Baltimore Drag Awards- Fuji Natura 1600

Shooting my first roll of Fujicolor Natura 1600, I decided to save it for a special occasion. At the conclusion of the Baltimore Drag Awards, performers, friends and families pour out of the Creative Alliance theater to wait for their cars to take them to their respective homes/after parties. I attempted to grab as many portraits as I could in those few minutes. I shot the film at box speed on Nikon F100, most at 1.8 not recalling the shutter speed but I try not to go below 125.  Developing and scans:The Darkroom

When I bought the roll it was about $20/roll. I bought one for me and one for a friend. Now I am wishing I had purchased more because I love the colors, and the price per roll has since increased (at least on amazon). I decided to share ALL portraits taken, the underexposed, the overexposed and the il-cropped. The good,the bad, and the ugly. FEAST YOUR MFing  EYES. 

As always thank you to the drag community of Baltimore for always stopping to let me snag a photo. You all are the best! 

Second Annual Baltimore Drag Awards

I had the honor of photographing the Baltimore Drag Awards again this year. Last year I relied fully on flash; this year I used a combo of on-camera flash and available light.  This years theme was "Metallic Mistress." 

As always you can see the full album on Facebook, search: Starla Dawn Photo. I will share a highlight on my favorite images. 

Goodbyes are disposable

see-you-later's are semi-permanent 

disposable camera photos from the going-away parties with the 202 Film Collective, Baltimore party at the Crown, Anniversary & Holiday parties at Barley and Hops. 

Betty & Whiskey Present: Variete 5

This past weekend I was invited to photograph a variety event of burlesque and drag performances in Baltimore at The Crown. Forever grateful to the performers for letting me hangout in the green room and capture preparations before the show. As always here are a few of my favorite shots from the evening. 

A Special thank you to Whiskey Joy, Betty O'Hellno, E-Cleff, Shaunda Leer, and Maria Bella. 

Baltimore, MD with the Oldham Boys

Finally starting to shoot again after a two or three month hiatus.I was jonesing to shoot. So when my stylist friend Casandra (Speak Vintage, DC) contacted me about shooting her boyfriends band while they recorded their album, I got really excited. 

It's been a few years since I've been with my musician friends in a studio space. Being so new here, I haven't explored the music scene yet. When I heard the band name, I totally thought they must be one of those Folk bands which are so popular and common in the DC area, they really got a kick out of this when I told them being that they are very clearly an Oi! Band (punk sub-genre). 

The guys of Oldham Boys welcomed me into their space at Invisible Sound Studios while they hammered out 8 or 9 tracks. 

Below I am posting a few of my favorite photos to see the full album check out their facebook page. And if you are in the DMV come see them live at Raw Ink in Gaithersburg, MD on March 4th.