New Orleans - Spring 2023
131 photos, 4 videos
No big camera on this trip as the focus was on personal video to capture more motion/sound memories. So phone photos and a few drone photos and videos only from this trip.
New Orleans - Halloween 2022
159 photos
Short visit. Lots of body paint (so, yes, many stars). Always a great time in NOLA.
2022 Convention Visit
39 photos
We finally visited another convention for the first time since lockdown.
Black & White - In Color
52 photos
A new NOLA outfit and a repeat of a personal favorite combine to make a B&W pairing.
Aztec Summer Dress
51 photos
Tie Dye Redux
63 photos
A favorite outfit returns for another visit to nature.
Lace & the Tub
65 photos
A visit to a studio, a little different vibe, a little mixture of shots that can be shared.
Vintage Mirror
28 photos
New Orleans - Spring 2022
156 photos
We made a serendipitous visit to our favorite getaway city again this spring for another 10 days. Lots of great food, great music, great culture, great architecture, deep history, and some amazing...
Days and Nights in the French Quarter
97 photos
Two weeks in New Orleans for Halloween, 2021. Many photos, much censoring.
New Orleans Crescent Park & French Quarter
44 photos
Views of New Orleans from Crescent Park followed by scenes around the French Quarter and then more body paint.
New Orleans Metairie Cemetery and Bourbon Street
42 photos
We were privileged to get a private guided tour of Metairie Cemetery and the French Quarter and it was amazing. We saw Anne Rice's tomb only a few months before she passed away.
The evening was...
New Orleans (aka "Here Come the Complaints" Album)
149 photos
We spent a couple of weeks in our favorite city a few months ago. Much fun. Many photos, including a select few here when time is available to choose & edit.
From our complaints department...
Fall Weather Date Night
33 photos
Date night outfit for the cooler fall weather. After this shoot, I switched to an image-stabilized lens as I had too much camera-shake induced blur going on.
Sunset at the Park
66 photos
Cowgirl at the Creek
51 photos
Crochet Patchwork
27 photos
Nothing fancy as far as camera or editing. Just a quick visit to a park for a few photos. She hates the top but it's a favorite of mine so this was my rare chance to see it.
Fall Sweater - Part 2
82 photos
Small wardrobe change from the skirt to some jeans for a little variety.
Fall Sweater - Part 1
80 photos
Dark Forest
46 photos
A little change to the vibe in terms of coloration.
Butterfly In The Woods
42 photos
A Walk Through The Park
81 photos
Sunflower Hippie
42 photos
Sunflower. Hippie. 'Nuff said.
Forest Escape - Part 2
52 photos
This one required a lot of editing to be posted so, no, you're not seeing what you think you might be seeing. That being said, a little more artistic stuff was done to a few of the photos as well.
Forest Escape
61 photos
Getting away from it all can be very therapeutic for the soul.
Stroll Through the Woods
64 photos
2019 Slave Leia/Slave Ariel
46 photos
This was our last convention we got to enjoy before COVID arrived on the scene.
Morning at the Beach
82 photos
Likely our last visit to this location due to bittersweet memories. If we hit up a beach again, it will be elsewhere. But one last morning shoot using the rising sun for some artsy effects or rich...
Return of the Mermaid
53 photos
It has been a few years and the desire was to do one more mermaid shoot. We didn't get all the shots we wanted but we got most. And the little girls and their mothers that were near loved it, so...
Road Trip Date Weekend
56 photos
Since most of the COVID mandates were lifted, and knowing we're safely vaccinated, we took a little road trip for a weekend of fun.
Tie Dye Hippie Revisited
140 photos
Captured and posted specifically for the celebration of World Redhead Day.
Springtime Flyaway Hippie
88 photos
Spring is here. We're fully vaccinated. The US is opening back up. We are so happy to be outside again.
Spring Sunflower
69 photos
We're enjoying the spring weather and look forward to the reopening of life in the United States. 2020 hit our family especially hard and we are embracing whatever joy we can as time marches on.
Gypsy Dress - Part 2
50 photos
We had a few small alterations made to the dress and then snagged a few more photos with it. So here's "part 2."
Gypsy Dress - Part 1
58 photos
A potential vacation dress picked up on the cheap. A few alterations were needed for the dress after this little shoot so a "part 2" set is forthcoming. Nothing too different but still a...
Boho Dress
49 photos
Boho Spring Colors
41 photos
Spring is taking its time but she brings the bright colors whenever she wants.
Peacock Skirt
36 photos
Due to inevitable complaints of the (required) censoring, I won't bother posting many photos from this set. Regardless, we loved how these turned out and even she is happy with the major investment...
Boho Princess
46 photos
We were gifted with a wonderful early spring day and she was eager to let me explore further use of the Nikon.
Feeling Breezy
91 photos
Another adventure out with the new Nikon setup, this time with the longer lens for its first use.
Hope Springs Eternal
63 photos
Looking forward to spring. Looking forward to potential end of lockdowns later this year. Looking forward to getting out and living life again.
First Nikon Shoot
52 photos
Bringing some much needed color to the lack of color from the end of winter.
And I've had enough of the focus issues with my Canon 70D. So now I have a full frame Nikon D750 and this is its first...
Snowy Slave Leia
5 photos
She escaped Tatooine and went back to Hoth for a very quick visit.
(Photographer's note: These are the last photos I plan to use the Canon 70D for based on its ongoing focus issues that Canon...
Mara Jade Melting the Snow
11 photos
A quick photo shoot before the snow melted. And this marks the last shoot of the wholly unreliable Canon 70D as the terrible lack of focus reliability has finally run its course. A Nikon full frame...
Bombshell Mara Jade
24 photos
When Mara Jade from Star Wars meets the 1940s.
A Day in the Snow
46 photos
This was years in the waiting. Black corset, red skirt, lots of snow.
Lace Dress Trio
34 photos
We had one single time away from home in 2020 and crappy weather the entire time. But we still did our thing just to relive the "good times." Massive edits were necessary on most photos...
Date Night Dress
29 photos
A new dress for a potential date night and, if it works out, a trip to NOLA in the fall.
2020 NYE Dress
27 photos
After an extremely rough year for us in very personal ways, we hoped to be able to enjoy a night out for New Year's Eve. The pandemic dictated otherwise. So we made the most of it.
This is the...
Cowgirl at the Campsite
54 photos
A serendipitous shoot simply because we could. Older camera/lens yielded some great shots and a few blurry ones but I'm glad I show in RAW format back then because I'm happier with these than I...
Mermaid at the Beach
69 photos
Updated set from a few years ago with the cheesy Halloween costume tail (she replaced it with a high quality mermaid tail a couple of years later). I didn't have the energy to remove the people out...
Forest Nymph
62 photos
This set required a LOT of editing to make it family friendly. Lots of spot replacements and lens flares were needed but it was a fun shoot from a few years ago. We're hoping to redo it soon but...
Red Flamingo
50 photos
USA Bikini
39 photos
This was just a fun day at a park with some summer weather. This was back when I finally figured out how to work with natural outdoor lighting.
Lakeside
27 photos
Another older set I don't think has been posted before. Thanks to Lightroom, they really "pop" so it's time to post them. I remember this day because a group of teenagers at the park...
Country Girl
23 photos
Another forgotten set I just rediscovered.
Lace Tube Top
30 photos
A couple of old shoots with a super cute lace top. May have to try to do an updated version.
USA Bikini - Before and After
29 photos
We did a photo shoot with an American flag bikini. However, we spent some time before and after that just playing around and having some fun. These are the photos that book ended the bikini photos.
Expensive Bikini
38 photos
I made the naive mistake of shopping for bikinis for her using my work computer. It nearly cost me my job and resulted in a certain amount of time of unpaid suspension. Sadly, she doesn't wear it...
A Night on the Beach
25 photos
A little bit of nighttime shenanigans with surprisingly good results considering my camera equipment and skill set back then.
A Day at the Beach
69 photos
This is exactly the 10 year anniversary of this shoot on our visit to the beach so I thought I would add it here (Flickr) for the first time. We had a little camera fun in the early and later parts...
Corset in Nature
32 photos
2016 shoot with a bonus "after shoot" photo.
Flashback - Personal Shoot
12 photos
We did a "for our eyes only" shoot a few years ago but there are a very few photos that I really liked before the main photos were taken that are okay to share publicly.
Blue Sarong
41 photos
These were shot a number of years ago when I finally started to get the lighting right.
Flashback - Day at the Creek
75 photos
This set is from over 10 years ago and is one of the favorite sets I ever shot. Sadly, I did not shoot it in RAW format but I am still very happy with the quality I was able to get at the time.
Flashback Photos
163 photos
Selected photos from 3+ years ago.
Wizard World Chicago 2019
143 photos
Our third visit in five years, we got to see our long distance friends, one of our cosplay fans and many great cosplayers.
Indy PopCon 2019
11 photos
New Orleans 2018
151 photos
This was our first visit here as a couple. All these pictures were captured via the Google Pixel 2 XL!
Lexcon 2019
9 photos
Black Lace in the Woods
18 photos
Equipment issues minimized the size of this album. A second shoot is most certainly planned.
Forest Mermaid
14 photos
This is what happens when a mermaid and a forest nymph combine into one being.
Red Hair and Red Dress
40 photos
Photos from 2016 I never uploaded for some reason.
Indy Pop Con 2018
77 photos
A smaller convention in Indianapolis that is a lot of fun and filled with a lot of our favorite people.
Three Slave Leias
21 photos
Great friends; great times.
Rustic Stairwell
22 photos
A favorite building location of ours, this stairwell makes for very interesting texture and angles. Dual remote flash units were employed for most pictures to provide some dramatic lighting.
Facebook Sucks
3 photos
Thought police that act like Nazis.
Star Wars Character Portraits
77 photos
These are my more artistic photos of my family & friends in their various Star Wars costumes.
Padme Amidala - Naboo Lake Dress
30 photos
One of the (few) bright spots of the Star Wars prequels was the costuming. Padme's "lake dress" is one of them.
Peasant Girl
54 photos
Sitting on the Bridge
19 photos
Boho Redhead
37 photos
Celebrating a warm spring day.
Sundress
59 photos
Our first "official" shoot of 2017.
Indiana Comic Con 2017
105 photos
Slave Dorothy
26 photos
This is our newest mash-up. Slave Leia meets Dorothy Gale from Wizard of Oz. Surprisingly, we haven't seen this version out there yet, so this might be the first!
Resident Evil: Alice
17 photos
Alice, from the original Resident Evil movie.
Princess Merida (Cabin)
34 photos
Merida took a trip to the cabin we love to visit.
Wizard World Chicago 2016
174 photos
Our second visit here and our first 4-day attendance to it. We employed several costumes, though pics of all of them weren't possible since I couldn't be in them AND take photos. But we still got a...
Corset in the Studio
42 photos
A black corset and fiery red skirt? Why not???
Heroes Against Cancer
23 photos
We are officially "trooping" with the 501st Legion now. This was one of our first troops. Unfortunately, it means far fewer photos since I'm in costume most of the time and can't take...
Indy Pop Con 2016
103 photos, 1 video
Indianapolis Pop Con brought some awesome TV and YouTube personalities for us to meet. And, of course, we spent plenty of time with the gang from the 501st Legion and Rebel Legion.
Indiana Comic Con 2016
167 photos, 1 video
Our first visit to this convention and it was a total blast. Lots of great cosplayers, costumers, fans and vendors.
Window at the Stairwell
37 photos
We stumbled into a spot with some excellent texture and great window light, which gave us a great improvisational photo location.
HorrorHound Cincinnati 2016
56 photos
The birthplace of our cosplay two years ago. This is from Day 3 (our second day) as I didn't bring "the rig" for Day 2 since I was too busy in my own costume for the day.
This is the...
Lexington Toy & Comic Expo 2016
145 photos
This is a great convention with plenty of great cosplay and tons of Star Wars presence. This year even had an appearance by Roxy the Rancor.
Star Wars Troop Event
133 photos
We were invited to participate in an official "troop" event with members of the 501st Legion, Mandalorian Mercenaries and the Dark Alliance (gray Jedi). A lot of Star Wars fans got to have...
Afternoon Cosplay Gathering
54 photos
A local event focused on cosplay and camaraderie so (slightly more hairy than normal) Heisenberg and the unofficial debut of "Slave Ariel" enjoyed the day with some really cool people.
Arya Waistcoat
32 photos
A quick modeling session featuring a super high quality waistcoat top from Arya (on Etsy.com).
Princess Merida (Brave)
105 photos
A personal (read: adult) cosplay take on Merida with a vignetted theme.
Mermaid Dress
58 photos
Red mermaid dress on a redheaded mermaid. What more can I ask for in life?
Boudoir Slave Leia
58 photos
Why not take the iconic outfit and do a full-on boudoir shoot?
Festival Princess -- Blue Edition
36 photos
The long sleeves and skirt work nicely with the bare midriff, IMHO. We have a red version, too. Giggity.
The Force Awakens Premiere
41 photos
Cosplaying with members of the Rebel Legion, 501st Legion and the Mandalorian Mercenaries at the premiere of the movie that brought back the awesomeness of the Star Wars world.
Wizard World Louisville 2015
35 photos
Our first visit to a Wizard World in Louisville. We had a great time at a surprisingly small convention. There were some fabulous costumes and some familiar faces. All-in-all, we had a great time.
Cincinnati Comic Expo 2015
127 photos
We visited two days this time and loved every minute. Heisenberg had to take day 1 off due to the heat of the location. Slave Leia visited on day 1 and Heisenberg and Slave Ariel visited on day 2. ...
Wizard World Chicago 2015 - Friday
83 photos
Friday was Slave Leia day for her and Heisenberg for me. We saw tons of awesome costumes and even bought a lightsaber for a future costume (but she wouldn't give it back to me as she really had too...
Wizard World Chicago 2015 - Saturday
103 photos, 2 videos
Saturday was the debut of Slave Ariel and (for half the day) the return of Heisenberg.
This was the largest Comic-Con we've attended so far and was a great time. We bought a bunch of stuff, took...
Louisville Fandomfest 2015
45 photos
Another convention with the 501st Legion and the Mandolorian Mercenaries along with lots of other great cosplayers.
A Red in White
24 photos
As part of our day in the studio, we did an all-white combo to have some fun with textures and tull.
Coral Boho Princess
34 photos
Boho is making a push into the mainstream. A certain someone is all too happy to accommodate that since it is a personal trademark style for her.
Blue Jeans in the Hallway
52 photos
We had the use of a very cool old building for a couple of location shots. This marks the first time I experimented with multiple off-camera lighting set-ups in order to create balanced lighting or...
Lexington Comic & Toy Expo 2015
94 photos
HorrorHound Cincinnati 2015
80 photos
This was our second visit to HorrorHound Cincinnati. It was another day filled with cool people, great cosplay and a LOT of posing for everyone who wanted pics with Slave Leia and Heisenberg.
First Studio Shoot
81 photos
We've never used a studio location before but there are limited options in the winter. We now have ideas for more shoots at this studio, so we'll be going back for sure.
R2D2 Minidress
40 photos
This is the droid I'm looking for. ;-)
I wanted to try out some unique lighting, so this is a highly experimental shoot. I picked the top 40, not all of which are perfect by any means, but we had a...
Wizard World Indianapolis 2015
69 photos, 1 video
Valentine's Day as Slave Leia and Heisenberg? "You're goddamn right."
Canon 70D Practice Shoot
77 photos
I finally got a properly functioning 70D body and we headed out to get me some practice with it (again). You'll see a definite progression here but I do need to perfect my skill quite a bit,...
Canon 70D Focus Issues
6 photos
This is here simply to provide examples of focus issues using the viewfinder and single-point auto focus. Apparently, Canon fanboys think it's user error when you can't get a Canon 70D to focus the...
Lady in Black
117 photos
A final shoot from the summer of 2014 was one of our favorites to date.
Christmas Slave Leia
32 photos
Any excuse for the costume is a good excuse for the costume. Merry Christmas!
Wizard World Ohio 2014
47 photos
This was a fantastic Comic Con experience (our best yet!). We both posed for tons of photos for appreciative fans. And we got to meet "Gus Fring" himself, Mr. Giancarlo Esposito. He was...
Cincinnati Comic Expo 2014
100 photos
Slave Leia and Heisenberg got to meet members of the 501st Legion and a bunch of other cosplayers. This was a fantastic experience and we were glad to partake in the fun!
Jaiswal Design
167 photos
Face and body art including all-natural henna by Jill Jaiswal. We have had the fortune of her talents a number of times and each event is simply spectacular. During this particular event, we were...
Louisville Fandomfest 2014
57 photos
We've begun a new journey. Cosplay. We are both sci-fi/horror/fantasy geeks, so this seems way late in our life.
Alas, these photos aren't to be judged for artistic quality but are to be enjoyed...
Corset at the Gate
80 photos
She always wanted to do a corset shoot, so we finally got the chance with an acceptable location to fit her vision. This is where I got some great practice using the remote flash considering the...
Creme Flyaway
54 photos
This is the second full shoot using a wireless flash. Again, a little touch-and-go but all in all, we were happy with how these turned out. Practice, practice, practice!
Side Lighting At the Creek
76 photos
This is was the first official shoot using the wireless flash. There was still some trial and error involved but I was happy to see what could be done with some otherwise difficult lighting.
One More Cowgirl
93 photos
This is an earlier album I just haven't had time to upload until now. It took me a bit to dial in to the lighting but we had a lot of fun in the process. Then a bonus change to a bikini top just...
Remote Flash Testing
71 photos
With a recent purchase of a wireless setup, and having no clue what I was doing with it, two casual park visits allowed me to play around with how to manage things. And thanks to YouTube tutorials,...
Festival Princess
70 photos
With her trademark broomstick skirts and streamer-laden crowns, the local festival vendors have actually deemed her to be the "festival princess" (one refers to her as the "festival...
A Step Up
62 photos
A handy stairwell provided a nice location to highlight the colors.
Brown Crochet
44 photos
Again, no post-editing here. This was from the spring at the moment of "retirement."