shaun sharper

What does “edgy” mean?

shaun sharper — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:09:48 +0000

Well, it’s really in the eye of the beholder. But, there is a difference between your typical “snapshot” and an image captured by a professional photographer. It’s about the sum of the parts in our mind. The fun part is working with the model to make their vision of what they think is “beautiful” a reality. Then, we stylize it and give it a “look”, or what some people call “edgy”.

Professional Lighting makes a huge difference.

Beyond the techy stuff (yes we have $thousands of dollars worth of high end Canon gear, expensive lenses, pro lighting and more), we are artists, set designers and know how to shape a female figure with proper lighting. In addition, we don’t believe in retouching the skin until it looks plastic. We do stylize the image so, no, it is not the image straight out of the camera. It is retouched to the point of looking professional. It is not retouched to the point that the image no longer looks human. Do women look like a Barbie doll in real life? Really? No they have real skin, with real pores.

Oh yah, and the darn pimple that decided to show up on the day of your shoot – of course that will be on the photoshop chopping block.

More photos coming from Bali

shaun sharper — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:40:48 +0000

Its been a while, but finally got back to getting some sets uploaded to Zivity from our Bali trip. In the middle of winter, some summer pics ought to cheer ya up. This week Zivity selected an upcoming set of Pearl for the “Editors Pick of the Week“.

Zivity Editors Pick of the Week

shaun sharper — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:58:35 +0000

The many faces of Damanda never get boring. This time around we have “Damanda vs Ninjas”. It was selected as the “editors pick of the week” on the Zivity blog.

Piper released on Zivity

shaun sharper — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:04:48 +0000

Crutch, myself and Damanda (on makeup) did three sets at Cellspace, San Francisco with Piper. Her latest set has been published today, and can be found at http://www.zivity.com/models/piper/photosets/2

Zivity models Damanda, Pearl and Heather West in Bali

shaun sharper — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:09:52 +0000

The jet lag has finally worn off, and we have started scouting locations in Bali, Indonesia. The models were decked out last night as we all headed off to watch the sunset.

Internet access is spotty here, so excuse that this posting is brief. Stay tuned.

A different side of Damanda

shaun sharper — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:59:40 +0000

So this shoot threw away the fishnets, wigs and other costumes to reveal the sweet side of damanda.

Her latest set “Languid Lover” is now live on beta.zivity.com.

All the voting on the set has moved me to the number 3 slot on the photographers leaderboard. Thank you so much for all the support.

Warning: Objects in glass may be stronger than they appear.

shaun sharper — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:31:22 +0000

Triggah B. has a new set live on Zivity, titled “Cocktails Anyone?”

http://beta.zivity.com/models/triggah/photosets/2

It was shot in Hollywood with some crazy big artwork in the background. We aren’t sayin’ what was in the glass. Click the image below to see the full size version.

Easter in SF gallery uploaded

shaun sharper — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:22:41 +0000

Click here for the latest gallery – Roaming about Dolores Park, San Francisco on Sunday March 23rd, 2008.

Kitten went live this week on zivity.com

shaun sharper — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:22:17 +0000

We had a great time doing set design. Kitten came through with some costume designs of her own as well, not to mention the cupcakes. Damanda stepped in on makeup, styling and set design as well.

Triggah B. live on zivity.com

shaun sharper — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:00:22 +0000

What a great time in Hollywood. Fun set to work in, Libertine on lighting, and Damanda on makeup. A cocktail for success.