Monday, November 24, 2008



thanks for the support for those that are members of my swag magazine community site, zalontate t. smith

Wednesday, November 12, 2008



THIS WAS THE MAGIC MOMENT FOR ME OF THE PHOTO SHOOT. SHE WAS FLAWLESS AS THE SUNS BRIGHT BEAMS CAME RAYING DOWN AS IF THE MAN OF ABOVE WAS GIVING HIS APPROVAL. AFTER THIS SHOT WE COULD HAVE PACKED UP GOT IN OUR CARS AND SAID NICE WORK AND BEEN DONE FOR THAT DAY. THE SHOOT WAS SO FUN WE SHOT MAYBE FOR A STRAIGHT HOUR OR MORE. THE FEED BACK FROM OUR SHOOT THAT DAY REALLY GAVE A BOOST TO MY CONFIDENCE TO SHOOTING WITH MODELS OF HER CALIBER AND BEING IN MY COMFORT ZONE BEHIND THE CAMERA. I CAME TO THE SHOOT WITH ONLY ONE IDEA SHOT AND SHE PRETTY MUCH LED THE WAY POSE AFTER POSE LEAVING ME TO JUST CAPTURE AT THE RIGHT ANGLES AS SHE DID HER THING. WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOOT PLANNED TO COME SOON SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SOME MORE BEAUTIFUL HIGH QUALITY PICTURES FROM THE BOTH OF US.(MYSPACE.COM/SWAGPHOTOGRAPHY)



THE SHOOT WITH ALSIHA CAME ABOUT THROUGH A FEMALE I MET YEARS BACK WHILE LIVING IN ATLANTA. A FRIEND OF MINE FROM MY HOME TOWN SOUTH CAROLINA USED TO COME DOWN AND VISIT US ON THE REGULAR AND ONE TRIP SHE MADE TO ATLANTA WAS WITH A GROUP OF FEMALES THAT MODEL. I KNOW HOW THAT IS BEING ON YOUR GRIND BEING THEY CAME TO DO PHOTO SHOOTS AND GO ON CASTINGS, OUT TO FURTHER THE CAREER OF MODELING. MY CONSERN WAS THEM BEING SAFE THEY WERE ALL VERY BEAUTIFUL AND ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMEN IN A BIG CITY OF FLASHING LIGHTS AND FLASHING MONEY WITH ALOT OF FLASHY PEOPLE BUT WITH THAT COMES ALL TYPE OF PEOPLE GOOD AND BAD. SO WE OFFERED THE LADIES A PLACE TO STAY IT WAS ELEVEN FEMALES BUT WE COULD GIVE THEM SOME OK SPACE TO RELAX AND SLEEP AND SUPPLY FOOD TO SHOW OUR SOUTHERN LOVE . THE LADIES DID NOT COME OUT UNPREPARED TO HANDLE THERE BUSINESS DON'T GET ME WRONG BUT AN INVITE FOR ALL WAS ONLY RIGHT. WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS IS BLESSING COME BACK AROUND. IT WAS IN A TIME OF NEED THEY CAME THROUGH FOR ME AT A TIME I WAS UNPREPARED. I WANT CALL ANY NAMES OF THE PUBLICATION BUT THE OWNER OF THE MAGAZINE GAVE ME A CALL IN NEED OF A MODEL FEATURE ON THE RUSH BECAUSE THEY JUST FIRED THERE PHOTOGRAPHER AND NEEDED THE WORK IN TWO DAYS. I STAYED IN TOUCH WITH A FEW OF THE FEMALES THAT CAME TO ATLANTA WITH MY HOME GIRL AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HER FOR SOME DIRECTION.SHE LED ME TO ALISHA THAT SAME NIGHT AND WE SHOT THE NEXT DAY AND HAD A BLAST DURING THE SHOOT. IN EVERY PHOTO SHOOT IT IS A MAGICAL MOMENT AND THE PICTURE WAS THE ONE I SENT OFF TO BE PUBLISHED TO FIND OUT THE OWNER OF THE MAGAZINE WOULD NEVER PUBLISH THE PICTURE WITH NO EXPLAINING WHAT SO EVER. IT WORKED OUT FOR THE BETTER IN THE LONG RUN THOUGH. THAT PICTURE HAS ELEVATED MY RANK AS A TOP PHOTOGRAPHERS IN MY STATE AND SURROUNDING STATES AS WELL AND THE QUALITY OF ALISHA'S WORK WAS WAY TO ADVANCE TO JUST BE A FEATURE IN A HIP HOP MAGAZINE SO I WILL GIVE HER THE BENIFIT OF A DOUBT AND SAY SHE DID NOT PUBLISH THE PICTURE OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR WORK DESRVING MORE THEN A FEATURE IN A HIP HOP MAGAZINE.