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Aaron & Joshua

lee123 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:52:17 +0000

Aaron Round, the oldest of the Round brothers, did a shoot with me Christmas Eve. The last shoot of 2011, what a way to end the year! We were able to access the roof top pool of Aspire, better known around Orlando as the KEL building in down town Orlando. It was an amazingly beautiful day in Central Florida and Aaron was a rockin’ model too! We’ve shot before with him and his brother Alex but this was all Aaron. I look forward to our next shoot next weekend! Check out the shoot we did on the roof by clicking the header PHOTOGRAPHY the click Aaron & Alex’s link to see Aaron complete shoot.

Then I shot a brand, spankin’ new model Joshua Wilson. He was my first shoot of 2012 and it was HIS first shoot ever! As you may know, I work at the courthouse by day doing what little graphic design projects we have budget left for. So I help out in the morning in the jury room processing jurors as they come in for jury duty which is a great place to scout for models! I have a fresh batch of prospects everyday and one day last week Joshua came in and I spotted him the minute he walked in the door! That face, the height, body proportions, that FACE! Amazing, just amazing! Check Joshua out be clicking PHOTOGRAPHY at the top of the site and then the little green box JOSHUA WILSON

Thanks

Lee

Eric

lee123 — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:15:41 +0000

So I’m working with a local modeling agencyon the side, Slate Models & Talent, and Michelle over there at Slate sent Eric my way. He’s tall, smart and has matinee idol good looks! Eyes that peirce right through you and a smile that warms the heart! We had a fast shoot this past Saturday and Eric told me it was his first “real” shoot. I was also assisted by an aspiring photographer named Clyph. We met through a networking site called ModelMayhem.com. It was a good shoot and I think we all got some great photos, to see the rest of the shoot click PHOTOGRAPHY at the top of the page and the click the little green box titled FASHION.

Now it’s time to start my Xmas illustrations!

Thanks for check out my work.

Lee

Johanness and Lonnie

lee123 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:27:47 +0000

I went up to NYC to see my friend Jean Francois, while there I scheduled 3 photo shoots and was able to do 1 and a half. The half one was with my friend Jean Francois, then the whole one was with Johanness. The model Sean I had scheduled with from the net working site www.modelmayhem.com, who I was REALLY excited about shooting with didn’t show up. I don’t know what happened to him but I had no further contact with him after the 11th and our shoot was on the 14th. Oh well, it happens I just hope he wasn’t hit by a city bus! Johanness is and actor living the dream in the Big Apple I met him a few years back in Miami, he’s a natural, easy going guy who drips with sex appeal! We shot on the roof top of my friends condo on the Upper East Side and around the city. He’s so much fun and a real good sport about crawling around in dirty stairwells. Check out the rest of his shoot by clicking the PHOTOGRAPHY header at the top of the page and the under PORTRAITURE. Now back in Orlando, Lonnie and I shot before, he brought an Afro wig to the shoot and I just loved it! I wanted some gritty and different for his look and he brought it! Check out his shoot by click PHOTOGRAPHY the click the little green box LONNIE WHITE.

Thanks and have a lovely Thanksgiving!

Lee

Aaron O’ Connell

lee123 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:13:12 +0000

Here is Aaron O’Connell! He was a winner of a fitness competition which I was asked to judge. This is his first shoot and surely not his last! He was great and a natural! His body is pretty amazing but his face is STUNNING! He’s got a very bright future in what ever he decides to do!We were lucky enough to have my friend Edwin and Keith’s magnificent house which was an awesome back drop for our shoot. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank them for the hospitality and patience with us and letting me and my team of Sam, Tim and of course Aaron for using it! Check out the rest of Aaron’s shoot by clicking PHOTOGRAPHY then click the green box AARON O’CONNELL

Thanks

Lee

Dogs in Chairs

lee123 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:25:36 +0000

What’s cuter than a dog in a chair? I saw this piece of art of a big, over stuffed chair in the Charles de Gaulle airport lounge that looked a lot like my style of art, simple, colorful and pastel. I took a quick cell phone photo as we headed to the boarding gate and thought, ” I can use this for something!” Looking at it later it occurred to me that this could be really fun if it had a little dog sitting in it! Thus began the “Dogs in Chairs” series. I could go on and on with this series, I mean how many breeds of dogs are there and types of chairs!? I’m really enjoying this series. I hope you do too! Check out the rest of them by clicking FINE ART at the top of the site and once on that page, click the little blue box DOGS.

Hope you enjoy!

Lee

Lonnie White

lee123 — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:27:00 +0000

I’m always, ALWAYS, scouting for models! Male, female, even kids too lately but I came across Lonnie standing out in front of the courthouse, where I do my day time job, waiting for his mom. I saw him and thought “Wow, what incredible eyes!” Then noticed the height, body proportions, bone structure of his face. All this in just a glance, then another glance then a turn around and stare. At this point he noticed and was giving me a “look” too like ” What are you looking at?” So I turned around and came over to him and asked if he had ever modeled before. This is always met with different responses and usually a wasted business card but hey I put it out there! I do feel like at my age when I approach someone they think I’m some creepy old man trying to take advantage of them. Hardly, not THAT old and I really hate the photographers have that reputation! I’m not saying that all photographers are saints, but the majority really don’t want to waste their time, energy or money if they can’t get a great image. I like fashion. I like beauty. If I can push the envelope a little with a cool, edgy shoot then let’s rock! But I’m not here to exploit anyone for anything! Ok, that being said. I’ll put my soap box away.

Lonnie contacted me a few days later via e mail and let me know he was about to embark on a business venture of his own. He’s smart, creative and very polite. He’s Momma raised him well! I’m going to be doing another shoot with him soon and hope to shoot with him a lot! He’s got a very bright future!

Check out Lonnie in his own gallery page by clicking PHOTOGRAPHY at the top of the site then click the little green box titled LONNIE WHITE.

Thanks

Lee

Shooting over the weekend

lee123 — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:42:39 +0000

…with Brad and Celeste. Brad’s off to L.A. for and acting/modeling career and I take a lot of photos like this for models looking to develop a portfolio. What’s great great about working with Brad is open to what ever I throw at him and I like his sense of adventure! When I met Brad I had wanted to do this shoot with him as a “strong man” like from a side show or circus and he was game for it! He really became the part and we got some great shots! Check those out under the PHOTOGRAPHY page then click Brad Slaughter’s square.

Celeste on the other hand, is a professional woman who is looking for photos for business and social networking sites. I don’t do as many shoots like these but these are fun, at least it was with Celeste! I really think, not for my own person gain but that more people should have a professional shoot done to document this period in their life. I say this and I’ve only had one done in my entire life, not counting family photos and school pictures. I’ve been meaning to a do a self portrait shoot and I need to work on that!

But collaborating with another creative person and letting them see you and the beautiful person you really are is very cathartic! We all see ourselves different and WE are our worst critics. Shooting with Celeste was a joy and she is a beautiful, fun, loving woman, like my friend Charlyn, who introduced us, id NOT afraid to throw her head back and laugh! Love that! Check out Celeste’s photos under PHOTOGRAPHY then click the PORTRAITURE box.

Thanks,

Lee

Brad Slaughter and our shoot in Tarpon Springs

lee123 — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:24:47 +0000

I was introduced to Brad by way of Marissa Kay, a follow model and “scout” for new talent. Thanks Marissa! Brad is a joy to work with and we were working in some extreme heat here in the land of sunshine! Our location was Tarpon Springs about and hour and half south west of Orlando. I was accompanied by Sam my invaluable creative assistant and Dolores a friend from work who’d never been to Tarpon Springs. I don’t normally travel with this many people but it worked out to be a fun, HOT day on the west coast! Brad was willing and able to get a great shot! He brought a long his girl friend Nelsa too. All of a us running around the streets of Tarpon Springs must have been quite a scene but fun none the less! Even did a bit of scouting while there, Cory if you read this, PLEASE contact me! Check out the rest of the shoot in Brad’s page by clicking PHOTOGRAPHY then select Brad’s square and click.

Chris and Eduardo

lee123 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:42:40 +0000

Chris Huguet and Eduardo Ruiz and polar opposites when it comes to looks BUT they both hit the mark when it comes to sexiness! Both are amazing in front of the camera! Check out to Chris in the PHOTOGRAPHY gallery then click the green square For Chris Huguet. Do the same to see Eduardo’s but click his green box…He’s got new photos too taken 6-25-11

Lee

Eduardo Ruiz is a SINGER!

lee123 — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:39:08 +0000

Eduardo is a TALENTED, HANDSOME, FUNNY, Latin singer who walked in front of my camera and the results are in his very own gallery EDUARDO RUIZ in the PHOTOGRAPHY section. He’s young and looking for his dreams to come true in the music biz. I want to work with this guy and be his creative director! He’d never done a professional shoot before and was a natural in front of the lens! I look forward to our future collaborations! I also have to thank his mother Marie for being a loving, caring person and a lovely part of my weekday life, oh and giving birth to such a remarkable young man!