 2009 was now finished…here I am sitting at Portland airport having breakfast (the Denver scramble of course!) waiting for my flight!

I’m off to Denver again for another shoot with Sam Puc’. This one is for her 2011 tour promo. Yes, it’s a bit early to be promoting a tour a year away, but Sam is taking a guest speaker on the road in ‘11, and they are keen to get the buzz started early! No more details yet – all will be revealed in good time! (and no, the guest speaker isn’t me!!)

Tags: awesome pinup, Photography, Retouching, Sandy Puc, World's Best Pin up photographer
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Sandy Puc 2010 Tour Promotion shoot – the final images

December 8, 2009

Here are the final 11 images that Sandy Puc and her team will be using to promote her 2010 tour! This was a great project to work on as it not only involved shooting and post-production, but also working with a large team of amazing professionals. I can’t wait to see these images on the final products. For those of you in Portland, she hits town on February 22nd..book your tickets now!

The post-production on these images used a mix of Pindora’s Box (From Mama Shan and myself!) and Design House From the great Andy Armstrong.

Tags: Photography, photoshop, portrait, Sandy Puc, World's Best Pin up photographer
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Sandy Puc shoot – sneak peak!

November 28, 2009

Ok folks – you’ve been very patient! We can’t show you the finished Animoto ad spot yet – that’ll have to wait till the magazines roll off the presses and hit the stands, but here is one from the other project we are working on…And boy was this fun to shoot!!

Not going to tell you where this one is headed…you’ll have to wait n see!

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Tags: hot pirate, photographer, Photography, Retouching, Sam Puc, Sandy Puc, World's Best Pin up photographer
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Soda Fountain Kourteney

November 16, 2009

Another shot from the NoBS Inferno in Nashville. After explaining my lighting set-up, and some basic ideas about pin-up posing, I relaxed Kourteney with some easy shots using a phone, then we went into a soda fountain theme. This shot, as with about 90% of all my shots, was taken against a plain white background. This was then processed using my new Pindora actions and taken into the Pindora Virtual Room. I added stock shots to complete the image.

If you want to learn more about what I do, and how I do it…and are in either the Saskatoon area or Greater Toronto area, then sign up for my No Limits: North January workshops!

Tags: classic photography, Photography, photoshop, pin-ups, Retouching
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Two more backstage with Dottie Diamond

September 18, 2009

I’m loving this project – it’s fueling my creative fire big time. These will form a companion to the main Carnival of Sins project. I have no idea where this project will end up, but the journey is very exciting! These shots are meant to look like they’ve seen better days, and are candid views of life backstage at the Carnival. I’ll be shooting similar ones for the other girls and characters.

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Tags: Carnival of Sins, North West, Photography, pin-ups, Retouching
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Pin-Up parties – now in YOUR town!

September 10, 2009

Along with shooting awesome weddings, fantastic portraits, and commercial work, my passion is classic pin-up photography! Based in Portland Oregon, I get tons of visitors from around the country, and now I can bring the magic of Portland Pin-Ups to YOU!

My pin-up parties are for up to six lucky ladies, and have all the fun and glamour of my standard studio shoots here in Oregon.

Perfect for bachelorette parties, birthdays or just plain having fun parties!

Each pin-up party includes a full make over for each girl by a top artist, an hour on set for each lady, up to 3 outfit changes each, and, of course, AWESOME PIN-UPS!

Send me a few details using the form below, and let’s talk about a fantastic pin-up party in YOUR town!

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Carnival of Sins: Backstage with Dottie Diamond

September 1, 2009

More Carnival of Sins! This is Dottie. We shot one of her main characters today, and it’s going to seriously rock! The retouching on that image will take me a few months, so for now, here are a few of her characters ‘backstage’ at the Carnival of Sins….
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Tags: awesome pinup, Carnival of Sins, Dottie Diamond, Freakshow, photographer, Photography, pin-ups, Retouching
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Portland Pin-Ups moving studio summer sizzler spectacular!

July 31, 2009

Tags: Photography, pin-ups, portrait, Retouching
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Christina and Dan engagement session

May 30, 2009

Meet Christina and Dan – getting married in the summer! We had a wander around one of my favorite e-session locations, SE Portland near OMSI. Don’t they look great!?