It’s amazing how busy life can get. Very soon days become weeks, and weeks become months, and before you know it, the only sign of the fact that time has indeed passed, are the signs of age on your health, and the amount of taxes and/or bills you’re paying each month.

And then you get a sweet message asking you very politely, “Could I see the photos please?” *falls over chair*

Anyways, I did this shoot some time back. I think it was July *peeks at the EXIF*.

Strange trivia about this shoot: it’s the first time I participated in an arranged shoot by a privately run modeling agency. Can’t even quite remember how I found out about it. Hmm, that reminds me, I still owe the organizer his thumbdrive. *gasp* I’m seriously all over the place.

So needless to say, it was a fairly simple shoot. The model, Stella Matilda, is simply gorgeous, and she already knows darn well how to pose. I just merely had to be there (to a certain extent-lah). Usually these kind of shoots aren’t immediately my cup of tea, but the reason I got involved in this one anyway, was to try and pick up a few pointers on how models pose, i.e. get portrait experience. Frankly, it’s something I’m still learning, and have ways more to go. I reckoned, back then, that this shoot would give me an opportunity to learn from a professional model. And technically I did learn.

Only thing with the absent minded person that I tend to be these days, I forgot what I learned. Ah well, it’ll come back to me. =)

In any case, before I keep going on and on, thanks Stella for being a wonderful model (not to mention be patient enough to wait 2 months for the images). I hope that these images will at least redeem me a tiny little bit *angelic halo*. =)

PS: Is it just me, that by sheer coincidence, this isn’t the first shoot I’ve done since the D700 acquisition that involves an angel theme. And just for the record, I had nothing to do with the planning of either. I’m just saying… =)

Rummaging through my archives again yielded one of my favorite planned shoots to date, simply because there was no pressure, and by jove, did these two know how to naturally work it for the camera. They make any budding photographer’s life a breeze and I do look forward to being able to maybe do a shoot for either of them again in the near future.

For the record, James and Kerri aren’t actually a couple, other than both being personal friends of mine. To date, they are arguably still the two most photogenic people I personally know. To everyone else I know, please don’t take any offence as I probably just haven’t photographed you yet to decide… =)

Being able to go back through my archives and finding shots like this does make me wonder what the fuss is about all the latest and greatest camera gear. I myself got lost and bought myself a brand spanking new camera that will likely financially choke me for a while to come, but I digress. My point being, I was able to take shots like this with much simpler gear than I have today. Why can’t I do so anymore, and to my dear readers, why can’t you? =)

I have fond memories of this shoot, and the people involved in it. And it puts a smile when I am reminded of the mishaps too, including one shot where I have my face completely white-d out with the light of a full powered flash unassumingly triggered by a dear friend. I vaguely remember having a darn good laugh, not to mention temporary blindness and seeing stars for a bit. All in the spirit of good photographic fun.

Note to self: Always remember to have fun…

To James and Kerri, I thank you sincerely for reminding me of another high in my photographic journey.