Jay Walking
Shot of my friend and model @finatic_jay from one of our last sessions before we moved to Valencia.
Talent: @finatic_jay
Assist: @carmenbellos1
Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8
Available light
1/250 | f 2.2 | iso 640
All Business with Jaquarius
Jay looks all business here, but we really had great times when we shot together. Hopefully he’ll be able to make his way over here to Spain, so we can shoot together in Valencia. 🙂
Sony A7rIII
Sony 24-105 lens
Available light
1/160th | f 4.0 | iso 100
Jay in a Barn with a Tractor
Just Jay with a tractor in a barn. What else do ya need? 🙂
Light is from the open barn doors to camera left and fill from a smaller door open to camera right.
Assist: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8
Available light
1/320 | f 3.5 | iso 640
Chillin’ Like Villin’s
A couple of my fav models lookin’ like they’re chillin’ during our recent shoot at South 40 Farm (but they were working hard). I really liked making use of the vintage gas pump setup outside the barn at this location and these two settled in like they’ve always been part of the scenery.
Assist by: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8
1/320th | F 4.0 | iso 100
Available light
Processed and toned in Camera Raw
One Smooth Operator
It’s tough to find a smoother operator than Jaquarius. Dude knows how to work the space in front of the camera 🙂
Main light coming from the open barn doors to camera left with a bit of fill coming from the smaller open door behind and to the right of camera position.
Assist: @carmenbellos1
Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8
Available light
1/320 | f 3.5 | iso 640
Garage Strollin’
Jaquarius just strollin’ in one of my favorite nearby spaces. This parking garage is within walking distance from where I live and was only built a few years ago. However, it has the look of a place that is much older and as such, it has tons of character as does my subject here 🙂
Assist by: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8 lens
1/400th | F 4.5| iso 400
So You Brought a Robe to the Workshop?
When Jaquarius suggested he change into a a robe for some photos during my recent studio lighting workshop, we all weren’t quite sure what to think. However, once he showed us what he had in mind we went for it and I’m glad we did. Definitely some cool vibes in the images we captured like the one presented here. Great job as always, J!
You might notice that I mention a white dry-erase foam board in the details below. I like using dry erase compatible foam core boards as the dry-erase side has a nice gloss to it and can provide some extra “pop” versus a regular matte finished board. Of course if it’s too much I can just user the other side. 
Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8
Godox AD300pro strobe
Phottix Raja 60 softbox with grid at camera left
White dry-erase foam board to camera left
Savage light gray washed muslin
Attack of the Vine Monster!
Attack of the Vine Monster! – sponsored by Adidas
One of my favorite models, Jaquarius Johnson, reached out to me a few weeks ago wanting to do some shots with a “post-apocalyptic” feel to them. This past weekend we got together just down the street from my place on Nolensville Rd where this area had been cut into a hillside. I wasn’t sure if it would work but I think we pulled it off.
Assist by: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8 lens
1/125th | F 2.5 | iso 100
Processed in Camera Raw
