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Hope everybody had a weekend! A gazillion new sets went up so be sure to check out all of the new girls! Here are some sets that I have shot that went up in the past week:


SCOUT- PRIVATE EYE


This was the 2nd set I ever shot in my new studio.

CAKE- COOL OFF


This was actually the 1st set I ever shot in my new studio.

And for new girl weekend:
SMITTEN- CAGED


Yeah, we shot this set in the middle of the fucking valley during a heat wave. It was really, really hot. It was shot at a junkyard, and the junkyard guy held the bounce board for me. Pretty sweet job he did I must say.

DORSAL- 77 ROOM


I shot this in Dorsal's bedroom. She has a lot of cute cats running around. My strobes almost blew a fuse, but we got power back and I love this little metal chick!

ALSO, Introducing the new 2006 Burlesque girls:
DIVINITY- CHESCHIRE CAT


Divinity is a contortionist! You have to check her out. Seriously.

LAMIA- MASQUERADE


Lamia bends over backwards for you in this set. It is a sight to see. On a side note, I shot this set in Stephanie's (our model coordinator) apartment. Here is the kicker: I used to live in this exact same place 6 years ago. I even had the same bedroom as her. And we don't even have the same friends. So this, my friends, makes this world EXTREMELY small. Stephanie: I am going to send you a picture of young Sawa pissing in your toilet, 6 years ago. Wierd.

RENO- BAREBACK


AUSTIN- RHINESTONE COWBOY


RAZZI is also a new Burlesque girl, but the set that I shot of her will come out later.

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Also, you can see these lightboxes continuously on display at PURE TATTOO in Hollywood, CA:

AMINA as Jesus:


AMINA with a Rosary:


Adahlia as Pope with a pigs head:


Adahlia as the Virgin Mary:




And TAYE as the Good Shepherd:


TAYE as the Bad Shepherd:


I hope that these don't offend anybody. I wasn't trying to be sacreligious. Believe it or not I am a big fan of old religous art from the Renaissance, and I wanted to recreate some of the saints and icons with hot, naked girls.

If anybody happens to go into the shop and buy these prints of Adahlia as lightboxes (they are super-cute 8x10 nightlights) I will donate the proceeds to the "Devon get better" fund. For more details about this fund, please read Amina's journal. Other than that, the prints are not really for sale- unless I get an inquiry and work something out with the model. If I happen to sell any lightboxes of Taye, my proceeds would go to the animal rescue where we took these photos.

That's about it. I am on week 3 of a 5 week shoot for an independent movie I am working on. I am really enjoying myself on this job. But, I am also excited for it to be over. I want to at least enjoy a little bit of my summer, and when you are working 6 days a week there is no time for fun. I want to get settled in my new house and relax a bit. Oh! And once this job is over I am bringing home a baby puppy! I can't wait.