Thinking outside the…props
I am working on setting up some location shots for this project, now that spring has sprung and the weather is more like the book…In the meantime, I’ve been faking settings in studio. But studio is all about faking the settings anyway, which is fun. One of the main settings for the book is an … Continue reading
Havering
The novel is done like dinner. That isn’t a good metaphor in my house hmmm… or well, actually maybe it is. Since it has been turned into a serial novel, I guess that means it isn’t done, because while the novel is done —at least the novel as it was— it now only makes up the … Continue reading
Ah happy chaos
It has been too long since I have posted here. February. Yipes! I was in seclusion all of March, working on my novel. After three weeks I had the images edited and placed with pull-quotes, all nicely arranged chronologically in a fancy notebook. It is beautiful. I have a complete print of the novel in … Continue reading
Annoyance across platforms
I’ve started building my novel using Adobe InDesign. I learned to use InDesign in school, working for my college’s award-winning newspaper The Metropolitan. We used it to build our pdf’s for publication, it’s a great tool. The workflow, which I am learning as I go along, is a bit tedious but there are useful shortcuts … Continue reading
Many images to edit before I’m done
A step-by-step introduction to compositing images from studio work.
Locks, shocks and smoking barrels…
The first studio shoot for my novel was easy. (I’m already laughing at that…but oh well). The second was just plain fun. The third was a fiasco of epic proportions and the fourth was fan-freaking-tastic. One of the the things about models and studio, no, scratch that. One of the things about female models and … Continue reading
And the beat goes on…
One of the most important factors of shooting as a photojournalist is obtaining caption info. NAMES NAMES NAMES! So important and new journalists often have a difficult time with that, either taking the time to obtain them, or being forward enough to introduce themselves and ask. It can be awkward at first, but ultimately is … Continue reading
Kismet
All the chaos surrounding these last studio shoots has been exciting and laughable. I enjoy chaos to a certain point, and as a journalist have learned to thrive in it. At times I work better under pressure than when I have all the time in the world. I have enjoyed this project immensely, and it all … Continue reading
My bloody Victorian
The photo shoot went off without a hitch, everything was perfect, the images are great! It’s all shiny! BAHAHAHAHA! First off, things happen and you really need to hold your head and have a sense of humor or you’ll lose it and that isn’t a pretty thing, humans are born with heads and without them … Continue reading
More words, more pictures.
After a chaotic couple weeks of casting and costumes I decided none of the dresses I looked at were worthy of my book. Costume shops are great for many things, one of which being bulk costumes with lots of wear and tear. Most of the Victorian ballgowns were well worn and looking a bit shaggy, … Continue reading
-
WET
-
WESTERN
-
HISTORICAL
-
CONTEMPORARY
-
MILITARY
-
BDSM
-
MENAGE
-
M/M
-
INTERRACIAL
The Illustrated Romance 