Jillian - Nov. 17 2008

On Monday, I had the privilege of shooting with a very talented and beautiful model named Jillian who was visiting Oahu.  When we initially talked about the shoot and locations she had mentioned shooting at a waterfall.  I was hesitant because I have spent a great deal of time hiking in the woods of Oahu trying to find a suitable waterfall and each time I try to find one, it never works out.  So we agreed on a stream location that she knew about.  So we set off on our adventure and it was an adventure.  we got turned around a few times and had to double back in order to find this super secret and extremely beautiful stream.

Jillian - Nov. 17 2008

Once we found it I knew it was going to be an amazing shoot.  we started off with some very basic shots on the stream bank.  playing in and around the trees and rocks.  It was raining and luckily JIllian brought an umbrella.  So I borrowed it to keep the camera dry while we shot which was an interesting way to shoot. I only wish I had a picture of myself holding the umbrella as we shot so I could see how silly I looked.

At one point during the shoot we found ourselves in the stream.  Jillian was posing on various rocks and I found myself knee deep in water just hoping that I could keep the camera from getting wet.  It was a real challenge because through out the shoot I felt that my mobility was stifled.  Normally I’m all over the place getting different angles of poses.  but because of the water I felt that I had to stay still.  Jillian did a lot to help me remember that I needed to get to different perspectives of each pose.

Jillian - Nov. 17 2008

All in all we both had a great time creating art under what can only be decribed as challenging conditions.

Ella - Nude on a rock!

Today’s shoot with Ella was fantabulous!  It was so good that I had to make up a word just to describe it!  Ok really.  It went very well and we both had a great time working with each other again.  I just hope that she’ll be able to get back to Hawaii soon so we can work together again.

The location we used was a beach on the eastern shore of Kauai.  A place that is known for it’s natural beauty and a lack of a crowd.  We had a little trouble finding the parking area but it wasn’t too terrible.  Once we got onto the beach I had a feeling that this was going to be a great morning.  We headed toward an area of the beach that was mostly rocks with a little bit of sand.  And that’s where we started the shoot.

After playing with the rocks that were dry we decided to play around with some rocks closer to the water.  Ella got splashed a few times from the small shore break and I tried to time the shots so that we were shooting inbetween waves.  Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t.

A very cool tree to be nude in!

We ended up having to duck out of sight a couple of times due to people making their way onto the beach ad going about their activities.  We made the best of it though.  When we saw a fisherman getting his net ready, Ella put on a sarong that she brought with her and we continued to shoot.

On another occasion we ducked into a tree and shot there for a few minutes.  The tree ended up being very cool and no one bothered us at all.  I was glad for that.  I had read a few stories of people being harrased on Kauai for being nude.

Ella in lingerie on the beach

Towards the end of the shoot there was one woman who got pretty close to where we were so Ella pulled out an cute lingerie outfit that she brought.  It turns out that she’s just as beautiful clothed as she is au natural!  Who’d a thunk it!

All in all it was  a gorgeous morning spent in a beautiful place creating beautiful images with a beautiful person!  Not a bad way to spend a sunday morning…

Aloha,
Jason Tag

Tide Pools

It ended up that I had two shoots yesterday. The first shoot of the day was a sunrise shoot that turned out to be pretty awesome. We went to a location that I had shot at before. Although this time we hiked down around some tide pools that I had never seen before and got some great shots. The model looked beautiful against the volcanic rock and the ocean.

The ocean was a bit rough and a few times we had to dodge some waves crashing against the rocks we we’re shooting on. Later in the shoot we moved to a beach that was totally deserted. So we played in the shoreline and got some really cool shots there as well.

Banyan Tree - Sept. 6 2008

The second shoot of the day was with Ashleigh. I loved shooting with her so much that when the opportunity to shoot with her again came up I took it. I knew we would create some really beautiful and interesting images. We shot at a wooded location that I’ve haven’t shot at in a few months. We really had a lot of fun walking around the area and finding fun things to shoot with.

On both shoots the new lens performed beautifully. I don’t see a big difference with the shots but I can say that it made a big difference during the shoots.  I’ll write more about the lens a little later.

All in all it was a great day for shooting and both models and myself had a great time.

Turbulence - Shot on June 14 2008

As I was finishing the editing on a shoot I did over a month ago, I found this shot and I was shocked that I hadn’t posted it sooner. I love what the ocean is doing in the background. It almost appears as though she is daring the ocean to unseat her from her perch.