How’s it going, Hive? It’s just after midnight here on the east coast. How appropriate. I’ll be sharing new work with a model named Midnight Suicide shortly, but first, I just want to reflect on the first relaxing day I’ve had in months. Months! I’ve been dreading this trip to the east coast, honestly. My Opa is sick which is why we drove in, but the drive itself was really hanging over my head. Now that it’s over […at least the drive here; there’s another 25 hour drive back to Minnesota coming up next week], I was able to find a little coffee shop, meet some new friends and just work on something for fun for hours.
Alright, back to the photography. This one is from 2018. I was in Vegas for the annual Rockabilly Weekend and was serendipitously put in touch with Midnight. She came to fame through Sucide Girls and really blew up on social media. My schedule was packed but it seemed like too good of an opportunity to miss so with some calendar acrobatics and a convenient cancelation, I was able to fit her in before I left the following Monday. She managed to cash in some points for an extravagant hotel room on the Strip and with only a day notice, we pulled together this memorable shoot.
As a professional model, Midnight has an array of wardrobe for us to choose from. Once we were acquainted with one another, we started shooting and we had one of those completely organic chemistries that just clicked. The lighting in the hotel was ideal for that sleazy 1960’s Vegas vibe which was exactly what we were going for. She even brought a Polaroid camera which completely the theme. We only had 90 minutes but in that time, we hit every room of the suite and made some outstanding shots. Some images from this shoot even made it into my book, Dark Pinup by 
I have no regrets about our efforts to make this shoot happen. We technically shot together twice. The second time was when we did a distance shoot during COVID over a FaceTime call. That was a thing back in 2020 and she was one of the first friend’s I attempted this with. It’s a reminder of how quick circumstances in life can change and to not miss opportunities while we’re here on this earth. Midnight and I remain friends to this day and I’m hoping I’ll have the chance to see her and work with her again before I hang up the camera for good. Thanks for reading. Have a great night!
