Revolt In Style • July 2010

So here are some of the shots that didn't make it to print. The teaser digital tear sheet + more explanation can be found here:
http://bryutas.blogspot.com/2010/08/teaser-revolt-in-style-july-2010.html

Again, I didn't know their format or style so I just kinda went with it and shot with some premeditated styles I thought of while driving to the location.

Photos - Bryan Bayutas (Duh)
Location - Ivy Rooftop; Downtown San Diego
Makeup - Jessica Lopez, A Style Concierge
Models are labeled

I'Risini Davis




Miyunn Jasmine


Andrea Fung



Renee Maloney






Sharona Maria





I had her dip in the pool because I wanted that wet look but her face eventually washed off. Oh well, still looked cute. ;p

Teaser! // Revolt In Style • July 2010

So I got hit up at the last minute (like a day before) with a dope opportunity to shoot for a local scene magazine Revolt. It's a lifestyle magazine centered around the surf, "bro-man", Affliction/Tapout-wearing culture. Good stuff.

It was the first time I heard about this mag and given the time constraint and no chance to research their style, I went and shot a bunch of different looks. Because of this, I only got one photo published this round (besides my little bio pic) but hey, it's a giant-ass page. If they hit me up for another go, I'll mos def know the look they're going for and hopefully, I'll own like half the spreads. ;)

Here's the digital tear sheet of my shot.

SEXY, huh!

More to come soon!

Bikini Week 2010 // Day 4 Favs

So here's the shots from the Bikini Week event. I was able to get my hands on a ringflash and after some brief technical difficulties (and a lucky chance to move from a crappy location to a slightly better location) everything went smoove.

Melissa

So the lovely Melissa and I met at the Bikini Week Casting at the Hard Rock Intervention and I must say, it was a pleasure working with her again. First, I started out w/ strobe lighting then eventually moved onto natural lighting and I must say, I'm starting to grow quite fond of it. I was testing using flare and while I'm not ninja at it yet, I feel that it'll soon have a place in my arsenal of techniques. ;)

Anyway here are the pics:

Bikini Week Casting Call 3 Pichers // The Blond Martini • San Diego

So I shot at the Blond Martini in downtown San Diego pretty much up the street from Horton Plaza. Interesting venue. Kinda reminded me of an old 80s Miami jazz lounge for some reason. I think it was all that green mirrory 1"x1" tile and brick motif; a place you might see a tackier Tony Montana. :p

I didn't bring any lights save for my crappy third-party speedlight that doesn't work well w/ my 5d2's TTL. (Anyone wanna donate a nice 580exII?) It was loud and echoy, I couldn't really understand anything any of my models were saying, and it was humid. But the music was cool. I found myself bobbing to the riddims more often than not. So all in all, I came out w/ some interesting imagery. I didn't shoot a whole lot this time but here's what I got. Enjoy!

Bikini Week 2010 CC3 @ Blond Martini Teaser 2

I was going through my shots and when I saw this one, I thought to myself, "Why the hell didn't I post this one instead?"



Awesome.


Oh, and the actual pics will be posted tomorrow!