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Feminine Divine Full Uncensored Set

The Divine Feminine - Full Set

The printed and framed piece is not well on its way. I figured I would share the full set from this exquisite night shooting with my dear friend Chablis.

Model: @misss.mamasss

MUA: @jezebelsinferno

Brand New OnlyFans

The time has come...I finally gave in and decided to say "fuck it!" - and make an OnlyFans account.

I'm actually very comfortable with my body and enjoy the idea of being attractive to someone else's eyes. This is a way for me to share the sexier and kinkier side of me through a safe place.

I have a whole arsenal of intimate and NSFW photos, homemade VHS videos, and more I can't wait to share. I'll also be privately messaging back through there and taking on specific requests wink...

Dirtyshow Submission - Exhibit of Erotic Fine Art

In the 4 short years that I've been shooting, it was only within the last one that I began exploring erotic photography. Sexuality in itself is a complex and indulgent subject to me. Throughout my life, I have formed a dreamy notion in my mind about the things that I am aroused by. So naturally I began to experiment with the possibilities of paying tribute to the human body and all its senses. I am mesmerized by the male and female vessels. The curves. The sweat. The correlation of them to na...

The Aura of a Cranberry

My friend Dylan makes the coziest candles. He also happens to know 4D animation. What's special is that he likes to combine these two parts. Every candle of his has a piece of moving digital art that goes along with it. And so- we paired up to have one of my abstract designs to go along one of his candle recipes.

The smell is something spicy  and deeply aromatic, with hits of pine and Juniper. You already KNOW I'm getting a bunch of these for my family and friends for the holidays!...

Dragon Tales

My latest personal project - aiming to execute design(s) for future products. So far we are at a prototype stage where I am experimenting with design options. Here is one of the ones I have been carefully creating - showing one of the most exuberantly spiky foods known to man: the dragon fruit. They are lively, interesting, and of course incredibly tasty. Hands down, dragonfruits are one of my favorite foods. 

Wedding Reception Lighting Tips & Tricks

I have a wedding coming up this weekend, so I was touching up on some of the tricks up my sleeve to achieve the best images during weddings.

These events can sure be intimidating considering the high stakes, number of people, and things that could possibly change. Here are some very useful notes from my personal notebook that cover the essentials-especially for venues that are more dimly lit.

I plan on shooting mainly with 2 flashes and maybe a soft box that will be placed near ...

The House of the Melting Sun

He whispers

to the dog-

sentiments that will embody

every goodbye felt

a deliberate incision

to the umbilical cord

Rigid routines

Rigid routines

Is it November

or is it Today?

I haven’t felt this

in cycles gone

ELOZEIR - unreleased work submitted for publication

One of the best parts of being a photographer is the feeling of helping my friends achieve their own pursuits through my photography. A.K. and I met at the beginning of the summer through the streetwear fashion show in which he walked. He was planning on heading to NYC for his first fashion week, and wanted me to take his digitals. 

During our session, he told me his story which reminded me that no matter how unattainable something might seem, there's nothing that can pr...

Tuesday August 22, 2023 2:44am

Tuesday August 22, 2023 

2:44am

full circle, half circle

rigid pulse; Strings

      that pull towards others' pulse 

glass shattering - pieces of me.

perhaps to never get completed

as I reminisce, worlds apart

Charivari Music Festival Preparations!

This week has been one hell of a ride trying to prep for one of my favorite festivals - Charivari. The history of the festival is sweet on its own, so feel free to do your own research, but I happen to be vending my artwork there.

Here are some snapshots of my work prior to festival set up day! You can see all my prints before framing and what the packing looks like. It's an entire chaos, but it's still worth every second when I get to see my art physically in my hands. I hope this year...

GREEN ALIEN ARTICHOKE & LIGHTING SETUP DIAGRAM

Here is an experimental project I worked on the other day, as well as a hand-drawn diagram that includes my basic setup for these photos as well as my camera settings!

Notice that I kept the same lights up, but just tried out different lighting (like turning my main light off, then the rim light, etc. The final image is obviously in black and white, but that was mostly an after thought during post. I felt that the image was cleanest in black and white. The last two images in the sequenc...

FREE LIGHTROOM PRESETS

A collection of 5 of my most used presets, which will give your photos a polished look.

These are hand-chosen presets for a variety of photography styles and scenarios. They are influenced by some of today's most popular internet aesthetics. They're perfect for fashion, nature/outdoor, instagram influencers, city landscapes, lifestyle and professional portrait photography.

Included in your set:

DARK ACADEMIC- Will add a warm overlay, slight contrast, and faded shadows. Will ...

Melting Mushrooms

Something about me you may not know is that I am a trained chef and also cook at a fine dining restaurant. We are always getting in the most beautiful and photogenic ingredients. This time around? Some portobello mushrooms that were as large as my mushroom head itself! haha

Somehow energized, I went home after a long day at work to capture their beauty. I gently dusted them off, trimmed any rough edges, and wiped them down to get the most refined look. I then shot about 75 versions of t...

Upcoming Publication

I've been stacked up with work this summer-and that means I haven't had much time to post on my social media accounts. I figured I would keep sharing unpublished work on here in the meantime! This one is for a pop rock album with some close friends of mine! 

Lately inspired more and more by the grunge and gritty aspects of my city. 

Foxglove Nova

First sight of this lovely lovely set with one of my favourite souls. Wanted to share these on here before any other platforms get to see them! I'll have these images simply speak for themselves -  I hope the meaning shows :)

Content Preferences

I was interested in what my audience would be most interested in seeing from me! I always get so many different ideas, but would like it to be specifically tailored to my friends and lover's of my art! You all mean the world to me and i want our friendship to be even more personal :) 

Within the last 2 weeks...

I have recovered some of my motivation to create more intentional work. The thing is, I've also had inspiration from pretty much everything that I lay my eyes on. Here are some pictures from the last few days. 

Another Man's Woman Album Cover

Something that is often overlooked is that the work I post almost always has revisions. This means there is unpublished versions that nobody but clients get to see. 

This one in particular is from an upcoming single from my great great brothers that are the disco masters behind ONEUO DUO. (They recently made their debut back in our home city of Detroit at Apt Disco.) I can guarantee you it won't be their last rodeo there either-when they perform, it's ELECTRIC! Go give their social...

EROTICA EXOTICA

I made a new friend who is a senior designer at the art college near me. I had the honor of teaming up with him for this thesis collection lookbook. Jerome Fulton ||  is his name, so make sure you remember that! I then also got to attend CCS' most recent fashion show, which gave us all the juicy fashion goodness that we all crave (I'll be posting more from that soon!

Erotica Exotica is a project inspired by the homoerotic aesthetics of Tom of Finland intertwined with Terry Richards...

Artificial Intelligence

As things in the art world begin to take on a different approach with the help of technology, it also rises some questions. Are us artists being pushed out of our rightful place by MACHINES? How tf am I supposed to compete with that? Do I even need to? What possibilities are out there for me as a freelancer? 

I have yet to play around with AI software, since I am still researching the best programs to use and how to enrich my creative process instead of hindering it. I don't want m...

"CHAINED"

A quick poster design using previous work, along with a new melted technique! 

"WAVELENGTHS" - archived textures

Back in the summer of 2020- right when I turned 25 - I had just gotten back from visiting one of the most magical places I know. The Paint Mines in Calhan, Colorado were the perfect setting for me to study and totally nerd out on textural compositions.

Sure, the overall landscape was nothing short of stunning, but what caught my eye even more were the details when zoomed in far more than our daily view. I focused on the grainy surfaces all around the mountains. The surfaces carried so m...

"Wavelenghts" - ARCHIVED TEXTURES

Back in the summer of 2020- as I was turning 25 - I had just gotten back from visiting one of the most magical places I know. The Paint Mines in Colorado were the perfect setting for me to study and totally nerd out on textural compositions. 

Sure the overall landscape was nothing short of stunning, but what caught my eye even more were the details when zoomed in far more than our daily view. I focused on the grainy sur...

Fix.at9d

From my collection of unpublished abstract designs. I can't remember what inspired me during that time besides wanting to elaborate on the blurry balance between black, gray, and white. I also wanted to play off linear and rounded shapes, using blur and focus to achieve a sense of depth. I've considered printing this piece, but as of now it sat int the depths of my computer archive until I further revisited. 

Headshot Lighting Techniques

Professional headshots have quickly become one of my staple types of sessions over the last year. So I often get questions on how I light them for a seamless constant look. These are my notes on my own two personal favorite setups! 

The first of the techniques gives you a very attractive triangle catchlight in the model's eye. The background light is actually optional, and you'll notice I tend to leave this one out. This backdrop light is more for situations in which you want a mor...

DOG RACE

The feeling that you've outgrown a previous state of being can be a scary feeling. Maybe we've even outgrown certain talents, styles, or memories. 

Living in Detroit feels like a constant dog race without an ending. The city isn't very forgiving. No matter how fast you run and how much of a tough puppy you are, there's a feeling of being chained down. I'm determined to break out of that. 

At least once a week I want to make it habit to practice through some graphic desig...

CORNERS (experimental-date-unkown?)

A series of images from an old archive.

“The collapse of a damaged brain” self portrait, July 2022

I shot these images back in mid July of this year when things seemed to be spiraling out my control. Few things were making sense. After constant distractions and an overload of the outside world, I realized I was having another identity crisis.

Naturally, I set up my camera on my tripod and took things in a way that seemed much healthier for me...

This was a time when I had an insistent need for drawing on myself (at least more than usual). There were fragments on my skin that we...

Experimental New Beginnings

I've recently thought about how far I've come as an artist, and even more how far I have yet to go in my journey. As I step up in my career, I thought it'd be a great idea to become more connected with my friends and online followers, and what a better way to do this than to share special pieces of my day-to-day life? 

It amazes me how many thoughts and ideas cross my mind, and I needed a way to better express that. This is a place for me to share my experiments and content that is...