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One of our favorite clients Melanie came up from Florida to see us last weekend. She was a great model as usual and we got some pretty cool pictures for her and her husband.
You can find more pictures of Melanie in different galleries on our site at http://luckypinup.com/index.php
Checkout our packages at http://luckypinup.com/shoot/packages.php
We had a Creative Shoot with Beautiful Brandi a couple of weeks ago. She contacted us and said that she really wanted to put together something with a classic car. So, we went to work on finding the perfect car and location for her shoot. I called my friend Randy and he was kind enough to let me use his 1962 Morgan. Worked out like a dream!
We had a wonderful Standard Shoot with Jae a few weeks ago. This first shot was unplanned but is one of my favorites. The natural light was perfect to highlight her beauty.
End Date: 8/21/10
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Schedule your shoot by 8/21/10 and receive free prints and edits. That doesn’t mean you need to shoot by the 21st, but you must have your deposit in by then to be eligible for this special offer.
That’s it! Just let us know that you want your free prints when you book your shoot.
Last year's Winner
Here’s how you enter:
1. Send the 1 photo that you want people to vote on to info@luckypinup.com. Your photo must be submitted by August 6th at 11:59 PM Eastern time.
2. We will upload the submitted photos to our Facebook fan page on August 7th.
3. The person with the most “Likes” by Friday August 13th at 11:59 PM Eastern time will win. Tell all your friends and family yo come vote for you!
You can start submitting your photos right now! Tell all your friends! Must be 18 or older to enter.
This is the second set we shot while in Asheville with a different model. Enjoy!
Below is a copy of the latest newsletter. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter, go to http://luckypinup.com/index.php and sign up in the upper right corner of the page.
New Affiliates Program
We just started our new affiliates program and are very excited about the possibilities. People who have worked with us know that we are a small business with only two full time employees. I had a realization that I spend A LOT of my time getting the word out about the services that we provide. As a result I decided to create the affiliates program and give you the chance to make some cash and free up more of my time to do what I love, take pictures. If you apply and become an affiliate you will be paid (anywhere from $50 – $320 per shoot) for referrals you make that result in a paid shoot. See all of the details and apply here.
We Are Branching Out
- Notice the new logo? I sincerely enjoy pinup and plan to always offer that service but I also want to offer our clients different options. I want you to know that we can turn you into art. We can collaborate with you to create something unique and special with you as the centerpiece.
- Couples – We are starting a new service for couples within the next few weeks. To quote one of our Facebook fans “That could get interesting!”
- New project – I’m starting a new project called “Uncommon Beauty”. The focus will be photos of unconventional beauties in unexpected environments. You can see the beginnings of the gallery at http://luckypinup.com/galleries/PhotoGallery4/index.php. I am looking for 1 or 2 more models for the series so contact me if you’re interested.
All the best,
Brent Walker
http://luckypinup.com
info@luckypinup.com
404.669.6074
This is set 1 of the new series I’m working on.
We were in Asheville and hooked up with some great locals Justin and Delaney. I told them about some of the stuff I’d been working on and after perusing some of the Storyville portfolio they said they knew somebody who wanted to model and a great building to shoot in. And I of course said “let’s do it!”
Shortly after leaving them I remember saying to Suzu something to the effect of “oh shit”. I really had planned on bringing some of my equipment but decided at the last moment that I likely wouldn’t need it. So, all I had was my camera and a few memory cards. To make a long story a little less long, we only had the natural light coming in the window to work with. No makeup artist, just Suzu working her magic with what little makeup we could get our hands on.
The full length podcast will be up in 2-4 weeks at http://www.mordantworld.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/MordantWorld. I had a great time with Mordant and Suzanne.
If you can’t see the video, go to http://luckysblog.com/wordpress/2010/05/24/vlog-with-mordant/
Vlog #2. Choppy but still getting better 
Great shoot today with two great ladies.
May not be perfect but damnit I got through my first ever vlog and it only took 5 takes. I promise, these will get more entertaining as time goes on full of more interesting things than my mug on camera.
Happy Birthday Johnny! (26 February 1932 – 12 September 2003)
Johnny Cash is one of my personal heroes. He was authentic and truly didn’t care what the establishment thought about what he did. He always looked out for the underdog because more than a few times in his life, he was one. He recognized drugs and alcohol were killing him and he did something about it. He came out against the Vietnam war when it wasn’t popular for a country singer to do so.
He was one of the greats both on and off stage so here’s to you Johnny! RIP brother.
This song says it all
If you can’t see the video click here.
I’ve been looking forward to seeing how the video came out that was filmed during our shoot with Kris Melton from www.RockFistReviews.com. I was pleased for sure. Tim Daust from ReelMind Studios did a hell of a job putting this together.
Look for big things coming from Kris in the future. She has the talent, drive and intelligence to make a mark on an industry that could use a good swift kick in the ass.
In the next couple of weeks I’m going to be posting some of the photos from the holiday shoot we had on Dec. 5th. We had a blast and got some great pictures!
The first on the list is Emily.
A few things have changed here. Obviously I have a new look to the site and new functionality. Oh… and a new name. Changed from the Naked Gypsy to Lucky’s Blog. I like it better. The Naked Gypsy’s ship has sailed. I’m also going to be putting a little more focus on the pinup work. I know its what people want to see more of and well its my business so, there ya have it.
If you receive this in your inbox, you probably got nailed with a huge email of many many posts at once. Sorry about that. I guess its because I switched from Blogger to Worpress. Hopefully it won’t happen again!
Our new address is http://luckysblog.com. Bookmark it!
Pictures from the Holiday shoot are coming soon. Thanks to everyone who came out for it and the crew who pulled it off flawlessly!
I had a shoot last week with Kris Melton, Editor of Rock Fist Reviews. Kris started Rock Fist in May 2008 and has been driving local support and making a name for herself in the Atlanta music scene ever since. She began writing for Atlanta’s Rock Scene’s review column in June 2008 and Atlanta radio station Project 9-6-1’s HomeGrown bands in August 2008. Her combined love and enthusiasm for writing, music, and chasing down a dream is what Rock Fist is founded on.
At first we talked about doing a pinup shoot but we both agreed that this was much more her style.
Bruno Bernard, professionelly known as Bernard of Hollywood, was a superlative glamour photographer of Holywood´s golden era. He was called the “king of Hollywood glamour”, the “Discoverer” of Marilyn Monroe, and the “Vargas of photography”.
Marilyn Monroes first professional sitting
Anita Ekberg, Vintage 1956
Norma Jeane – Pin-Up
I have been a slack ass blogger latey. Part of the reason is that I feel like I have to do these long postings here. This is not Twitter for God sakes, there should be some meat! Right?
I’m going to give myself a break for a while and do some simple posts and let the pictures speak for themselves. I’m assuming that everyone subscribed to this blog is here in some way or another for the pictures…
Today I’ve got photographer Ellen von Unwerth for you.
Ellen von Unwerth (born 1954 in Germany) is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and now makes fashion, editorial, and advertising photographs.
Some of her work reminds me a lot of the Vee Speers Bordello series.
What do you think? Feel free to post your comments.
Photo Direct News (PDN) reported yesterday that NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), is useing this image of President Obama in a poster to promote their organization. NORML is doing this without consent from the photographer Lisa Jack or the agency who licenses the photo, Getty. Below is a quote PDN obtained from Getty:
“Getty Images is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights and livelihood of the artists whose work we license. NORML is engaging in unauthorized use of Getty Images photographer Lisa Jack’s photograph of President Obama. Despite our requests, NORML continues to exploit the image without any license or permission of the copyright holder. Ironically, they even post a copyright notice on their infringing poster. We reject their position that this use is protected as fair use, as it is neither parody nor satire, and their fair use position is particularly troublesome given that NORML stands to profit from selling the posters. This unauthorized commercial use of the photograph constitutes copyright infringement, and Getty Images will aggressively pursue this matter as the copyright representative of the artist.”
In my humble opinion, the leaders over at NORML need to lay off the ganja when making crucial decisions. There is no getting around the fact that they are using this image for a commercial endeavor. Fair use does not apply to how this image is being used. A few questions to my bong smoking brothers and sisters:
a) do you really want to piss off the artistic community?
b) do you want to piss off the President who could possibly help your cause.
c) do you want to tangle with Getty Images? They have seriously deep pockets and it sounds like they are willing to go all the way on this one.
The decision to use this image was stupid. The decision to not cease using it is beyond moronic and offensive to people who try to make a living with their art.
I’ve mentioned Les Krims a few times in passing. I’m very drawn to his work. It’s everything I love in art; raw, creative, funny, irreverent, slightly insane. Once I start looking I can’t seem to keep myself from flipping to the next image.
A little about Les
In 1971, a young boy was kidnapped in Memphis, Tennessee. The ransom requested for the boy’s return was the removal of Les Krims’s photographs then on exhibition in Memphis. Krims’ pictures were removed and the boy was released unharmed. A few years later, Light Gallery, in New York City, published an original print portfolio containing the Krims photographs on view at that exhibition. Light Gallery titled the portfolio, “The Only Photographs in the World to Ever Cause a Kidnapping.” Krims had nothing to do with the kidnapping.
Les Krims has published numerous offset works. Two of these, “Fictcryptokrimsographs,” and “Making Chicken Soup,” were published by Humpy Press, which he founded and incorporated in the mid-1970s, and has since been dissolved. Krims has also published original print portfolios such as, “Idiosyncratic Pictures,” and “Porsch Rainbows.” Most recently (November 2005), a Photo Poche monograph, “Les Krims,” edited by Robert Delpire, with an introduction by Bernard Noel, was published by Actes Sud, in France.
I see glimpses of his work in artists of today like David La Chapelle and he’s definitely inspired some of the projects that I’m currently working on so a big thanks to the twisted Maestro of Jackassery, Les Krims.