May 21st, 2013
I took Mark Zimmerman’s first and only other Night Photography class at UCO a few years ago now. It was easily one of my favorite classes in college, not to mention I made some of my best friends (Clifton, Jarrett, and Jon) during our outings to photograph Oklahoma in the wee hours of the morning. If these interest you, take a look back through past blog posts, as the guys and I have met up several times since the first class for Night Photography reunions.
We found out that Mark was planning on bringing the class back as a summer intersession class, so we tagged along to a cool property in Arcadia, Oklahoma and revisited some subjects that we shot several years ago. Here are a few of my favorites from our visit.
2013, 60's, airplane in the ground, Arcadia, artificial light, b&w, beetle, black & white, black and white, bottles, bright colors, bug, coca-cola, colored gels, country, creative, details, dramatic, eclectic, flash, Mark Zimmerman, Museum, night photography, off camera lighting, Oklahoma, old, old cars, original, outdoor, Photo, Photographer, Photography, retro, stars, tin man, unique, vintage, voltswagon
Kallie & Micah are a self-prescribed “nerdy couple” from Southern Oklahoma. The bookstore location was a perfect fit for them! Their open affection for each other made it easy to capture these sweet photos!
2013, 50 Penn Place, 50th & Penn, aisles, artificial light, b&w, back lighting, black & white, black and white, book store, city, close up, creative, creative engagement photo spot location, cute, details, different, dramatic, engagement photographer, escalator, fireplace, fresh, Full Circle Bookstore, fun, funny, hipster, hug, Kallie Engle, kiss, kissing, ladders, library, local, love, Micah Moore, natural, natural light, nerdy, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old books, original, outdoor, parking garage, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, pose, quirky, ring, romantic, rows, silhouette, sitting in the floor, sliding ladders, smile, speedlights, stand on ladders and kiss, sweet, tilt-shift, unique, urban, vintage tone, warm, wedding photographer
This guy is no stranger to the blog. Jonathan King’s latest venture, Mad Manhattan, is a rock/R&B band from right here in Oklahoma City. Check out the Facebook Page to listen to the first single recently released, recorded and produced entirely by Jon. (His many talents don’t end there.) More to come on the blog from a full promo shoot happening soon. For now, some favorites from a recent speed studio session:
2013, artificial light, background, band, creative, designer, Eden Sharmaine, fashion, fresh, frontman, grey backdrop, guitarist, hands, headshots, if you like Maroon 5, Jon, Jonathan King, local, Mad Manhattan, Model, Music, musician, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, pose, producer, promo, R&B, ring flash, rock, singer, strobe, studio, talented, tilt-shift, unique, vintage tone, web designer
This project was my baby for over an entire year. It’s no secret I’m completely drawn to the edgy and unusual. I had the inspiration back in a college photo class- many years before the project culminated in a successful show to debut the finalized series at Brass Bell Studios in Oklahoma City back in October. (No mistake that it shared the month with the best holiday- Halloween!) A huge thanks to everyone who came out to support me in one of the artistic accomplishments that I’m most proud of so far. But if you weren’t at the opening, I’m finally releasing the images online here on my blog, so I hope you enjoy!
“ZOMBIES ARE PEOPLE TOO” is a conceptual and artist portrait photography series. The photos force together the opposing aesthetic themes of high-end fashion and the dark style of a modified zombie. It has solidified into a group of styled photo shoots, employing traditional fashion models who are eerily made up to resemble the living dead. The scenes are set in locations across Oklahoma (and one in New York). Click the link below to view the trailer for the series, made by the very talented Andrew Sloat. It was filmed during Caitlin’s shoot in New York.
ZOMBIES ARE PEOPLE TOO – Art Show Trailer
You can also check out the Series mini site, created by Catie Bartlett, here.
I couldn’t have done any of this without the extremely talented Jessica Fulton, my HMUA for the entire project. She was able to execute my vision perfectly and stuck it out with me through the year and a half it took to complete the series. I’d also like to the thank the models who appeared in the photos- for humoring my crazy idea and being willing to go out in public with a pound of black makeup on their faces (especially the guys) and quite possibly scaring some children. Their names are listed with each photo.
Caitlin Sloat:
Evan Crowley:
Lindsey Robinson:
Chelsey Cope:
Brock Lay:
I even included a self-portrait, assisted by Catie Bartlett:
Caitlin Sloat:
Christa May:
Alberto Roubert:
I’ll be following up with some behind the scenes photos and a post about the show opening at Brass Bell. I may also share some B-sides (photos that were not part of the final series, but great none the less). So stay tuned for those!
2012, Alberto Roubert, Andrew Sloat, anna lee, artificial light, black balloons, Brass Bell Studios, bright colors, Brock Lay, Caitlin Sloat, Chelsey Cope, Christa May, cigar, crazy, creative, dark, dark style fashion, Devon tower, different, dramatic, Drop it Modern, eerie, eery, El Reno, Evan Crowley, Fair, fashion, female, field, fresh, fun, funny, HMUA, inspired, interesting, Jessica Dodge Fulton, Junior's cigar lounge, lace blaser, lighting techniques, Lindsey Robinson, living dead, MadMen style shoot, male, mermaid backdrop, Model, MUA, Mustang, natural light, New York, New York City, night, OK, OK State Fairgrounds, okc, OKCMOA rooftop, Oklahoma, oklahoma artist, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, on location lighting, original, outdoor, parking garage, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, pin worthy, pinterest, Portraits, pose, repin, self portrait, silver sequin backdrop, Siren Beauty Lounge, skyline, smoke, speedlights, spike jewelry, sunlight, unique, video trailer, white lace dress, zombie fashion, zombie fashion shoot, zombies
2012, angelic, artificial light, b&w, beautiful, black & white, black and white, blonde curly hair, blue eyes, bridals, bright colors, clouds, creative, cute, details, drama, dramatic, El Reno, fashion, fresh, fun, glorious, gorgeous, graffiti, gravel, hand beaded dress, lens flare, main street, Meredith Wadley, Model, natural, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old, old small town, old train, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, pose, pretty, retro, romantic, rustic, Ryan Bayer, silver metal garage door, smile, soft, spotlight, sunflare, sunlight, sunset, sweet, tall grass field, textured wall, train, train station, unique, vintage, vintage tone, wedding dress, wide angle
My beautiful sister Kathryn often ends up being my go-to model when I feel like shooting, whether I’m trying a new technique, idea, or just for fun. In this session, she shot a few of me as well!
And… one of me:
2012, Alien Bees, alternative, anna lee, artificial light, b&w, backdrop, bandeau top, beautiful, black & white, black and white, black flower hair piece, blonde curly hair, blue background, blue eyes, creative, cute, different, dramatic, fashion, fresh, gaged ears, grey background, Kathryn Lee, lip ring, Model, natural, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, picture, Portraits, pose, ring flash, romantic, self portrait, senior pictures, senior portraits, sheer shirt, sister, strobe, sweet, unique, vintage tone, winged eyeliner
Lately I’ve wanted to make time for more artificial lighting on location to create a fashion edge, so I grabbed my sister Kathryn and my friend Catie for some just-for-fun experimenting. We found an awesome, tall, wheat field in Yukon, OK and spent the sunset trying different setups for a variety of effects. It was an overcast day, which gave us some cool clouds, and with just a couple speedlights, we were able to bring them out while keeping the front fill soft and dreamy. There’s a natural light shot thrown in as well.
2012, artificial light, Avril Lavigne look alike, b&w, black & white, black and white, blonde hair, blue eyes, bright colors, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon EX 580 II, catie bartlett, country, creative, cute, fashion, fresh, hair blow wind, Kathryn Lee, lighting, Model, natural l, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, pink tank, Portraits, pose, posing, purple, purple weeds, romantic, senior portraits, shirt, sister, soft, speedlights, sweet, tall grass field, unique, vintage tone, vintage tones, wheat field, Yukon
