The Prince and a King's Ransom

It's time to stop bullshitting and step my game up. Pretty pictures are all well and good, but I'm ready for the next step: producing images that add value to the shoot experience. It's no longer enough to be able to convince a model that shooting with me is enough. The end result is key, and I need to get better in that arena as far as post-processing, model selection (for my personal projects), and shoot coordination.

The plane ticket's in hand, and it appears that I'm headed to Las Vegas, Nevada in mid-April to apprentice under one of Model Mayhem's most popular resident smackdown artists.

It is an honor and a privilege to be gaining valuable instruction, critique, and guidance from published urban glamour photographer Ransom J. Rockwood, II (sounds like an attorney, doesn't it?). His imagery of model Amber Fox is how I found him on Model Mayhem, and I am very humbled to be his apprentice for a weekend.

I originally had written a little tangent here about my goals and aims for my photography. But I edited it out. The good thing about Model Mayhem is that sometimes you find kindred spirits. They want to be the best in what they do, even if they have to carve out their own niche to do that. I like folks who think like that. It's not about outdoing this person or that person. When you're doing your thing, sometimes you don't haveor need competition. You're just doing you. Thanks for the words, Will! ;)

I joined Model Mayhem to network. Networking also means to seize opportunities when they present themselves and to find ways to create opportunities as well. This is by far one of the best opportunities I have had come my way, and I'd be a damned fool to pass it up.

Mad shouts to Ransom for taking time out of his schedule to help The Prince.