UPDATE: 02/12/12
I know I've been out of touch with some people this last week - wife took a nasty fall and has been in the hospital. Hopefully things get back closer to normal next week and I'll catch up on the correspondence.
For and for most my greatest appreciation and thanks to all the wonderful models who have worked with me over the years and those that will work with me in the years to come. Without you my artistic ideas and visions would be limited to flowers and sunsets - no matter how good I am I couldn't have created anything without you.
I have a passion for dramatic light and monochromatic imagery (B&W, sepia, etc) as well as finding creative uses for a custom modified infrared camera.
If a model really wants to work with me I encourage them to take a peek at either the "what's inspiring me/bucket list" or the "Amazing Monochromes" and find something that clicks with them - drop me a note and say, "Hey I'd love to shoot something like this with you", and you'll probably find yourself in my studio before you know it.
The Bucket list changes from time to time as I see new inspirations or knock some stuff out. I'm looking to do a little more edgier work over the next few months and am always looking for a muse where a project clicks with us both. If you see something in there that strikes a chord with you let me know and we can kick around ideas to take that inspiration and make it our own. While many of those are examples are "clothing optional" I think many could easily be shot as implied/lingerie or just the right wardrobe that still captures the feeling of the image if that's past your comfort level and still create a visually stunning image.
Additionally I have an interest in doing more work along the lines of traditional B&W fine art nudes as inspired by the 3rd list below.
The Bucket List:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/list/523999
Amazing Monochromes
http://www.modelmayhem.com/list/525861
Fine Art B&W Nudes
http://www.modelmayhem.com/list/526872
For a limited time I will probably also be scheduling selective TFP sessions for my Blue Shift Project:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/list/527342
Blue Shift Project
The blue shift is mostly done in a modified DSLR with one of the stock filters replaced with a traditional infrared filter - and then a few custom tweaks have been made. On top of that a custom white balance (in camera) and tweaks to the lights and the final results are fairly unique and striking. Printed on a metallic or pearl paper the prints are exceptional. The effect is almost entirely done in camera with photography and not in photoshop. The photoshop tweaks to these images are fairly light - just brightness and contrast for the most part - no more than I'd do for a good headshot or portrait.
I'm a full time professional photographer and while my #1 passion is weddings, photography is how I interact with life, meet new people and express myself artistically.
Scheduling: January through May there's a lot of free time for shooting on weekdays late morning through the afternoon. We often have classes going on in the evening and weekends in the studio so scheduling those days takes a bit longer usually.
A few of my various sites are listed here:
Weddings
http://markhayesphotography.com/
Monochrome Whipsers
http://www.monochrome-whispers.com/
Creative Personal Artwork
http://www.mh-underground.com/
You can also find me on facebook - but I do tend to keep that more towards the wedding side of things.
http://www.facebook.com/denver.wedding.photographer
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