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shower soiree

my makeup artist friend damion wanted to shoot some beauty with one of his male model friends named george, so i was down.  last minute he was like, “i think i have a female model coming too.  we’ll have them do some doubles.”  i was like, “ok, cool.  what are we doing for wardrobe?”  and he was all, “i think we’re just going to throw them in the tub.”  so that was that.  BUT, as models are want to do for tests, the female model bailed.   i called a model friend of mine and was like, “hey christine, so what are you doing like – right now?”  turned out she was down to shoot, so she rolled out and completely crushed it.  thanks, christine.

January 29, 2010 Posted by mareadyphotography | fashion | | No Comments Yet

goat puke

this stinky bunch of rascals is my niece and nephews.  they’re all fueled by goat milk.  it’s pretty tolerable to get puked on by babies, but not if they’ve been drinkin goat milk.  one day one of em hacked up on the bottom of my jeans, and i kind of ignored it.  a few hours later i was like, “dude, WHAT is that SMELL?” and i couldn’t figure it out.  every now and then i’d get a whiff of a smell that would almost curl my toenails, and i kept looking around to try and find it.  another hour or so later, in some golden glance of inspiration, my eyes got big like quarters and i sat up straight and thought, “oh, no – my jeans.”  i bent down to take a whiff and it was like a mangy, wet goat found it’s way to my legs about three weeks earlier, got nice and comfy, curled up and died.  that stuff could make a vulture gag.

we say grace, we say ma’amif you ain’t into that, we don’t give a damn

January 8, 2010 Posted by mareadyphotography | baby | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

nicole briola

here are some shots of nicole from a few months back that i never posted.

makeup by: damion

January 4, 2010 Posted by mareadyphotography | fashion | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

dj embee

if you’re swedish and you don’t live under a rock, then you probably know about looptroop rockers.  i hung with embee, the DJ/ looptroop producer for a couple of days after looptroop played their last show of their USA tour at the highline ballroom with cunninlyguist, grieves with budo, and tunji.  the show was ill and everybody in the crowd was feeling it.  especially a couple standing close to me who got hassled by security because they were about to bump uglies right there at the show.  i might not have been conceived at a looptroop show, but that night my appreciation for looptroop rockers was born.  embee not only rocks the looptroop sounds, but does his own thing as a solo DJ which won him the swedish grammy award for best hip hop or soul release of 2004.  i heard rumors of more good things to come – so be expecting.

check out his newest work featuring nina ramsby:

January 1, 2010 Posted by mareadyphotography | music | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

katherine villari – hotter than miami

sometimes i talk to myself while i’m shooting.  like, i’ll mumble stuff about my camera settings and whatever.  but not only is katherine an amazing model, she’s also handy with the camera and knew exactly what i was mumbling about, so i had to be on my toes not to mumble too much – or if i did, i had to make sure it wasn’t anything dumb.  she totally killed it – and then after our shoot, she broke out her cammy and made me model for her.  that was a first.  check out my debut below.  you can see more pictures of katherine, her photography and her writings on her website at iheartkat.com.

December 7, 2009 Posted by mareadyphotography | fashion | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

if gumby was a super-hot girl, he would probably be kimberly snyder

i get a little de-motivated sometimes when i see somebody effortlessly do something that i know is crazy hard – but when i look at kimberly snyder do yoga it’s the exact opposite.  i’ve seen kimberly do yoga a few times, and i know the poses she does are mad hard to do, but she makes them look so tranquil and smooth that it’s really inspiring and motivating.  like, it really makes me want to take time out of my day and do yoga.  most days, i get so busy and caught up in photography that my personal hygiene takes a hit, my fingernails get long and i forget to eat and blah blah… basically what i’m saying is that kimberly makes me want to find time that i don’t have and do something good for my skateboard-battered/horribly nourished body.  and speaking of nourishment, if you want to find out what kind of fuel she burns in her jet-fighter-like body, she shares her knowledge as a certified clinical nutritionalist in a health-and-beauty blog at kimberlysnyder.net.  somethin tells me that my daily dose of those extra dark “le petit ecolier” cookies (is anybody else addicted to these things like i am?) are scarce found on the pages.  but some tasty, less artery clogging options like cyan pepper immunity tea, kimberly’s raw pecan love pie, and banana soft serve with raw fudge sauce are all over that sucker.  plus there’s tips on how to keep your skin, nails, hair and pretty much your whole body healthy.  check it out.

makeup by marshana

December 1, 2009 Posted by mareadyphotography | fitness/sports | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

krissy drier

this is my second time shooting with krissy.  check out the first shoot HERE.  she wanted a couple new shots for her book, and i wanted a shot for my fitness book, so we made it happen.

makeup by marshana

November 26, 2009 Posted by mareadyphotography | fashion, fitness/sports | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

S-N double 0-P D-O double G

don’t turn the dizzle, turn it up a little.  he’s got a livin room full of fine dime brizzles.

November 18, 2009 Posted by mareadyphotography | fashion, music | , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

eddie spaghetti from the supersuckers

had a chance to hang with eddie spaghetti from the supersuckers for a minute and shoot one of their shows.   lots of energy.  they were good – in fact, according to them, they’re the “greatest rock n’ roll band in the world.”

check out their website HERE

and their wikipedia HERE

 

 

November 17, 2009 Posted by mareadyphotography | documentary, music | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

sam sam bo bam

as promised, here’s the second half of the hot couple.

sam_5

October 19, 2009 Posted by mareadyphotography | fashion | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet