Erika

Erika returned for a third shoot recently. She's very photogenic and we always get great stuff. Today she mentioned to me that she's like to return for a fourth shoot. : )

Laura

Laura came by today for a second shoot. Here she is standing next to a large print from our first shoot.

Sherri (a.k.a "Pocahontas")

Sherri came back for a third shoot, and it may have been our best shoot yet! I'm sure we'll be working together again soon!

Naturally Sweet

Here's another shot of Sulem. She has a natural beauty to her and a winning smile. She's very sweet and I enjoy working with her.

Sulem

Sulem came back for another shoot. We get along very well, and she feels like an old friend. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon. This shot was taken in a field behind Disney Feature Animation.

Face it!

I've done this a few times before, but Zuleyka wanted to give it a whirl. I thought it came out pretty successful.

Photogenic

Tough to take a bad shot of Zuleyka.

Zuleyka's Return

Here's Zuleyka standing next to a large print of a pic we shot together on our first shoot. She's very photogenic and a great model. We may often differ on style and taste, but in the end, we get great pictures. And the old tired guy on the left in the second shot...that's me. More to come!

"Re-Discovered"

Here's an "oldie" from 2009. I shoot a lot....sometimes so much, that I don't get a chance to work on everything I want to work on. So, it's nice when you get a chance to go through the old stuff and "re-discover" some overlooked pics that you like.
This is the lovely "Lana." She's been featured on my blog several times.

Portrait Book

Okay, so I'm a little behind, but I AM trying to catch up. This is the cover of my new Portrait Book for 2009. I hope to complete Portraits 2010 shortly thereafter. (Just been a little busy)
Can someone please tell me why none of these online services offer a VERTICAL format for a book, instead of just horizontal? SHeesh! Seems like a no-brainer! iPhoto doesn't offer it and neither does Shutterfly. If anyone can recommend a good "online book creating" website that offers a VERTICAL format, please let me know.

The Golden Hour

Here's another shot of Giulini at sunset, my favorite time of day to shoot.

"Lady Slava"

Rostislava came back for a second shoot. I get along very well with her and her whole family. She is a delight to work with. This theme was her idea...she was channeling Lady Gaga here, except Rostislava is better looking.

The Microphone

My microphone has turned out to be a popular prop. I seem to shoot a lot of singers, like Natalie here. Singers are usually great to work with because they're familiar with performing in front of an audience....or a camera.

Striking girl....

Here's another shot of Riya. She was wonderful to work with.

Riya on white

Here's another shot I liked of Riya. We had a great shoot together.

Alicia

Alicia came back for a fourth shoot. You may remember her as "Lara Croft." And for the record.....No, I do not condone smoking, but Alicia came to me with this idea, and I felt that it worked for the shot.

Bubbles

Stephanie came up from San Diego for a second shoot. I ended up photographing her AND her sister. We had a great time working together again.

Riya

Riya and I had a terrific shoot. Everything went very smoothly, and she was so great to work with. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Pretty Woman

Ashley was so sweet and such a delight to work with. She's been modeling since she was 11 years old, so she's a real pro. She made my job easy.

Baby hair

Now I know what you're thinking...."Ryan doesn't photograph babies!" Well, normally you'd be right....but I had to make an exception for little Adison and her fabulous hair. YES, this is her real hair, NO it has not been photoshopped. And yes, it's magnificent hair.....it does that all on its own.