kandee Johnson - Wet Plate Collodion photo shoot

 It seems that darkness has been casting it’s shadow over the world slowly, for a long time now. Each day we accept this because it’s just a little more than the day before. Over time it adds up to a significant amount which bring us to where we are today. In our pursuit for modern advancements we have compromised our morals. We live in a society where it is excepted that sex sells, negative advertising is the way we are sold products, negativity in the news, and headlines we see, night after night. This is the conversation that was sparked between Kandee and I during our photo shoot, we could’ve talked about this for hours. I was explaining to her the process I was using which is from the late 1800s. I explained to her that this style of photography is actually taking us backwards into the past 100 years. We then started talking about life in the same way. I look at Kandee as the light that shines in the darkness. Over this past year, her light has been spreading, and the amount of people following her is amazing. The people that are attracted to her share the same love in their hearts. It started as one small light that could be seen in the darkness, one by one a light was added like an L.E.D. panel. Kandee now has an army of people shining light, wired together by positive energy. I am so proud of you, Kandee. Keep this in mind next time bad things come your way: Insects and creatures that live in the dark are also drawn to the light. It’s like when you are camping and all the bugs surround your lantern. My point is no matter how annoying these things are we never turn off the light. The negative people are the bugs that will keep running into the lantern, until they self-destruct. . I have want to shoot Kandee with this wet plate collodion process for some time now. I’m glad our paths crossed again it made my day. I had Kandee hold this flower because it symbolized the beauty that she hold in her heart.

If you want to see what wet plate photography looks like here is a video of my friend Will Dunniway and company working with the wet plate process.

Kandee Johnson Make-Up

My friend Kandee Johnson stopped by this weekend. When ever she comes around something amazing happens. I asked her if she could do a make up look so I could shoot it. She has been doing a series on Halloween make up for her You Tube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/kandeejohnson#p/u that is out of control by the way. If you have not seen it you should check it out. She has done over 15 different looks that are mind blowing. Her make up skills are so far beyond the average make up artist. I ended up watching all of the videos again today they are very impressive. I noticed another girl on You Tube doing Halloween makeup as well. In the other girls video she had copied some of kandee’s techniques and even use here terminology. But she could not mach the quality of work that Kandde dose. I don’t think many people can. That is the impact she has on people they cant help being inspired by her work. After I had shot these photos I went through then on my computer there was hardly any retouching that had to be done her work was flawless.

Kandee Johnson Photo Shoot

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at a photo shoot we did for, Kandee Johnson's, new web site. I had more fun on this shoot, than I have had on a shoot in a long time. When Kandee came on the the set for this shoot, the whole room lit up with this amazing energy. Her energy really shows in the photos and people are going to be stoked when they see the photos.

I had my friend, John Alvino, who has an incredible vision, art direct this shoot. We also had, Mark McClanahan's brilliant lighting skills. I would definitely say this shoot was a success.