Winter at the Beach

   model - Aria     photos - Zorian   

 Wondering the beach, searching for sea treasures, late on a warm sunny winters afternoon,

is a time of peace and solitude.   Always, finding amazing treasures while enjoying the 

warmth of the golden sun, that is my Nirvana.

Photographed, natural light, just before sunset.  

Gap sweater - vintage,   Versace jeans - vintage,  Jewelry - vintage and Ebay,   Tan leather backpack - vintage,   Coyote tail - Ebay.

Calvin Klein overalls

   model - Aria     photos - Zorian   

The perfect beach ensemble, Calvin Klein overalls and an off the shoulder sweater.

The photos were taken in the "Golden Hour"  natural light on a beautiful fall day.   

   sweater vintage,  Calvin Klein overalls  vintage, red Converse sneakers,  Ray Ban sunnies.  

Long Lenses

  I love how long lenses isolate the subject from the background. 

  model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

If you look at the picture with the shoes and study the sand,  you can understand how lenses work, especially long lenses.  The "Rule"  of lenses is, " from the point of focus (the rivets on the shoe),  the area of sharp focus is 1/3 in front and 2/3 in back".   All lenses work this way.  It is easy to see, the area of sharp focus or the Depth of Field (DOF),  with long lenses.

Look at the sand and you can see the sand in sharp focus 2 inches in front of the shoes and about 4 inches in back of the shoes.  I focused on the rivets on the shoe.  

These pictures where shot with a Sony A700 and a  Sony 70-200 f2.8G lens, shot with 

Aperture Priority a f2.8.  The method that I use is  "Focus, Hold - Recompose".  

I focused on the eyes, in the fashion shots and recomposed the photo and then shot the picture.  

It takes practice but when you get the hang of it you can get sharp beautiful "Long Lens" fashion pictures.

  Vintage romper, antique Dobbs boater, vintage jewelry,  Jeffery Campbell Clogs. 

Satin Floral Romper

  model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

  Vintage top hat.  Vintage jewelry.  Vintage satin floral romper. 

Evander Beer 3

  Evander Beer, is a new custom made beer from Florida.  Their slogan is the 

“Coolest Beer on the Planet”.   Evander Preston, owner, asked Aria and I  to 

photograph his tee shirts.   The tee shirts will be available soon on, “Evander Land”.   

Here is a preview! 

  model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

  All of these photos we shot in the later afternoon with only the sun as a light source. 
I love the beauty and the quality of this light. 

Evander Beer 2

  Evander Beer, is a new custom made beer from Florida.  Their slogan is the 

“Coolest Beer on the Planet”.   Evander Preston, owner, asked Aria and I  to 

photograph his tee shirts.   The tee shirts will be available soon on, “Evander Land”.   

Here is a preview! 

  model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

These photos were shot with the Sony Alpha A850  24.6 MP Camera.  

The color and the image quality is magnificent. 

Evander Beer 1

  Evander Beer, is a new custom made beer from Florida.  Their slogan is the

“Coolest Beer on the Planet”.   Evander Preston, owner, asked Aria and I  to 

photograph his tee shirts.   The tee shirts will be available soon on, “Evander Land”.   

Here is a preview!  

  model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

Maroon Mini Dress

  model - Aria     Photo - Zorian 

Natural light, playing with the angles of the sun on the face and dress.

Vintage 70's floral mini.  Akoya pearl necklace.

Armani Shirt

  Vintage shops and thrift stores...Oh how we love them!  A vintage shop is full of vintage treasures, hand picked pieces that may or may not tickle your fancy. A thrift store is full of stuff. 

A cornucopia of things, any thing.  Some old, some new. You never know what you might

find and sometimes when the Thrift Gods smile upon you, you find a gem. 

That diamond in the rough,  “ I can’t believe I just found a .................... treasure”.

This vintage silk Armani blouse is one of those thrift store treasures. Rescued from a thrift store 

and relocated to Aria’s closet. This thrifted treasure makes her smile every time she wears it.  

  model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

Pic 1-2  Thrifted Armani blouse. Levi jeans. Vintage Coach bag. Vintage jewelry, sunnies and hat. 

Pic 3-4  Thrifted Armani blouse. Vintage lucky cutoffs ( with 4 leaf clover exposed pockets :) 

Vintage sunnies. Report Signature oxfords. Vintage lace vest. 

Pic 5  Thrifted Armani blouse. Vintage Le Gambi’s. Vintage jewelry, sunnies and bag. 

A Fishin' Tail

  Aria,  learned to fish about a year ago. She had never fished before and had always found
it quite intriguing.  The idea of catching your own food, ruff and tough survival stuff. So
when we moved to the sea learning to fish was at the top of her to do list.

She spent countless hours a day at the local fishing spot,  with the real deal crusty fishermen. 

At first she was “that girl” actually she was the only girl. She was in the way and couldn’t bait

her own hook or tie her own knots. Day after day,  rain or shine she was there with her
trusty pole in hand.  She became an eye bandit. Carefully watching these expert fishermen,
with each cast, each bait of the hook, each knot. She soon grew on those crusty fisherman,
learning,  at their feet, like a grandson would,  the secrets of these seasoned sportsmen. 

  This is a shot of her catch, a “Bonita”, (Bonita means beautiful in Spanish) on the day before Thanksgiving.  A front had just come threw and the fish were biting! The Bonita were running and all the serious fishermen were out hoping to land one. Getting a bite was the easy part, landing a fish, that is where the skill comes in. Bonita are like bull dogs, they are a medium sized predatory fish related to the mackerel and tuna family. They are ferocious fish who hunt in packs and like to eat and run. When they hit and run, if your hook is in their mouth, the line screams off the reel and you had better hold tight!  This particular Bonita ran her up and down the fishing Pier!  She wrestled patiently with him for 20 minutes,  a vigorous game of tug a war!  She was one of three people who actually landed a Bonita that day finally earning her “Serious Fisherperson”  merit badge.   

  fisherperson & model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

On Thanksgiving day she was back for more! Out in the rain she landed this beauty. One of our fishing buddies Tao, who is an amazing fisherman and sushi chef offered to show us how to sushi fillet her catch. He explained how Bonita is a staple like tuna in the Orient. For Thanksgiving dinner Aria made Sushi, all we could eat fresh from the sea caught with her own two hands sushi!!   and it was amazingly delicious :)

Check out Aria's Blog, Here.

Pic 1-2  Thrifted khakis and hat. Vintage linen oxford and belt. Hanes boys tee and

polarizing sunnies, Walmart. Sperry Topsiders.  Bonita, Gulf of Mexico.

Pic 3  Thrifted khakis and hat. Thrifted,  Banana Republic sweater.   Sperry Topsiders.  

Reel & Pole by Penn.  Bontia, Gulf of Mexico.

Knight Sky

   

Color capture, manipulated in Lightroom. 

   model - Aria     photos - Zorian 

  Vintage leather coat and pants.  Distressed leather flight helmet.  

Vintage shirt and tie.  Pleaser boots.  Sunnies,  HI-TEK,  ebay.