Billy - Oswego

My second model shoot with Billy. This shoot took place near the shore of Lake Ontario in Oswego, NY. It is one of my favorite locations. When we first arrived the weather was beautiful but that quickly changed. The winds picked up and the temperature dropped about 20 degrees.

Luckily we arrived early enough to get some work done before the weather turned. We were hoping for a sunset shoot but it didn't happen. Still managed to get some pretty nice images though.

I have one more shoot with Billy this week before he heads back home to Buffalo and then on to New Jersey to pursue his teaching career.

A few of my faves!

Visit Billys' new website at http://www.billysfitness.com

Kendra - Downtown Syracuse

Introducing Kendra...her personality and natural beauty really shines in these images. We had a fantastic time shooting downtown on Saturday. The weather was perfect, cloudy with soft, diffused natural light. It was hard choosing my favorites. It always is. I'm looking forward to our second shoot in May.

We found some great new locations during our shoot too. I love it when everything comes together. The results are amazing! And I finally found a model to wear the pretty red shirt I bought. It looks so good on her.

Doesn't she look like "Kate" from LOST?

We found this underground stairwell...

One of my ABSOLUTE favorites...

Through the bus stop window...

Renee - Urban Style

A fun and FABULOUS model shoot with Renee on Thursday. The weather was absolutely perfect, sunny and 65 degrees. We really captured some unique images during this shoot. I couldn't have asked for a better model. The shoot lasted about two hours and took place outdoors on the streets of Syracuse, downtown. I love shooting downtown and using the environment. Some of my personal favorites below.

More here on my Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imagesbykelly/sets/72157616190024279/

Retouch - Before & After...

A quick retouch using Photoshop and Portrait Professional. First time I've used the PP software on a male model. I kinda like it though. Hey if they can wear makeup, they can have their skin softened too. Right? Can you see the difference? Click on images for larger view. You can see my reflection in his eyes too. I'll have to work on that. What a great smile!


Retouch-Portrait Professional & Photoshop:

Retouch - Photoshop Only:

Model Resource...

Joe Edelman..

This photographer is amazing and offers lots of great advice for models. He is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and is creative, artistic and extremely experienced in photographing models. A true professional!

If you want to know about ZED cards, building your portfolio, advice, choosing a photographer or pretty much anything else to do with the modeling industry than this is your guy. So go check out his work and his website. You won't be disappointed!

http://www.joeedelman.com/

Travis - Model Shoot - Downtown Syracuse

Travis + Downtown Syracuse + Natural Light = Awesome Photo Shoot...

Had a great shoot with Travis yesterday. He is an aspiring model and actor. We went to downtown Syracuse and found some great locations for shooting. The shoot lasted just over two hours. I love shooting downtown. The weather was just perfect with an abundance of diffused, natural light. I have so many good shots it's hard to pick my favorites. Here are a few.

More on my website at http://www.imagesbykelly.com/, Gallery-Travis C. Enjoy.

Model Shoot {Nicole}

Introducing Nicole, an aspiring model from the CNY Model Meetup group. It was a pleasure to work with Nicole and help her create images for her portfolio. She was on-time, professional and full of personality. A few of my favorites from our studio shoot.

David { Model }

A few from my model session with David. We started out downtown and quickly decided to finish the shoot in my studio. It was just to cold and windy downtown. A few of my personal favorites.