It seems that the trick to being listed and found through google is adding the right keywords to your images and giving them enough time to be placed in the search results. For example, one of the images I tested titled “Drawing Hearts in the Sand” took approximately 1 month to show up on google images under various keywords. Ever since it became listed I have been receiving between 80-100 visits per month off of the keywords to this image alone.

Now that I have committed to shooting stock photos its time to load the website up with images that photo buyers will want to buy. The fun part of the process. So if you are a model, MUA or other creative and would like to collaborate on a project or you just have an idea for a concept to shoot, send me a message.

I recently shot an ad for PinkMinkMafia.com (PMM), a clothing company here in Southern California. The purpose of the ad was to promote one of their new shirts which they refer to as the “mafiosa” shirt. I had a lot of liberty in terms of the direction I wanted to take the shoot so I figured we would be bold and controversial with this project which goes well with the company’s entity.

I took a page out of “Goodfellas” by Martin Scorsese and created a scene where two of the PMM girls were taking a third girl out of the trunk of their car so they could “whack” her and bury her in the middle of nowhere. We found an abandoned road in the city of Corona and went to work.

For wardrobe, I had the PMM girls wear the “Mafiosa” shirt of course, pin-striped pants with suspenders, and high heels resembling 1930’s gangster shoes. We also used a pick axe, a shovel, and a toy gun as props.

I always try to anticipate and prepare for any potential problems I may foresee on every shoot and I always seem to forget something or not think about some vital element of the shoot but I have to say that this was probably the smoothest shoot I have ever had. The only real issue was getting lost on the way there but it only set me back about 15 minutes so I don’t think it even qualifies as really being lost.

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Size: 3872 X 2592
Resolution: 300 dpi
Format: .jpg
Usage: Rights Managed
Model Release: Yes
Available for immediate download

Size: 3872 X 2592
Resolution: 300 dpi
Format: .jpg
Usage: Rights Managed
Model Release: Yes
Available for immediate download

Size: 3872 X 2592
Resolution: 300 dpi
Format: .jpg
Usage: Royalty Free
Model Release: Yes
Available for immediate download