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Behind The Scenes With Jordyn Shields

Alex Bussa — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:46:55 +0000

After working with Jordyn the first time, I knew I wanted to shoot some beauty work with those blue eyes and cheekbones of hers. This past weekend Rachel and I setup a session with her and shot some great images! Here’s a few behind the scenes photos for you all while I’m retouching the final images from the session.

Model: Jordyn Shields
Agency: FORD/Robert Black Agency
Makeup: Rachel Bush

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Behind The Scenes With Emily Glynn

Alex Bussa — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:42:08 +0000

Here’s a sneak peek at my session with Emily Glynn from The Agency Arizona a few weeks back. Check back soon for more photos from this session.

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Behind The Scenes With Drue Maggetti

Alex Bussa — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:17:59 +0000

While I’m retouching the photos…here’s a behind the scenes sneak peek at my recent session with Drue Maggetti, from The Agency Arizona. As always, Lorri and Ciera rocked it out! Stay tuned for the final images.

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New Downtown Phoenix Studio Loft

Alex Bussa — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:18:05 +0000

After many months of waiting for the previous lease to expire… I picked up shop and relocated to downtown Phoenix. Which means a new neighborhood, new experiences and a brand new space dedicated to shooting! All the boxes are unpacked and everything is finally setup and functional.

I’m looking forward to the coming months and to branch my work out into new directions… but before all that gets started… it’s off to Las Vegas for the Photoshop World Conference. If you’re attending the conference, send me an email, hit me up on Facebook, or Google+.

Behind the Scenes with Cristina and Ashley

Alex Bussa — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:02:05 +0000

Here’s a few sneak peek at a few behind the scenes photos from a shoot I did the other week. I had the pleasure of working with models Cristina Irimiciuc and Ashley Black from FORD/Robert Black Agency, my friend and makeup artist Lorri Mitchell and hair stylist Ciera. I’m currently editing the photos and they’re looking great!

Shooting for Revista Amiga in Hermosillo

Alex Bussa — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:25:35 +0000

Back around the beginning of the year, a friend of mine introduced me to the Editor of Revista Amiga. Introduced in person, I should say… we all happened to be at the same nightclub that evening. Her and I had exchanged messages a few times previously about setting up a shoot for the magazine. A week and a half before my April trip to Hermosillo, we started chatting about setting up the shoot… and managed to figure out most of the details before I arrived in town.

The day, for me, started at 3am and a 5.5 hour drive from Tempe to Hermosillo. Once in town, I met up with Ana from Revista Amiga, and Alejandro Quintana, my assistant for the shoot. We headed over to Luz Maria Salon to join up with Alejandro Rodriguez of AR Agencia and our models for the shoot, Mayra Valerio and Michelle Montenegro, who were already in the middle of hair and makeup. A short stop at the boutique to select the clothing for the shoot and we were off to our shoot location, Blue Lounge, inside of Grill Station.

It was a long, hot, tiring day, but we all had a lot of fun and I enjoyed every minute of it. Plus, we got some killer photos. Check out the behind the scenes video from the shoot below. For more behind the scenes and updates, Become a Fan on Facebook!

Shooting Fashion at el Casino del Diablo

Alex Bussa — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:51:26 +0000

During my trip to Hermosillo in February, I met up with model Alejandra Castillo Benavides for a shoot. We had been working on a concept for my January visit, though due to scheduling that never happened. This time though, we had an amazing location to work with, El Casino del Diablo, thanks to a suggestion by my friend Teresita.

We arrived on location and it was beyond my expectations. We initially had a bit of trouble actually getting past the gates, though once in, everything flowed quite smoothly. We walked the location, picking out our setups. Far in the back, up on top of the roof, I found my first setup. It was definitely my “IT” spot for this session and I knew it when I saw it. Up on the roof were these concrete benches that looked like they belonged at a bus stop rather than a rooftop, surrounded with debris and half dead�shrubbery. We setup shop here and got things started.

Next up was the room pretty much directly below where we first setup. It was huge and empty with none of the windows intact and a ton of�graffiti. I liked the way my test shots were turning out, using only the natural light to illuminate the room. I added a little pop of light for Alejandra and we were set.

The last setup of the day came together rather organically. Alejandra had one more outfit she wanted to shoot… and I had seen this square pattern from behind old tiles in a few rooms that I was liking. The rooms with the pattern I liked had so far been too small for what I wanted to shoot. We looked around the location a bit more and found another room with the pattern that was much larger and had some green graffiti that tied in well with her outfit.

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