The Viking-Inspired Shoot

A week ago, Tasha, one of my fellow photographers here in Iwakuni, contacted me to work together for her latest glamour shoot with Viking as its inspiration.

I was instantly saying yes when she told me about this. I was excited as I LOVE conceptual/glamor shots, and I haven't done it in a while.

Below are some behind the scenes from our shot last Friday.

The workflow/set ups

Our simple lighting.

The amazing MUA (Caitlyn Shaw) and the brilliant hairstylist (Tiffany Cassey) were working on our talented model, Aristia.

Tasha, the mastermind, was trying to figure out the lighting. LOL

Got this pic of Tasha and Aristia in between shots. LOL

I enjoyed this session a lot. I definitely had an amazing time discussing about lighting with Tasha -- which only photographers can understand why it's so exciting. LOL

Can't wait to do more conceptual-glamor shots with Tasha.

Here are few photographs of Aristia that I took during the session. Isn't she an amazing model???! She really should considers doing modeling as her career :) And can you believe that she has two kids and the youngest is one year old? GAH! Some women are blessed with great metabolism. LOL

Anyway, check more photographs of Aristia on Tasha's page, here!

Cheers,
Nizar

The Brickmans | Cherry Blossom 2016

OH MY GOD! That's all I wanted to say about this family's session. I felt so bad as my clients today (including me) got stuck at the traffic! It seems all people in Japan went to Kintai today. It took me almost 1,5 hrs to get to Kintai, which normally only 15-20 minutes.

But anyway, I'm glad they made it! Although.. I'm still can't believe that Carol forgot to put the right shoes on Leah as she wore flip flop today, hence I asked her to pose without the sandals a couple times. HUFH! Lol

Here are some shots from The Brickmans' session today.

The Schmidts | Cherry Blossom 2016

This was the first session of my Cherry Blossom's session 2016. Their original date was supposed to be tomorrow, but duty called hence they needed to change the date. But it worked well.

Here are some of my faves from their session.

PS: I love love love the fact that the kiddos really know how to pose now! :)

And this "Mommy and Me" moment might be one of my fave images ever! Color or BW, I can't decide as I love them both!

Bobby, 3 Months Old | Milestone

Yesterday was an awesome day in my studio. After had an easy session with China-chan, I got a chance to work with Bobby. This stud was just amazing! He was smiling and laughing during this quick session.

These are some of my fav shots of Bobby!

~Nizar

This last one cracks me up as he looks like saying, "Heeeeeey.. ENOUGH!" LOL

China-chan | Smash Cake Session

It was my first time working with China-chan (or you can call her Tina). She's a joy to work with. There's no cranky whatsoever. 

Mom made the cake. I called it the healthy smash cake as it contains ZERO sugar. At first she wanted to make a tofu cake, man was I excited to know it. But later Mom changed it to yoghurt cake with lots of fruits and broccoli as its topping (YEP you read that correctly, BROCCOLI!) :)

China-chan is a clean baby, hence she wasn't a big fans of making mess during the smash cake part, you can tell from the last image here. LOL

Anyway, here are few shots from China-chan's session.

Enjoy!!!

~Nizar

Angie | Pin-Up Session

Oh oh! Look at Angie! She looks amazing, eh? I had so much fun doing this session with her. I'm so glad we made it although it was cold and windy day. Here are some images from her session.

MUA & Hair: Reflections by Victoria Walter

Check HERE if you are curious about my Pin-Up/Boudoir sessions :)
 

Tim - Ciara | Engagement Session

I started my 2016 with a lovely engagement session of Ciara and Tim.

Two beautiful people and a beautiful Kintai Bridge as its background make A LOOOOT of amazing pictures. 

These are some images of their session.

Cheers,
Nizar