The Steve Z Photography Blog

I had the opportunity to shoot some fashion shots in downtown Boulder. Jacque was looking for some portfolio shots and was looking for an elegant vibe along the lines of what you would see in a David Yurman ad. It was cool to have some motivation to shoot outside of my usual style. We had a killer session and I have tons of great images. This one stuck out for me as being something different than I’ve been shooting lately. It’s black and white, clean and simple, beautiful . . .  and elegant.

I’m back with another round of photos that I took with my friend Ann this winter.  Ann really loves the historic pinup style of photography. So we did two shoots that emulate the classic style and poses from that era. First we did some shots at the Hotel Boulderado, which is a historic hotel in its own right.



This next pose is pretty funny! We copied it from an illustration Ann found on the internet. “Ouch, my poor thumb! Can you kiss it and make it better?” LOL.

The next few images in this post were all shot in the studio.  These continue to work the classic poses developed by the pinup artists in the early 1900′s.



These next shots deviate from that classic style a little bit.  But I like black and white photographs as well!

Here are some photos from a fun shoot that I did this winter at the historic Hotel Boulderado in downtown Boulder.  The hotel was the perfect location in town for some Hollywood glamor style images.

This is the second half of my fashion photo shoot at the Ghost Mine at Nelson Nevada. While a lot of the area is pretty touristy/cheesy, there are plenty of great backgrounds if you choose your locations wisely and stay away from the obvious backgrounds that have been quite overused! I really enjoyed the desert background which didn’t even really have anything to do with the Ghost Town itself!

Earlier this month I visited Las Vegas for the WPPI photography convention and trade show. I helped organize a photo shoot with some of my photographer cronies in the old ghost town in Nelson, NV. Here are some pinup and fashion style photos that I shoot with the lovely Alex modeling for me.

It’s a new year and we are getting back in the groove of doing some shoots and creative work here at Steve Z Photography. I haven’t been blogging very much as the winter season has been full of vacationing, summer wedding bookings, and work on the new soon-to-be-opened studio space. The lack of blogging is going to change as I’ve been working on some exciting side projects.

I awoke Sunday feeling a little bit lazy and unmotivated for office work. Light fluffy flakes were piling outside on the patio, and I said to myself, “Self, today would be a great day for a winter photo shoot. Too bad you don’t have a model.” Fortunately, Ann called a short while later and I was able to convince her that a short period of being cold was worth immortal glory. So we devised a costume plan and headed to the hills.

The humorous part of the story revolves around the coat she is wearing. This fantabulous garment has been sitting in my closet for quite a few years. I made it out of real peacock feathers and a fake fur coat for a Halloween costume where I was Pootie Tang!