Friendly Faces

It has been a long time since I have blogged and my Year End Statistics are lame. I used to blog every day, time to get back on the horse! 🙂  2013 was a Roller Coaster of a year for me due to rapidly changing circumstances – perhaps I will discuss at some later time, but not today. Day One 2014 is one for reflection and watching Hockey!

I would simply like to post some pictures of all the wonderful people whom I have met and gotten to know as friends. (Hopefully I don’t miss anyone, and if so please chastise me with a comment or two).  They are, for the most part,  Artists with their own special talents, troubles, turmoil, but as I have noticed, always positive, smiling and happy (at least when I am Photographing them). So I will write a brief note for each…no particular order, I am not that organized! 🙂

This is Crystal Montes – she is a trooper, runs through mud, climbs anything and likes to make goofy faces!

Dani Kovache introduced me to many wonderful people this year, set up a bunch of fun projects – thanks D

Chary from Temptress Fashion – Thanks Temptress for inviting me to all the special events – always fun

Felina Vie – first real photo shoot with her – it got a bit nuts with the Voodoo Theme 😉 Thanks May for the Makeup work and Daniela too!

Carmel – always willing to try new things, and is an exceptional Burlesque Artist

Lady Borgia – A Temptress Fashion Model, Burlesque Artist and just good people

Eva Mae – a True Southern Belle

Erica Joleen – mysterious creature “Nevermore” 🙂

Veronica from Ramona – her first time doing pin-up, how exciting!

Melanie Monsters – Gave up a lucrative career as a Shrink, Classical Pianist, plays in a Ska Band, Pinup Model…its all about the Music for her *meow meow* 😉

Caitanya Cook – yes she can hot wire a car!

Remele Sparks and Josie Bunny – creatives that will set you back on your heals 🙂 …with 150 lbs of Organic Carrots as props and hours of body painting preparation!

Catherine Madinger – always scheming about new Projects and a fine Lady from Riverside

Dean LeCrone – Chauffer, Creator of Doc Smith Comics and one tough fella – he was so hot in this  outfit with temperatures in the high 90s that there were pools of sweat on the ground!

Chewie – RIP my Friend 🙂

Simone Strauss – meticulous self preparation for any project

Gia LaDolce – wowza, a Spanish Doll from SoCal, and her Mom is awesome!

Kitty Von Rose – always smiling and happy

Sandy Summers never needs direction unless you ask her to use a prop that does not make any sense, like a huge spanner to fix a car

Jean – mysterious and strange animal 🙂

Carrol Morrow – legs! Also really fun!

Megan Martine – Model and Ex US Marine …Semper Fi!

And me, Erik Kerstenbeck, Owner of Kerstenbeck Photographic Art from Ramona California, which is close to San Diego. I am an Army of One. I don’t have a Production Crew, Marketing Manager, Sales Team, Social Media Machine and yet I seem to get along just fine. Always learning from peers and like-minded people.

Remarkable things have happened in 2013 and I feel like I am on the cusp of something really special (More details later, don’t want to jinx it)

Thanks so much for the kind visit to my Blog and wish all a healthly, prosperous and Stellar 2014…Erik 🙂