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Jordan Chan
TriCoast Photography

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Jorden the Senior

Not Jordan the photographer. I know you're disappointed. But that's life. You might recalled that I mentioned a bit about her in Aaron's blog post.

One of TriCoast's Senior Rep.

Usually, I would try to put something witty here. But instead, I will plagiarize straight out her MySpace page. And because it's 2am and I'm on allergy meds, so the creative wittiness is just not here.

My names Jorden Shelby

I'm the pimp with a limp. ahahaha.

I'm a senior at sweeny.

I'm the captain of the varsity cheer squad.

I love my family and friends!

Hannah Montana IS my idol! haha NOT

Aaron has my heart.. but so does chocolate =] and sweet tea

I love watching lifetime, oxygen, and HGTV

My cat Lily is crazy but she's my hero

Thats about it.

There is a correction. Hannah Montana IS her IDOL! During the shoot she raved all about her. For reals. She also mention that she is a big fan of Kim Possible.










- Jordan
(The Photographer...not the senior)

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From the Swamp

Sometimes the most unexpected things come in the mail. While I was waiting for some spare CF cards to arrive, I got a peculiar package in the mail.

So lets take a look at this package. Simple, card stock envelope with two labels and the third being the postage. From Clute, TX, I might add. The content of this envelope doesn't matter. (But if you're really curious, it's a long lost sex tape belonging to Bea Arthur of the Golden Girls fame.) What's important is the person that sent the envelope. "Pimptress of the Swamp". Of course now I'm thinking it was someone from the Lousiana PPA we had previously attended, but closer inspection shows a Lake Jackson address.

Lake Jackson. Population 4001. Demographically speaking, that's 4000 blue collar workers and 1 misplaced Korean girl. I guess it's official. Suzy had won the Pimptress of the Swamp pageant held locally at the strip mall. Congrats!!!





And for wasting your time, I bring you a photo of my cat. Whom apparently feels it's a waste of time as well to make an effort of making eye contact with the camera.




- Jordan

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LSPS Photo Shoot

Local favorite "LSPS", formerly known as Lonestar Pornstar, is debuting their sophomore album end of August. Just like the first album, this one will be distributed worldwide as well. The new album took a different direction from their original sound. A bit more, attitude, metal, and rock.

The unmastered version of the album sounds awesome. I'm excited to check out the released version at the end of the month. This band is perhaps the most organized and structured that I've ever worked with. I believe this is all thanks to frontman Gregg Stegman. Weeks prior to the shoot, Greg worked with his band in creating the final image ranging from posing, wardrobe, make-up, budget and location. LSPS photo shoot was also sponsored by Juliet and Romeo Couture, providing the wardrobe and fashion styling.

The shoot was in an underground parking lot. Even without the heat of day, temperatures ran up to the stuffy high nineties. We shot five or six different sets which took about 5 mins max! But because of the wardrobe changes in between sets, it took a bit longer. Absolutely no complaints and I had great time.

I will also have to mention that the Radiopopper and wireless e-TTL played a massive role in the shoot. All I had to worry about was light placements. Thanks Kevin!

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TriCoast and Rangefinder Magazine - A great new article...

In the new August Issue of Rangefinder Magazine - Senior POWER - TriCoast has an article called "TriCoast Photos - Super Senior Success"

A couple months ago we were contacted by Alice Miller a great person and writer for Rangefinder and other magazines. We talked a lot via email and well after some time of joking around and laughing and of course talking about our Senior Business a great new article came out in Rangefinder this month.

You can find the entire article on the Rangefinder website or you can just CLICK HERE to download it

TriCoast would also like to thank our wonderful sponsors such as Collages.net and Denny's Mfg and Miller's Lab for without these guys supporting us, creating such amazing products and taking care of us when needed, well I really do not think we could be where we are without their support! So thank you to our fans, our clients, our viewers, our sponsors and even those who dislike us, we truly feel without each and every one of you all we simply could not see our dreams come true.

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A Senior - A Mushroom - Some Fairy Dust.....Huh?

Well today in the studio while shooting one of our AMAZING senior reps, (more coming from her session a little bit later) we all needed a little break so we decided to play with one of our amazing new props from Denny's. and things got a little crazy!!!

We added a new mushroom prop, some old green fake plants and some overhead lighting for a little spot light effect on Denny's Flextex background and flooring....



After a little Photoshop we ended up with Kirby the Fairy Princess sitting on her Mushroom Throne keeping a watchful eye over her peeps!


OK that was stupid to even type out, but hey so is the picture, but it sure was fun to capture and play around with in Photoshop!

Thanks Kirby for an amazing session today!

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Photoshoot: Taylor in Super Secret Location

Taylor had been itching to get together for a shoot again. So ,we shot these in a super secret location. Grass was tall and green. Plenty of shade for a natural light photo session. Downside is that it's outdoors and there were plenty of insects. And Houston summer heat to boot.

Also, check out her new tattoo!

I guess it's not really new...actually it's not real anyways. Here's the real one...

Not as cool as the other one :)

Couple more:









I guess I really should go mow the grass in my backyard...

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Summer + Baseball + Senior = Fun Combo

The first movie I think of when I hear the word "Baseball" is Major League. Not Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, The Natural, or countless other movies. I'm kinda glad it was Mike and Suzy that that created these images because I don' think Aaron would have been able to handle all the movie references...

Aaron came into the studio with Jorden, one of our Senior Reps. I'll post images of Jorden a bit later :) They are both from Sweeney, which has really amazed us with quality of people out of that tiny little town. Needless to say, Aaron plays baseball for the Sweeney Bulldogs.

Here are a couple of samples.








- Jordan

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Earthquake in San Diego

Just read that there was an earthquake in San Diego. I hope all our friends, family and fellow photographers are OK out there.

CNN

NBC San Diego

edit - Just read it again. Apparently it's from LA to SD, and felt all the way in Las Vegas...

- Jordan

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Beer - Bait - Ammo - & EVERYTHING in Between!!!

Well Cody and I along with Suzy Roberts headed down to The GREAT TEXAS SKEETER FESTIVAL in Clute, Texas to enjoy a little food, fun, drinks and Texas Country Music. Needless to say Suzy was a little, how should I say this, ok SCARED being her first true and honest Texas Redneck event. I mean sure there are Redneck everywhere in the world but if you have ever experienced a Texans Redneck event its just something different about it.

And boy did She experience it....

So we started off having to get seriously the world best Lemonade I have ever had, and it better had been for $5 bucks a cup! The guy hand made it, meaning no machine to squeeze the juice, no machine to shake all the sugarary goodness together, only his hands, and for some reason he had this weird statue outside his stand that Suzy just had to get a photo with.

So thinking I was in heaven already with this amazing goodness of sugar delight in my mouth, I turned around and saw Steak on a Stick and knew yes knew Heaven awaited just a few steps away!

After some tasty goodness of steak and lemonade we had to show Suzy just what Texas is made of so of course that meant getting FREE Smokeless Tobacco just by signing some paperwork, Suzy was quite impressed to say the least - I mean just look at her free gifts, ain't the cancer causing tobacco companies nice in giving away such healthy treats!

Of course I failed to meantion the entire time we are doing all of this, Suzy is admiring all the trashy women walking around in to short skirts and other too tight clothing on women who should never be wearing that sort of thing.

"Picture Removed to spare the eyes of the viewer of this blog, TriCoast loves ya so we simply could not show it" :)

So onward we went, absorbing every ounce of what the Great Texas Skeeter Festival had to offer us Trio of photography artists. Onward and onward until we spotted this amazing sign that simply stopped us in our tracks:


Of course Suzy just had to try it, I mean come on as one young lady said in the line just in front of me, "They sell it right, it has to be gooooood for ya" (say it in your deepest Texas slang to get the full effect of that statement). So Suzy got one and I must admit it was GOOOOOOD GOOOOOOD GOOOOOOOD

I mean just look at my girl go, lovin' every ounce of that amazing treat that only the food Gods of the universe could give such amazing nectar to us Texans as this Mighty fine Festival!!

Suzy enjoying it so much she has the "Deer in the headlight look"


The final result of the Fried P&J


So now that we had our bellies full of Homemade $5 Lemonade, Steak on a Stick (sounds like Jeff Dunham don't it) and Fried P&J it was time to head over to the convert venue for a little Kevin Fowler, Texas Country Rock Star!

Of course there was Cody showing off his Straw trick abilities, actually I am not sure what in the heck Cody was doing but I had to take a picture of it right, I mean that is what we do for a living!


And then there is Cody with his new short hair and no chop look, making him look about 18 and the lead singer for either Panic of the Disco or better yet the heart throb Jonas Brothers (you let me know which one you think since Disney should be calling any day now)


FINALLY after all of this amazing Redneckness (is that a word) we got to enjoy the main reason we came - Kevin Fowler sponsored by Belgium Owned Budweiser Beer (figure that one out)and the best country radio station in Houston Texas KILT

(Professional Photographer Notice) All photos taken with our Canon S70 Point in Shoot since we wanted to enjoy the night and not just photograph it so roughly what I am trying to say these photos are horrible but fun none the less


A few shots from the most redneck show in Suzy's life







And for the final part of the pretty much meanenless blog entry (just my style ain't it) a video, captured with the S70 by Suzy Roberts of well Kevin Fowler, I hope you enjoy it and please let Suzy know what you think by leaving a message.

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