People fished the lake where we did this shoot, frequently. I could see why. Its very picturesque. Lush, green, clear and open, the lake was circled on one side with natural walking path. This is where Radiantz and I created most of our captures. She was alternately serious and playful through out the shoot, depending on what we talked about at the time. Initially we’d intended to start shooting around 9 am but did not get started until 11:30 and I was worried about the heat and onlookers but it, all in all it was quite pleasant. Radiantz had posed for me a few times before and I was very...

Maurice Evans is the photographer and PrettyBlak is the muse. And together they have created some astounding works. Some of the works they created were featured in the blog, the PangaeasGardenProject because I considered their works to be influential and inspirational to the vision here. They have created a LOT of beautiful, provocative and highly imaginative works of art together. Within a few brief years, Maurice has established himself as one of the best in the field of Black Art and his works has delighted countless collectors of African-American art. No matter the subject or whether the works...

Early Monday morning was the time. The location – an urbane apartment building in midtown Atlanta that had brightly painted interiors which caught the light of the sun very well and reflected it brilliantly.  I’d visited the apartment about week prior to the shoot and knew it would be perfect for an early morning set. LoisLane and I met the sun in the kitchen and the rest was beautiful. We call her LoisLane because, like Clark Kent, her hidden powers are endless. She is an INCREDIBLY intelligent medical student by day and in her secret identity she’s a soulfully talented Jazz basist....

Nobella makes jewelry. And this all started when I asked Nobella for some jewelry for a fashion shoot. That led to me shooting her for the Pangeas Garden Project, surrounded by her Art and Jewel creations. I then asked her if she wanted to do a shoot for the Portal’s gallery and she said no because she knew the perfect person for it. Nobella of New Orleans introduced me to Nena of New Orleans. Her strikingly soft beauty wrapped around provocatively wise eyes. Soft spoken & cool, deliberate & alluring, Nena was a walking inspiration. Nobella designed a body jewel to wrap around her....