A look behind the curtain of the "Dark Pinup" book!

Good evening, Steemit! I’m having a hard time believing I’m sitting here to make a blog post tonight. @wcpublishing and I put in a 10+ hour day working on finalizing the “Dark Pinup” book. So incredibly rewarding to see this project coming around the home stretch, but I can’t pretend it isn’t mentally and creatively draining to make so many nuanced decisions over the course of an entire weekend. 

I wanted to share with you a look at the the final stages of “Dark Pinup”. This photo of Molly Morrison is from a shoot in New Jersey, taken in late October during a photo tour throughout the east coast and Toronto. Molly and I shot a rustic cabin near the ocean. The wood, tones and warm light gave me a “Black Snake Moan” vibe that I love. This new photo made it in to the final selections of “Shadows” for the book.

In previous blog posts, I’ve mentioned the last minute shoots we needed to fill out the “Proclivities chapter. You can read about them in “Bondage and ball gags w/ Alex O'Neal!”, and “Tonight's sunset shoot for "Dark Pinup" w/ @vermillionfox!”. Another shoot was with midwest model, Kitty. She and @wcpublishing made it to the Twin Cities for a shoot specifically for the book.

Kitty’s shoot was all about fetish. “Proclivities” is a collection of photos that celebrates the higher echelon of sexuality. The work I’ve shot over the years that I can’t share on Instagram or other social networks. Another reason I’m so grateful to have a platform like Steemit to showcase my photography like this.

More of Kitty, Molly and dozens of bombshell pinups in “Dark Pinup”. The pre-sale announcement is coming soon. Sooner than you’d imagine. Thanks for keeping up with the work on this project. It is a representation of my entire career and I couldn’t be happier with how it’s turning out.

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