I was invited by a dear friend of mine to a Playboy casting party at the Hawaiian Tropic in Times Square. She had appeared in different Special Editions of Playboy, and to top it off, she was Asian. As you can guess, almost all of the models at the event were voluptuous tanned blondes in tight glimmery outfits. While I shared a dinner with my friend, I couldn’t help but notice one of the waitresses walking around in the Hawaiian Tropic bikini outfit. She was exotic looking, a few sizes smaller than the rest of the Playboy bunny wannabe’s, and stood out to catch both my friend and my attention. In fact, we both wish we could take her home. Typical me, I could not muster any guts to say hi, so I waited till my friend could come with me and introduce ourselves. Funny thing is, and this happens often, she already knew who I was and had wanted to shoot with me. So a few months later, here we are.

As if having a blacked out car wasn’t a magnet enough for the five-o, I’ve added a hot red roadster to the line up, Imola Red to be exact. There’s enough trunk space to fit my camera bag and a weekend getaway bag. All photos taken with a Canon S90.

2007 BMW M Roadster

I just realized I haven’t blogged any engagement sessions for the entire 2009 year. Here are some old photos. I never had the motive to quit wedding photography, I just took down my website to relieve some stress. You don’t just give up something you have a passion for, it’s in your blood.