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I thought I would throw up some pictures of the new Residence Hall (dorms) at the University of Texas at Dallas for any parents or possible students googling it.  Enjoy.

 

I know it’s been a while, again… and honestly, while I haven’t been doing a bunch of shooting, I have several things I need to post up – I just haven’t had time while finishing up my degree this summer.

But! I finished this last week and have a few pictures to share of Jess, a great model I met through ModelMayhem. I setup my new black/white backdrop & stand in the garage, borrowed a lighting kit from the school, and we shot for most of a Saturday.

The pics in the gallery below are a sampling, and I think we turned out some cool stuff! I definitely liked the black background and got to spend some time with constant lighting, which is good. My paintball gun and vest, along with my Springfield XD-9 made very cool props! We did some artistic nudes, as well, which I’ve decided should stay on my ModelMayhem profile. They turned out well, and portfolio-worthy, I think, so I’ll chalk that up as another first and a success!

Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

 

Ok guys! I know it’s been a little slow lately, but I took a week off for the US MotoGP Races (pics coming soon!) at the Mazda Raceway – Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA, and am now recharged and back in Texas to get rolling again.

These pics have been a long time coming, but I really like how they turned out. If you recall the DFW Supras Dragstrip Event that I posted some pictures about a while back, these pics are from the Dyno Day at MVP Motorsports.

Unfortunately the weather was terrible, and we ended up getting rained on all day. Mel, the owner’s girlfriend, and Yoshi, stopping by on her way to Dallas from Oklahoma, graced us with their beauty for a few shots when the weather wasn’t being ridiculous and we were able to get some pretty good shots.

The black Supra is Mel’s, and I’m not 100% finished adding the MVP logo, etc to the car, but I thought the images were ready for the blog and I really need to update, so enjoy!

Also, please forgive the sort order, for some reason it’s not saving my changes!

 

I wasn’t 100% sure what to think when I received an e-mail from Xoe saying that she liked my work and wanted me to photograph her while she was seven months pregnant. Luckily we were having some fantastic weather that week and Halford Park, the same place I photographed Melissa, hosted us perfectly.

I enjoyed the shoot, Xoe was great, and it wasn’t weird at all. I actually had fun capturing the natural beauty of the pregnant form and think we got some really great shots.

Check them out and let me know what you think.

 

I’ve noticed a TON of search engine hits from people searching for Dallas Raceway, so I figured it would be courteous to at least post the pictures I took there.

It was a fun trip out to the track with the DFW Supra Club, and I got some very cool shots of some wheelies and wheel stands, etc.  I also got some shots of MVP Motorsports‘ record setting GT-R on its run. They’ve got a really nice surface out there, with some decent food at the concessions and cool people! I highly recommend making it out to some of their events.

Here are a bunch of the shots! Let me know what you think, and if you were out there that day and would like some edited pictures, please contact me.

 

Many of you know I’m doing some photography for the University, mainly because you attend with me, but others on the outside might be interested in the projects that are going on that will have the campus looking pretty sexy by the Fall.

UTD (University of Texas at Dallas) is building dormitories, a dining hall, a new math and science building, and a large commons area/landscape project. They are also “beautifying” the campus with a lot of trees, as well, and renovating the Founders building. All of this is costing a fortune, and unfortunately I won’t get to experience the new facilities I helped pay for, but nonetheless its pretty cool that I get to chronicle the process.

I’m doing a time lapse type project, capturing each building/area from various different angles on a weekly basis. There’s no real “end product” goal at the moment, but I’m hoping some of the images will be framed and placed in the buildings, and I’m sure they’ll be used on the website, etc. When all the facilities are complete, I hope to get some really fantastic architectural shots; maybe they’ll even let me light the buildings!

Here’s a glimpse at the current state of the dorms, math/science building, dining hall, and common area/landscaping project.