March is almost over and I had yet to get my butt in here for an update. The cherry blossoms are blooming but I have a couple of shoots this week that will involve families/couples and likely take place at least partially outdoors, so my idea to run outside long enough to get a shot or two of the trees just to have something to write about here seemed a bit silly. It was also too late to create the setup idea I had for an addition to The Tori Project.

So…I decided to finally get around to showing off what I had already taken the time to include a gallery of on the main site: my AutoErotica project. It was an idea that combined numerous things I wanted to focus on: overt and unashamed sexuality, awkward angles (a trait of my early photography that many models and photographers claimed was something they enjoyed about my work…I felt that I wanted to get back to something classic of mine), the ability to display a progression of events in some makeshift fluidity via a collage effect, and a setting that was relatively unique and adjustable (no matter the season, so long as the air conditioning or heat is working, I’ve got a functional shoot location).

Having shot four series of this theme, there was enough to make a dedicated gallery for it. The only downside now is that, due to my hermit-like retreat, the breadth of models whom I could reach who would be comfortable collaborating on this sort of project becomes rather slim. Maybe I just need to start peeking out more often…

Until then, though, here are the 4 finished results.

is nearly gone, in a whirlwind of wonder (including a certain bit of captivity at the hands of relentless snowstorms); a month that has eclipsed its past ancestors and ignited a new chronological year.

Impromptu fun with Nicotine in natural light and a soft, intimate setting. Maybe I should actually look into acquiring myself some translucent white curtains if this is any indication of what I can expect…

…is what you get when you’re taking pictures of dancers and yoga practitioners. It  started out as an attempt to toy with backlighting that took off on a flight all its own when Sandy, Javier and Lauren all ended up contributing to a casual shoot gone horribly well.

The first edit from a night of unexpectedly wonderful shooting with friends. More to come soon, but Morpheus is stalking me at the moment.

The thing with bodyscape imagery is that, after a while, you start wondering if you haven’t run through most angles of the body that would make for interesting visuals. Different models, however, usually provide different opportunities and features with which to find new nooks and crannies.

“Ophelia, your secret is safe…”

It’s been a few years now since I shot this image. It was, at the time, one of my first ventures into photography as a means of personal catharsis. I’d known for a while that it also was perfectly suited for The Tori Project…as so does it become part of it now; a fitting whisper in an echo chamber.

“And I’m so sad, like a good book I can’t put this day back…“

It’s been a rather productively busy week, but I finally found some time to edit a handful of shots from this last Saturday.

Amber had been eager to catapult into a more adventurous direction with our shooting, and the results make for a fantastic finish to this October/November flurry I’ve had (unless something sneaks in during the last days before December).

It’s a comfortable feeling, having this process of numerous recent shoots. It’s been some time since I’ve shot this much…Saturday marking the fourth time in the last 30 days.

Jess snagged a friend and made the road trip from PA to visit this last weekend. It was more accidental than planned, as we ran into each other on facebook after she’d recently started an account. Casual conversation led to the topic of pictures and, before long, we were determining the possibility of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants visit. It was quite a bit of fun and it appears my restaurant booth is starting to claim enough victims to perhaps garner its own separate gallery.

Maybe I’ll get around to that during my next fit of needing to update the site. For now, though, the pictures from Saturday.