Meet Ritchie...one of my dear friends and favorite people.  He came from DC to New York for me to shoot him.  I was so flattered and honored.  I got really excited when he was wanting some artistic shots.  Soooooo...we played around in our room and hotel floor at the Waldorf.  It was so fun for me to get to shoot someone and shoot for myself as well!  

Here are some of my faves from our time in the hotel room and some romping around one of my fave cities.

Thanks Ritchie for choosing me and trusting me to give you these images.  Thanks for going to some deep places and trusting me to translate them through my lens.  I love you and I think you are so amazing!  May these images bring you luck in love ;) and make you feel suppah duppah hot!

I love this series.  He let me put him the shower, turn it on and get really wet...I think these images were totally worth it!

I edited most of the hotel shots in black and white but I love the colors in these.

He really trusted me to translate emotion. I'm so glad my clients trust me!

I LOVE this shot of Ritchie. It's simple yet so rich with texture and emotion.

Our romp through the city...

We stumbled into this lovely little coffee shop.

LOVE!

What you can't really see in the image on the left is that there was an Indian guy posing behind him :).

I loved the sign because being around Ritchie is a daily dose of pleasure :)

Tis the season for contests.  Totally Rad...the raddest actions on the block...are hosting a recipe contest.  Photographers, if you haven't get your butt on over to their site and buy them.  I don't know how I lived without them!

The prizes ROCK.  So, I entered in hopes of winning 2nd prize.  I know, I know...normally only first prize is my goal BUT I really need the 2nd prize.  It's a one year membersthip to The Wedding Chicks (who also ROCK).  Here's my image and the recipe.

Recipe:

Yin/Yang 100% Yin on face and body
Derelicte 19%
Bullet Tooth 38%
Punch Out 50% (under Bullet Tooth...it makes it not so harsh.  You can add it 2 or 3 times to add just an extra pop.  I only did it once)
Flatten Image
Selective Color...White +35%
Select-O-Pop 100% on dart board, green board, dress and boots
Can-O-Whoopass 16bit 100% everywhere but skin and hair
Pool Party 33%
Lux Hard 35%
Flatten Image
P.O.S Lens 39%
Boutwell Magic Glasses 36%
Flatten Image
Selective Color...White +40%
Select-O-Pop 100% everywhere but skin and hair
Dirty Diana 78%

The beautiful Michelle.  She is one of the amazing Nashville girls that trusted me to shoot them.  Is she hot or what?