ninjaphoto nudes

Elaria

2012-01-09T20:09:00.000-08:00

Towards the end of 2011, I met and worked with Elaria. Such a great model! Creative, beautiful, and an incredible fluidity you don't often find. A new favorite for sure!

More Ryonen

2011-11-22T18:47:00.000-08:00

I recently got an email from a fan requesting that I post more pics from my shoot with Ryonen. It's been way busy at work, so it took me a while to get to it. Anyways, here ya go!

Oh and money talks! It takes money to set up photo shoots with quality models and donations are always welcomed. I'm not being greedy here, just sayin' that I'm still a slave to the day job, and can only afford to shoot once or twice a month. If you're interested, please feel free to email me and I can provide paypal info.

Cheers!

Dreamcatcher made by Randi Whipple (http://www.etsy.com/shop/whipplefamilyfarm)

Ryonen composite shot

2011-10-05T21:24:00.000-07:00

As you probably know, I tend to do the occasional composite shot. This one features model Ryonen with a picture of a grassy field and then blended with a texture. Any thoughts, critiques, or suggestions? Thanks!

Ryonen Shoot!!!

2011-09-26T19:00:00.000-07:00

I got to shoot with the model known as Ryonen! A dazzling model for sure. I still have lots of edits to do from this shoot, but figured I might as well put up a little preview. Cheers!

(shot below: money-catcher made by R. Whipple)

(shot below: thinking about doing a Victoria's Secret series, maybe get discovered and stuff)

Shoot with Sister Thyme and Page Ryder

2011-09-22T18:42:00.000-07:00

It's been a bit since I've updated here. My bad, I've been dorking out on this whole Tumblr thing - www.ninjaphoto.tumblr.com. In any case, here's Sister Thyme!

Page Ryder

Sage Bell

2011-08-22T11:12:00.001-07:00

Yay! Been meaning to shoot with Sage for a while. Check it out!

Shoot with Sie Ist Idaho

2011-07-23T18:12:00.001-07:00

I've heard her referenced locally over the years and this week we finally connected! She did not disappoint! It was a fun, creative, and collaborative shoot!

Shoot with Courtney C.

2011-06-08T19:07:00.001-07:00

Model: Courtney Cass

Model: Sonoko

2011-05-12T00:21:00.000-07:00

Worked with a new local model last week. We did good! I must admit that I like the "creepy asian" look she can pull off. I mean that in an asian horror cinema way. :)

Ruvalcaba 2011

2011-04-30T13:42:00.000-07:00

Her nude model alias is Ruvalcaba. Me, you know me as the Ninja! Enjoy! Comments are always appreciated. :)

Leigh 2011

2011-04-17T16:00:00.000-07:00

I set up a shoot with my friend Leigh earlier this week. It was a bit of a hazy, drizzly, morning. The question, where to shoot, where, we don't necessarily have to worry about lurkers and such, and still shoot outside. The roof of my building of course!

Shoot with Stephy C.

2011-03-31T19:34:00.000-07:00

I'd been hoping to shoot with Stephy for a long time, and this month, my wish finally came true! In any case, I haven't had too many shoots this year so far, but hope to remedy the situation in the coming months.

Cheers!

Kenji

ninjaphoto

Shoot with Elle 2011

2011-02-24T20:21:00.000-08:00

Shot with my friend Elle this week. We had planned to shoot earlier in the month, but alas, that time, I had forgotten to charge my camera battery. Oops. Thus, this time, I checked my camera battery three times before even leaving my apartment! Enjoy!

First official shoot of 2011

2011-02-19T19:20:00.000-08:00

So, it took me a while to get things started this year. Getting a shooting budget together, working a lot at the day job, etc. Anyways, here's the results.

Model: Candace Nirvana

some recent stuff

2010-11-17T18:41:00.000-08:00

I did a shoot not too long ago with my friend K.M. These are some of the shots from the session. Believe it or not, it was her first shoot! Bravo, I say.

Sarah Ellis Shoot!

2010-10-20T20:03:00.000-07:00

Sarah Ellis was in town a few weeks ago and I was lucky enough to get a quick shoot in with her. It was dreamy. :)

meanderings

2010-10-16T19:51:00.000-07:00

I suppose it's about time to do a little discussion about the man behind the lens. Or should I? Regardless, as such, here goes.

Why specialize in nudes?

I've taken pictures of a lot of things - sunsets, trees, houses, people, parties, fashion shows, live performances, pretty things, ugly things, food, beverage, and the lot. So far, nudes are by far the most difficult to capture. There's no garments to pose with. And plus there's the model, who's naked, which brings a whole dynamic to the shoot. There's those who are more comfortable naked. Other's not. And in the end it's about creating an environment of mutual understanding and confidence enough to be oneself.

The process, you ask?

My process is largely organic. I don't do a lot of planning. Location often dictates a lot of the process. Indoors, bring a light. Outdoors, find the light and bring one as necessary. Urban outdoors, pick your location and hours appropriately. I try to be ready for anything and open to ideas.

In general, I'm not very good at posing people. I know what I like, but generally that's where my expertise ends. I can find the angle, the light, and the mood. Maybe it's the fact that I try to incorporate the model's personality into the shoot. I do my best, in any case. I like emotive poses. I like funky yoga poses. I like funny faces. I like interesting people and when people decide to show how interesting they are in the lens. Does this make sense? I hope so.

I ask models to bring a few garments so that we can have some flexibility throughout the shoot. Plus you gotta have the "work friendly" and "online community friendly" images. In addition, what the model brings to the table is often indicative to their personality and what they may wish to captured in themselves.

When in studio, music can often play a large role in the process as well sets a mood. I like it when models dance. It allows one to capture movement and images one might not capture when going through the motions of posing. If you've got something you'd like to listen to when shooting, I'm game. Recent themes of my shoot music include Tupac, Beirut, Local Natives, DJ Z-Trip, The Devil Makes Three, and sometimes a little Rolling Stones. For the most part, I think people enjoy the music I play.

For now.

That's it for now. As the title of this post may implicate, these are a couple of meanderings in the mind of myself as a photographer. I'm hoping in that dissecting the process, I can gain more understanding of what I do. People tell me that I'm a great photographer and it's always appreciated. I suppose I wish I could better verbalize what I do, how it's done, and what I can do to better the entire process. Cheers!

Quick shoot with Nikki

2010-10-13T19:22:00.000-07:00

Had a quick shoot with Nikki a few weekends ago. Always a treat to work with!

Miss Jess Robinson (dream catchers and head piece by R. Whipple)

2010-10-07T01:46:00.000-07:00

Yes. Jess Robinson is a featured Playboy model. And yes, I got to shoot with her. Special thanks to miss Whipple for the fashion support.

Shoot with Keira Grant

2010-09-18T12:38:00.000-07:00

Keira Grant came to town recently and I was able to catch a shoot with her. She's pretty darn awesome!

what they call the diptic app.

2010-07-15T19:59:00.000-07:00

So, I have the ipod touch and found the diptic app. Still being slightly inept at photoshop and such things, I thought it would be a splendid idea to play around with the app. These are the results.

Tiana Hunter 2010

Cricket, Heidi R., and London Andrews

Tiana Hunter, Floofie, and Sienna Aldridge

Tiana Hunter 2010

2010-07-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to shoot with Tiana for ages and a few months ago, I got the travel notice that she'll be coming through town. I jumped at the chance to work with her, and alas, here are the results. Cheers!

Betsy - June 2010

2010-06-15T20:09:00.000-07:00

Here's some shots of Betsy in our last shoot before she relocates to the East Coast. :( She has been an inspiring model to work with over the past couple of years, with tons of talent, imagination, and innovation. Cheers!

Fun edit - betsy+grass+texture

A few shots from the side set at the studio. Credits to Tim Gunther Photography for the set design.

Shoot with Cricket Quills

2010-05-23T19:14:00.000-07:00

Had a great shoot recently with Cricket. She's pretty awesome. Just sayin'. :)

Bliss!

2010-04-28T19:31:00.000-07:00

I was able to meet up with Bliss while she was in town and we had ourselves a shoot. :) Anyways, I hope you enjoy the photos. It was a fun shoot!

Floofie and Octopus!!!!

2010-04-24T19:04:00.000-07:00

Voila! Kudos to Floofie for participating in this concept!

Shoot with Floofie

2010-04-21T18:56:00.000-07:00

Floofie is always a treat to work with! It's been a while since we've shot together, so it was great to catch up. She even let me put an octopus on her! I'll put those pics up probably tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy!

Shoot with Leigh

2010-04-11T22:31:00.000-07:00

Busy busy! Anyways, I shot with my friend Leigh a couple of weeks ago. It was a short notice thing and she came through like a trooper! Thanks Leigh!

Experimenting with some slideshow video

2010-04-04T18:35:00.001-07:00

More edits from my shoot with Nicki W.

2010-03-13T19:50:00.000-08:00

Did some fun color adjustments and finished with adding a texture for a bit of a vintage feel.

Trying out a "bokeh" or sort of blurring texture by Michelle Black Concepts. And of course, more fun with colors!

Nicki W. 2010

2010-03-10T20:49:00.000-08:00

Shot at the end of February. Cheers!

pistolita revisited

2010-02-23T17:45:00.000-08:00

These are new edits from our shoot way back in 2008.

Cheers!

pistolita+willow+texture

pistolita+flower+texture

Betsy+Flower+Texture

2010-02-18T18:30:00.000-08:00

Shoot with Betsy

2010-02-12T17:32:00.000-08:00

Wow, this was my first shoot of 2010. Been busy getting budget together, organizing, planning, and all that fun stuff. Anywho, it was great to get back to it!

In the red room . . .

In the studio area . . .

Sarah + Leafy Grate + Texture 2010

2010-02-03T19:45:00.000-08:00

Lori + Iron + Texture

2010-01-26T19:35:00.000-08:00

Cheers!

More fun!

2010-01-23T19:42:00.000-08:00

Granted, it has been fun experimenting with editing ideas, but yes, I'm excited to start shooting again soon! February, if not sooner!

Julie W. + Iron + Texture 2010

Betsy + Leafy Grate + Texture 2010

Another composite shot

2010-01-12T18:03:00.000-08:00

Martini + Betsy + Texture

Betsy!

2010-01-06T19:08:00.000-08:00

Well, this is a composite of two older photos. NY Times Square + Betsy + texture

edit edit

2009-12-29T20:08:00.000-08:00

More experimentation with edits. This time, playing with layering images that don't exactly coincide thematically. Cheers!

Model: Floofie

Model: Tara

playing with edits

2009-12-09T19:23:00.000-08:00

Well, it's the holiday season, and I've pretty much shut down shop till 2010. Work has been busy and whooooeeee, I've been enjoying the weekends off. Anywho, here's a couple of new edits from 2008 just for kicks.

Model: Lori Madison

A couple more shots from the shoot

2009-11-18T19:33:00.001-08:00

Thanks for viewing! Comments and critiques are always welcomed!

Wolfpup and Betsy

2009-11-18T19:24:00.001-08:00

I decided to try doing a shoot with more than one model. Thanks to Wolfpup and Betsy for working on this with me!

What's up?

2009-11-03T18:11:00.001-08:00

So, yeah, I guess you could say that I've been slacking lately. Maybe something to do with the change of seasons.

Really, I've just been trying to get back to center, get my shooting budget back up again, and deciding what next steps to be taking. You know, the whole, it's the journey that's important kind of stuff. And yet, I find myself slowly sitting still. I have time off, and find myself simply catching up on all the rest I didn't get during the week. It's a phase, I know. Just gotta get my ass through it.

In the mean time, what I have shot recently, is a fashion show organized by some friends. So, here you go, fair audience, pictures from the "Go Go Fashion Show Show" featuring clothing Amy Elizabeth Couture, among others.

Cheers!

just because

2009-10-07T19:27:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago, I caught the swifts(birds) at Chapman Elementary school here in Portland, Or. At dusk,

they circle and fly en masse into the chimney at the school where they nest for the night. At first, I wasn't excited about the pictures I got. Mostly, they tend to look like dots or specks near a chimney. So, I decided to give it a bit of a retro look by adding a texture. And then, tweak colors here, contrast there. I guess I'm kind of proud of myself. Now it's spooky specks near a chimney that could be birds. Cheers!

Shoot with Sarah

2009-09-29T17:21:00.001-07:00

I caught up with Sarah for a shoot. Was it last weekend? Oh how the perception of time gets jumbled!

First attempt at a shower shot. Yay, nay?

recent stuff

2009-09-29T17:16:00.001-07:00

Been busy and been slow depending on the week. The other week had 6 shifts at work and 3 photo shoots to boot. thus, this week has been editing and catching up.

Tyler Bel

Had a shoot for www.cocosmasquerade.com. Model here is Nikki Rose, one of my local faves!

Fedora!

2009-09-08T19:10:00.001-07:00

I got a text from Fedora a few weekends ago saying that she could be in town the next day if I wanted to shoot. It was a short shoot and we decided to catch some sunshine in the industrial area. Unfortunately, it was in the middle of the afternoon, so, nekkidness was a bit more difficult. Regardless, the shoot was pretty rad!

Betsy in the SE industrial area

2009-08-23T15:00:00.001-07:00

Revisiting our outdoor urban nudes and such, we ventured to SE. As expected, things were a little bit more complicated. We even had a peeping tom and everything. A very nice police officer, upon his second trip around our block mentioned it might be a good idea to move things along in order to avoid attracting the wrong elements. Yup. Great idea. A few minutes later, we vacated our spot to see just around the corner there was a wedding shoot going on. Boy, to imagine their surprise if it was them coming around the corner! Oh well, all in all, it was a great shoot!

Shoot with Fedora!

2009-07-27T18:46:00.001-07:00

It was so great having Fedora in town a couple weeks ago! Yeah, I've been slacking a bit on the blog here. Anywho, it was a great shoot! Cheers everybody! Can you believe this 100 degree heat up here in the NW?

Betsy - Outdoor Industrial Nudes

2009-07-23T21:18:00.001-07:00

Last weekend, I managed to get Betsy to come out for an early morning urban shoot. I'm pretty proud of this series. It took a little while to find this location, but it was surely worth it!

Sarah 2009

2009-07-01T18:53:00.001-07:00

Sarah 2009
Originally uploaded by [ninjaphoto]

Somewhat of an out-take. As per nude beach, there are nudists.

Notice anything around her mouth? Yup, little nudists in the distance.

Sarah's shoot at the beach

2009-07-01T18:48:00.000-07:00

Sarah Clements 2009

at Sauvie Island

MM#796963

Sarah was kind enough to give me the tour of Oregon's Sauvie Island located about 30 minutes outside of Portland. Beautiful island and not too far away. Farms, parks, more farms, beaches and nude beaches. Pretty awesome. I hope to make it out there again this summer!

Sarah 2009

2009-06-30T20:09:00.001-07:00

Sarah 2009
Originally uploaded by [ninjaphoto]

At Sauvie Island

Shoot with Ashley

2009-06-30T19:01:00.000-07:00

It took us a while to warm up, but in the end it was all worked out. Sometimes the process needs a little extra work to get through, well, the process. Anyways, here's Ashley!

Germany - In the Morning

2009-06-11T18:53:00.000-07:00

Part of my new "in the morning" series

Model: Miss Germany!

Susie B.

2009-05-25T18:21:00.000-07:00

Model: Ms. Susie B.

Originally shot in 2008, this is a 2009 edit with my own texture overlay.

This time with texture!

2009-05-19T19:50:00.001-07:00

Been experimenting with textures and making my own to overlay. Here's some quick samples!

Betsy

Carlotta Champagne

sexy.

2009-05-12T19:11:00.000-07:00

A quick little video by NYC photographer Lauren Bentley as seen on vimeo.com

(moving) self-portrait from Lauren Bentley on Vimeo.

Her photography site is www.laurenbentleyphotography.com

Cheers!

Kenji

Ninjaphoto

Betsy in motion

2009-05-11T18:42:00.000-07:00

I got to work with Betsy for a while the other day in the studio. Unfortunately, my other model had to cancel. C'est la vie. In any case, I thought it would be fun to play a bit with motion and more elaborate poses.

Special thanks to Betsy for working so hard on this shoot. A lot of those poses were certainly not easy.

Cheers!

Nikki - "in the morning"

2009-05-05T19:12:00.000-07:00

The beginnings of a new series that I've been dabbling with. Thoughts? Comments?

Cheers,

Kenji

ninjaphoto-nudes.blogspot.com

Betsy in the studio

2009-04-25T17:29:00.000-07:00

As mentioned in this posts title, I got to work with Betsy again, this time in the studio. Enjoy!

Shoot with Betsy

2009-04-13T19:17:00.000-07:00

MM#1108839

Shot on location in SE Portland. She could quite possibly be a new favorite to shoot with here in town!

(Though these are all posed shots, they were part of the initial experiment that is the "in the morning" series.)

nothin' new

2009-03-14T22:46:00.000-07:00

(model above is Sienna Aldridge in NYC)

It's another rainy saturday night and I haven't had a shoot for a while. Mostly just catching up on finances and getting some rest. I'll be back to it soon enough!

And a special shout out to my co-worker Kati who, as of recent been asking when I'm going to be updating the blog. The answer to that, is soon. And it will be great!

Carlotta Champagne!

2009-02-16T18:46:00.000-08:00

From such notoriety as Playboy's Cybergirls and Special Editions, amongst other accolades, yes, here is Carlotta Champagne!

MM#3155

Shoot with local jeweler - gowanmetal.com

2009-02-16T18:40:00.000-08:00

Check out her site - www.gowanmetal.com

Model: Floofie

Editing and preparing

2009-01-22T23:13:00.000-08:00

So, in preparation for the exhibition at the Low Brow, I've been dinking around in my archives to see if there's anything that I may have missed. Below is what I found. A little tweaking in photoshop and here we are! The bad news is I am unable to use this one in the show, as I have been advised to keep content relatively family friendly. No biggie. I gots plenty of content. Cheers!

(model: London Andrews)

February 2009!

2009-01-13T18:27:00.000-08:00

Rocket - Leopard Set 2008

2008-12-30T20:19:00.000-08:00

A second set we shot recently. Enjoy!

Rocket!

2008-12-15T15:01:00.001-08:00

From our red wig set. More goodies to come!

And here's a few examples of conceptual experiments.

"Postcards From Italy"

2008-11-11T01:23:00.001-08:00

Lyrics for the song of that title by the band Beirut.

The times we had
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had, had to go
Never to go

The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
at those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times

And I will love to see that day
That day is mine
When she will marry me outside with the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine

Shoot with Ms. Susie B.

2008-11-09T18:28:00.000-08:00

Susie came through town for a few days on her tour through the West coast and I was lucky enough to schedule a shoot! Great model! Her MM# is 471468.

Lori Madison

2008-11-08T20:32:00.000-08:00

Yup, got to shoot with Lori again the other day. Which was totally awesome! As you can probably tell, I decided to re-visit a bit of the pin-up style for fun. Cheers!

Merrick Monroe

2008-10-23T19:33:00.000-07:00

Merrick was one of the first people that I shot nude. She's pretty rad. Enjoy!

Implied shoot with Becca . . . etc.

2008-10-04T02:35:00.000-07:00

Truly one of my favorite models in town. Salud.

Random and yet awesome.

2008-09-16T01:37:00.000-07:00

From the Moore wedding this month. Yeah, I do weddings sometimes. :) (Textures by Michelle Black)

Exhibition on Michelle7.com

2008-09-02T18:27:00.000-07:00

Yup, I put my name in the hat and shazaam! My work is to be published in October 2008. Thank you to all whom I've had the honor to have worked with! Cheers!

Pistolita!

2008-08-21T19:18:00.001-07:00

She's a rockstar! MM# 125079

Shoot with Lori Madison

2008-08-06T18:57:00.000-07:00

Whooee! Been busy with work, "work", and life! Alas, I was able to set up a quick shoot with Lori Madison last weekend. Her MM# is 187354.

(This last one edited using Michelle Black's textures, thus the cool vintage effect)

Great video!

2008-07-28T01:27:00.000-07:00

Very inspiring! New update sometime after the 3rd.

Beirut - "Postcards from Italy", directed by Alma Harel

Floofie

2008-07-20T04:11:00.000-07:00

A la Michelle Black's Textures.

Floofie 2008

2008-07-20T04:07:00.001-07:00

This time, using my own texture.

Floofie!

2008-07-14T22:41:00.000-07:00

Yesterday rocked. A shoot with Floofie, can't go wrong there. Word.

Floofie (MM#721686)

WOW!

2008-07-07T09:34:00.001-07:00

It's been over a month and I'm still posting! This is pretty much my 5th or 6th attempt at maintaining a blog. So far, so good I suppose. Anyways, here's some shots from my trip to NYC in April '08. Model is Sienna Aldridge (www.modelmayhem.com/siennadancer)

Julie re-visited

2008-06-28T21:25:00.000-07:00

Edited using Michelle Black's photoshop action "spilled tea + texture"

Julie Webb

2008-06-28T20:00:00.000-07:00

I got to catch Julie in her studio before moving out. It was fun using the vast amount of empty space along with some great natural light.

Betty Lou

2008-06-23T13:09:00.000-07:00

Betty Lou was a lot of fun to work with. We've known each other for years and decided it was time to throw together a shoot. :)

Shoot with London Andrews

2008-06-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend I was lucky enough to shoot with London Andrews. She contacted me a while back about doing a shoot and behold, we actually made it happen while she was in town on her way to Seattle and then to Alaska.

London was a delight to work with. She had a whole suitcase full of outfits and was ready to rock upon arrival. Over the 2 hour shoot, I believe we went through as many as 12 outfits in all! Who would've thought?

Getting the ball rolling!

2008-06-04T19:55:00.000-07:00

With Nikkita!

A beginning.

2008-05-30T02:24:00.001-07:00

This is the new off-shoot of ninjaphoto into the world of nude photography. My name is Kenji. And it's probably a good thing I'm a ninja. This is a beginning. I hope to further unleash my works to the world and to open new doors through this venture. Stay tuned and see what happens.

My inspirations are -

Pascal Baetens - (www.pascalbaetens.com)

"My advice:

- technique is a language: the better your technical skills, the more refined you can make images

- language is nothing without message: technique is only valuable in function of an image: search for content, then translate into technical choices

- to find content: look into your heart, into your feelings, fears, hopes and wishes.

- be always respectful to whom you work with

- keep smiling!

Kind regards,

Pascal."

Veronique Vial - www.veroniquevial.com

Steve Lenz - www.stevelenzphotography.com

London Lunoux - www.londonlunoux.com

Lauren Bentley - www.bentleyfilms.uber.com

Lara Jade - www.larajade.com

Michelle Black -www.michelleblackconcepts.com

Marie Saturn - www.saturnstylestudios.com

Thank you for viewing and stay in touch.