Roberta’s self pics

March 6th, 2007

While waiting between shoots, Roberta grabbed my assistant’s point-and-shoot camera and snapped this cute collection of pictures of herself.

Thank you Roberta. These are priceless! :-)

Brazilian beauty on the beach

March 5th, 2007

Just after her 18th birthday, Roberta Murgo gained celebrity status in her country of Brazil for a revealing and prized pictorial in Playboy Brazil.

She took a break from the craziness in Sao Paolo to join me for a few days of shooting in Florianopolis, one of Brazil’s hottest beach spots.

My assistant snapped some great behind-the-scenes pics during the shoot for Roberta’s first set on x-art, Brazilian Beauty.

Fashion Nude shoot in Brazil, day 2

February 18th, 2007

In addition to their incredible beauty, Brazilians have a reputation for their love of nightlife! After our first day shooting, the models took us out to paint the town.

The following day we all had wicked hangovers, which no amount of espresso could cure. Even our makeup artist was wrecked. Unfortunately, we’d already booked a location and a wardrobe stylist. The stylist arrived with some really bizarre ‘high fashion’ items. As the backstage photos show, the second day of shooting was a total trainwreck!

After a few hours, I called it a day and we all headed to the beach… :-)

Fashion Nude photoshoot in Brazil

February 17th, 2007

Brazil is a land of beautiful people. When one of my favorite high-end photography magazines was seeking submissions for their upcoming ‘Fashion Nude’ edition, I took a gamble and headed to Brazil.

Through the miracle of the internet, I connected with a member of my website who lived in Porto Alegre, Brazil (birthplace of supermodel Gisele Bundchen). Jose Luis was a photographer himself and spoke five languages. Thankfully, he joined me during my stay and provided invaluable assistance and translations (não falo português).

Shortly after my arrival, I spent a few days visiting fashion modeling agencies. I found a great studio space and booked my first shoot.

Check out some great behind-the-scenes images from the first day of shooting and the gallery on x-art.com titled Denim Dream.