Today we did some Egypt shots and some submarine swimwear shots! We set up the green screen again and went outside to shoot some mummy shots. We used the map my aunt and I made! We also got to use my submarine set that Caenaan, Lizzie’s husband and future steampunk model, and I made together….
Month: October 2016
Day 2 – Philipsburg Montana Opera House
The Philipsburg Opera House in Philipsburg Montana graciously allowed us to photograph some of our “A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters” photos in their beautiful Historic Building today! The delightful summer stock theater just ended its season. The theater is known for its many Victorian backdrops, hand painted by artist Edgar S. Paxson. Take a…
Day 3 – The Mystery of the Missing Models
Today we had a Booksplosion! After being unable to find some of our models in the morning, you both know who you are (winky emoticon), we finally got this booksplosion on the road. We went to Caras Park in Missoula and used a greenscreen behind the models. We will fill in the background later with…
Day 1 – The Main Photos Begin!
Our main photos of “A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters” have started with models Brin and Jeremy! Brin took it upon herself to steam the green screen in her Asian steampunk outfit! We did some green screen work where the monster will be added in later! We then continued to the University of Montana to do…
“Steampunk Vol.1” Available in Digital and Print versions on Mag Cloud!
Tyson Vick photography presents “Steampunk Vol. 1“! Photographer Tyson Vick creates a beautiful steampunk world in this exciting 24 page photo-book available in Print and Digital versions on Mag Cloud! Featuring multi-cultural costumes by Alisa Kester and Tyson Vick. Featuring models Christopher Michael Higdon, Jadi Stuart and Meilyn Saychow. When Alisa and I first worked…
Photography Trip to Seattle – Part 3
Having created the Steampunk Geisha outfit nearly a year ago, it was finally time to get it photographed! Meilyn Saychow modeled as the Geisha Ghost, and her energy and spontaneity brought the ghost to life as you will see in the following behind-the-scenes photos! We woke up earlier than I’ve been up in almost a…
Photography Trip to Seattle – Part 2
Our trip continues with our Steampunk Archaeologist, named Hargrave in the book, and played by model Mark Austin. You will see many photos from our trip after the jump! The day started with Mark showing up, getting make-up and dressing up in an outfit that was a very close fit. At 6’3″ and sporting a…
Photography Trip to Seattle – Part 1
There are a few behind-the-scenes people involved in A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters who hardly show up in pictures. Catey helps me make costumes, and she joined me on this trip to Seattle to photograph some images for the book. Our first stop was Missoula, Montana, where we met up with my usual Hair…
Turning a Burger King Crown Into an Awesome Steampunk Crown
While I was sitting outside spray painting my crown, my neighbor came out onto the porch. He looked at what I was doing. “I’m making a crown,” I said. “You know you could just go down to Burger King and get one,” he said. “I did,” I replied. Using a free Burger King Crow, I made…
New Website
Hello everyone! Steampunkmonsters.com was having issues with its web host recently. Many pages weren’t loading correctly, often the site was only presented as a text error, and the web host would not help me solve the problem. Therefore, I switched hosting platforms, but this means I had to erase all the old data, losing all…
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