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Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph a buddy of mine’s 2010 Nissan 370Z. He recently acquired it and wanted some photos of the stock, or “before”, look of the car. He has some performance and appearance enhancing modifications in mind and in the works. So, you may see more of this car’s progression as time slowly passes by.

During this shoot, I was assisted by a potential new member to the “JCP” crew (He’s down with the 527…), Michael Deloney. Mike is a local “fellow creative” and offered to assist when he was available. He did a great job and is quickly learning the ropes of the “JCP” setup and tear down. Mike also made it to another shoot later in the evening and then even to the house for some studio shooting on into the night. I even let him pop some shots of me to get the experience of shooting with lights, framing portraits, etc. He did a great job all around.

Stay tuned for more content on the blog. I already have a few more posts in the works and hope you’ll visit often to see what’s going on with me, Jeff Cross, and the work delivered by Jeff Cross Photography and the many people, friends, and family that support and assist me in making it all happen.

Until next time…

Rainbow Squares, and I’m not talking about Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. I’m talking about the pattern on Anni’s dress in this set. This was our second set of the day, the first can be seen here, and this set was poppin’!

I’ve worked with Anni twice now and she is never less than stellar in working poses for for the camera. She is never still. She’s always moving and requires very little direction. But when direction is given, Anni’s right there and on the spot like it’s nothing.

Enjoy these photos and be on the lookout for another post in the near future with 1-2 more sets of photos. Comments are always welcomed and appreciated!

Until next time…

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to shoot with Anni Bishop, a young lady I had previously worked with for Appeal Magazine. I shot Anni on one of my seamless backgrounds that I haven’t had the opportunity to use yet. I don’t normally shoot in a “studio” environment as I prefer to shoot on location, out in the field, or whatever you want to call “outdoors and/or not against a backdrop“. I like creating a scene or image rather than just a photo of an individual on a plain backdrop.

But, yesterday may have changed my mind, if only a little bit. Maybe “changed my mind” isn’t the correct way to phrase it, but it has at least given me the confidence to at least shoot in a studio environment if the need arises. I am very happy with my results from shooting on the seamless, as well as the performance by Anni throughout the shoot.

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