Published in Arsenic Magazine

November 27, 2014 in Published, Arsenic Magazine, Nude

Some find nudity odd, sacred and only to be viewed by a partner and some still feel odd even then... Model Tyler Porter finds her nudity to be her place of comfort. Wearing attire is her place of oddity. Clothing is viewed as extra, very extra! Although she is typically photographed nude, I wanted to capture her better than I ever seen. I love how the shots came out and that I was able to get it published on Arsenics Site. They have some serious work on their site and I am very grateful to have our creations selected to also be on their site. #dontstop

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Published in Ellements Magazine

November 12, 2014 in Published, Magazine, Ellements Magazine

I've learned over time not to box myself into one area or another, so I was stoked to do an Avant Garde shoot with model Crystal Gonzalez. After discussing our ideas and overall concept, we got to work. Allen Jones was on make-up and Maritza Barraza was on hair. Although Crystal Gonzalez is only 16, she has recently become a model to work with in the Atlanta, GA area and beyond. She has been featured in numerous magazines and publications and even walked in Paris during fashion week. Now it was my turn to capture her. Exactly one month from the day I shot her, our images were published. What makes it even more exciting, is that our work is published in Ellements Magazines, which is one of the magazines I had my sights on. #dontstop

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Crystal Gonzalez
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Published in Uncovered Magazine

November 07, 2014 in Published, Models, Magazine, Uncovered Magazine

On a blazing hot summer day, why not cool off basking in a beautiful body of water? One of my favorite places to shoot is in some form of water. Anyone can use a studio with controlled lighting and air-conditioning, but who is willing to go into a river that’s about 45 degrees? Our model was one of the few that was willing to. She has the ability to make anything look pretty simple. With a background in dance and theater, her posing, poise and presence is impeccable. Allen, our Make-Up artist did a phenomenal job insuring the makeup was natural and blended well, considering she posed topless. This lineup of imagery, showcasing our model was published in Uncovered Magazine. The first time I saw their magazine, I knew I had to get in there. (Challenge Accepted) The work they select for their magazine and site is beautiful, tasteful, and timeless. Well we did it and I have all intentions of doing it again. #dontstop

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Published in Pump Magazine

November 02, 2014 in Published

Ms. Jean-Baptiste nailed it. Seriously, nailed it. I'm happy I was able to get her published into Pump Magazine which happens to be her first magazine publication. I'm sure she had no clue she would later be able to purchase a magazine with her beautiful face in print. I was determine to get this editorial published. In all reality, I didn't have to do to much work. The teams collective work spoke for itself. I was even greeted with a very pleasant email explaining their desire to publish them. This shoot started around 2am, after we had just finished another shoot in downtown Atlanta. Long hours and hard work never fail. Let's see what we can acomplish next! #dontstop

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Sabine Jean-Baptiste
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Published in Flawless Magazine

October 25, 2014 in Magazine, Published

We took it to the dark side, with a patch of yellow. There is always a bit of excitement to see your hard work in publication, but even more exciting when it's the first time you meet the model and designer. A great team effort resulted in another publication in Flawless Magazine. Courtney Thomas and Kash Kouture came over, then we tossed around a couple ideas and Allen started to create the vision. With her antithetically designed make-up and hair, Courtney rocked a custom made piece from Kash Kouture and allowed her posing to fit the scene. I love to take a model out of their element, some make it happen, and others don't. Well Ms. Thomas was a win!

James

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Courtney Thomas
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Published in The Definition Magazine

October 05, 2014 in Models, Published, Shooting

I've never been an eye-candy style photographer. There's nothing wrong with it if you are but I'm not. The opportunity came to do a shoot with Brandee Cobb who will gladly tell you "I'm not a model," but really wanted to shoot in the attire. Funny girl. I agreed to the shoot and wanted to make it sexy but not raunchy. I wanted to be proud of my creation and give her what she was looking for. The shoot was a success by it self, but we I also able to get the images published in The Definition Magazine.

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Published images in Flawless Magazine

September 29, 2014 in Outdoors, Published, Shooting, Assistant

WOW! My work was recently published in Flawless Magazine which is an International Fashion magazine known for their high-end fashion spreads and amazing beauty photography. It's such an honor to be published along side these great photographers and models. This isn't my first publication with model Katherine Del Rosario and I don't believe it will be our last. With a wide assortment of eclectic imagery, we stand a chance for even more spread such as this one! I love conquering new territory, and continuing to elevate as I do so. I had a great team with me on the day we shot this spread and their hard work paid off. Great job all.

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Model: Katherine Del Rosario / IG: @thekatherinedelrosario
Make-Up: Melanie DeFrance / IG: @ladydefrance
Assistant: Corey Williams / IG: @coreyfoto
Assistant: Cory Nellon / IG: @daplayhousestudio

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Publish image in Dark Beauty Magazine

September 19, 2014 in Published

I love being able to create beautiful imagery with amazing people. Sara Naomi happens to be one of those amazing people. Collectively we have put in some long hours, a ton of shoots together and this is one of our beautiful creations that has been published in Dark Beauty Magazine. But wait there's more! Seriously there is a lot more from this series and other series we have shot together. I'm sure I will be able to share more from this and other series in the near future. Enjoy.

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Published in Yes Yes Magazine

August 15, 2014 in Published

3 models in 1 magazine! Love it. I was very grateful to get 3 wonderful models in this months issue of Yes Yes Magazine. Ida Wolda (IG: @niniida), Tory Banks (IG: @__tdene) and Recquel Mack (IG: @onefocusedmodel). I had three very different shoots with these models over the past couple of months and it was well worth our time. They each have different styles and taste for modeling. I'm happy I was able to capture them and collectively create beautiful imagery. I look forward to working with these and other talented models in the near future so we too can land on a newsstands in your neighborhood. The Make-up Artist that helped to make this possible were De'keria Olriedge and Allen Jones.

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http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/795761?__r=148037

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Hidden Tears of a Princess - The Book

May 21, 2014 in Book, Published

I'm excited to release my second book! This book was created and captured to express the emotional roller coaster that happen in many individuals lives when they are not able to share their emotions to the outside world. We all fall down at some point from love, lost, hardship and burdens. That moment when you are no longer able to deal with anyone or anything else, you have to step away and handle your issue(s) the best way you can. I happen to capture it through photography, with model Princess. She was willing to be a part of this amazing experience by allowing herself to let go of all emotions within, while being one with the experience. She's a true natural and true artist. She really helped to make this book possible!

James

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