Photography by Ian L. Sitren

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Holy Hell!

I had been looking for a good looking guy to cast for a very sexy fashion editorial type shoot with a top professional woman model. So I sent her a photo of John Black after our photo shoot yesterday to see what she thought of him. The answer… “Holy Hell! Andddd when does he want to shoot? :)”. That is just too good!

That was my first time shooting with John. I expect there will be more. By the way, he is 6ft-2 and 23 years old, in case you wanted to know. He has been represented by an agency and has actually been doing good with print work, commercials and runway. Our photo shoot was in my pool in Palm Springs. A Hasselblad digital camera system and Broncolor lighting. Only the best!

John Black Poolside

John Black Poolside


They Walk Amongst Us

Distinctive, standouts, gorgeous, handsome ,beautiful and maybe driven. Kerstin Schulze is one of them. A professional in the world of fitness, she is equally fun, considerate and compassionate. And Kerstin would be the first to tell you that anyone can be one who walks amongst us. Makeup and Hair Styling by Natalie Lyle who also walks amongst us! From our photo shoot. Thanks!

Kerstin Schulze


Bed Time

Billboards in Las Vegas and full page ads in Vogue are where you have seen Shawn Towne. But I put her to bed, at least in front of my cameras. And that was in Las Vegas too. What is beautiful in Las Vegas is beautiful everywhere! Makeup and Hair Styling by the so very professional Christine Copeland. Photo assistant and even wardrobe styling ideas for the day by the equally talented Jennifer Chamberlin.

Shawn Towne


Flashing Her Shadow

Model Aristodeme flashing her shadow. Shoot notes… Hasselblad digital camera system. Broncolor lighting with the Broncolor Para 133 reflector.

Aristodeme


Noel No Not Christmas

My preference of Noel, not Christmas, actress and model Noel VanBrocklin. So very fun in a photo shoot! Looking forward to seeing her again soon in front of my camera. Makeup and Hair Styling by Estee Lauder’s world traveling Blanche LeBeau. Shoot notes… Hasselblad digital camera system, Broncolor lighting with the Broncolor Para 133 reflector. Only the best! Thanks!

Noel VanBrocklin

 

 


“See Through”

“See Through” with model Nova. Shoot notes… Hasselblad digital camera system. Broncolor  lighting with the Para 133 and Broncolor 1200L Move pack.

See Through


Through The Glass

Some video fun with model Amber Flowers during our photo shoot. It is really fun to do these short videos and Amber was great!

 


Close Enough?

Famed war photographer Robert Capa said “If your photographs are not good enough, you’re not close enough”. Probably not applicable here but I thought it was a good excuse to get closer to the gorgeous Sherry Goggin in our photo shoot. Click on this photo to see the photograph that was the result. One of my all time favorites and on my website at http://bit.ly/1Ik2Rgy

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A Natural

A natural as in so easy for her to be in front of the camera. Model Amber Flowers in the bright Palm Springs sun. Shoot notes… Hasselblad digital camera system. Lighting by sunlight.

Amber Flowers


Posing With Noel

Model and actress, Noel VanBrocklin posing for my camera. She said “let me try this”. I said “That Works!”. My camera, Hasselblad digital, lighting by Broncolor. Wonderful Makeup and Hair Styling by Blanche LeBeau. Perfect!

Noel VanBrocklin


So Sexy!

A day shooting with Catherine Kwong for her portfolio took us to a number of wardrobe changes, all wonderful. I was and remain so consistently impressed with this woman, model and actress. And then she came out dressed in this and I just sighed. Oh my, so sexy, took my breath away. Maybe I shouldn’t say that, but I can, I am a professional!

The people I photograph take on a different look to me through the viewfinder. The camera changes things. And when it is so gorgeous or perfect, I have a tendency to let a little laugh. Models, who do not know me, are usually a little taken back, not sure what to make of it. They usually turn to Natalie Lyle my makeup artist, as Catherine did, and whisper “What does that mean?” ” Is that good?”. I sometimes don’t let on the I heard them, but Natalie just puts them at ease and says “That is really good”.

Catherine Kwong was amazing in this photo shoot and I am really disappointed in her for that. Because she made more work for me. I shot more photographs during our shoot than I have ever shot of any one person in a photo shoot ever before. Just last night she asked me, “Are you seeing images of me in your nightmares?”. Yes I do and I have no regrets!

Catherine Kwong

Photo shoot with Catherine Kwong in Palm Springs. Makeup and Hair Styling by Natalie Lyle. Lighting by Broncolor and a Hasselblad digital camera system. Only the best!


When She…

Something I have always thought is true… Never doubt the power of a beautiful woman when she sheds her clothes.

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Not A Selfie And A Selfie

I love selfies! They can be so much fun. And my buddy Sasha Brown really has an ability to post some great ones! So here is a not selfie from our photo shoot at the Salton Sea. And a selfie from Sasha. Just say Thanks Sasha!

Sasha Brown

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Mesmerized

Sitting, standing, lying on the floor and posing, Noel VanBrocklin mesmerized both myself behind the camera and makeup and hair stylist Blanche LeBeau all day. Actress and model, Noel was amazing even when in a chair upside down. Wait until you see a photograph from that series!

Not any photo of any model makes it to my website. Noël VanBrocklin in this photograph does for sure! Much better seen on a full screen as big as your biggest screen. Bigger is better! Click here… http://bit.ly/1SlfgkG

Noel VanBrocklin

Noel VanBrocklin, Makeup and Hair Styling by Blanche LeBeau. Lighting by Broncolor and digital camera system from Hasselblad. Nothing but the best!


Never!

I am trying to remember the time I got tired of looking at the photographs I took of Randalene Sergent… NEVER!

Randalene Sergent

Photo Shoot With Randalene Sergent. Makeup and Hair Styling by Natalie Lyle.


Break The Rules

I just love this photograph I shot in a studio with Melyssa. Very casual and sexy. But it does break some of my photo rules. The left side is really somewhat over exposed. But I like it! It was shot on film, Kodak Portra in a medium format camera. Part of the magic of film is that you would, after processing, get back photographs that were not actually what you were expecting in one way or another. So fun!

Something else I sometimes hear from people is… “I don’t like that she is naked, I like something left to the imagination”. Well that’s fine, but I like her naked. I like the other gorgeous naked people in front of my cameras and the photographs we create too. It is wonderful and fascinating! And I like breaking these rules of society. Thanks!

Break The Rules

 


Yes Guys!

You see men in front of my cameras too. And not just in the gym. Bodybuilder and fitness model Jake Sawyer has often been in my photo shoots for magazine features and advertising. Everybody says the same thing… “good looking guy”.

Garage Mechanic


Beauty Dish At Work

Always working to get my lighting to get it right. So model Amber Flowers was kind enough to work with me on placement of the Broncolor beauty dish. We did finally get it right.

Photo shoot notes… Broncolor lighting with a Move 1200L pack and one strobe head in a Para 133 reflector. Hasselblad digital camera system.

Beauty Dish


Board Your Flight!

Time to board your flight with Gabriella Muttone! It’s all first class with her!

Photo shoot notes… At the Palm Springs Air Museum. Hasselblad camera system and Broncolor Move 1200L pack and beauty dish for lighting.

Gabriella Muttone at the Palm Springs Air Museum

Gabriella Muttone in our photo shoot at the Palm Springs Air Museum.


You Do Look Good!

She said… “Good golly Ian!  You make me look good!!!” Of course she does look good! Beautiful and gorgeous actually! Catherine Kwong in our photo shoot. Professional model and actress, you have seen her in ads for Nike and Adidas, on the screen in Grey’s Anatomy and The West Wing. From lifestyle to fashion to fitness, yes Catherine Kwong… You Do Look Good!

Photo shoot notes… Natalie Lyle for wonderful makeup and hair styling! Clyde Sawyer, my ever present do it all assistant. Hasselblad digital camera system. Broncolor lighting. Only the best!

Catherine Kwong


Looking At You

Model Amber Flowers looking back at you in our photo shoot. Shoot notes… Hasselblad camera system. Broncolor Para 133 reflector on one strobe head with a Broncolor Move 1200L pack. All so very exceptional! Thanks!

Amber Flowers

 


Poolside Country

Maybe we should call this Country Western Palm Springs Poolside Casual. With model Bailey Daniels.

Photo shoot notes… Hasselblad camera system. Broncolor lighting with a Move 1200L pack, one strobe head with a white Broncolor beauty dish. Mounted on a Matthews roller stand and boom.

Bailey Daniels


Dilemma

Start with an extraordinary, beautiful and fun model, Gabriella Muttone, take her to the Palm Springs Air Museum for a photoshoot with restored WWII fighter planes and what do you get? The dilemma of trying to pick the best shots from so many great photographs of her! Gabriella knows what that is like as well, because she herself is also an amazing photographer!

Gabriella Muttone at the Palm Springs Air Museum

Gabriella Muttone at the Palm Springs Air Museum


Sunny Weather

Did you stay in and out of the Sun this past weekend. Aristodeme photographed on old Polaroid instant film camera in our shoot, in and out of the Sun.

Aristodeme