desert angel

Driving into Hesperia the Sunday of this shoot, I was a little bit nervous. As my car kicked from side to side from heavy winds I couldn’t help worry that it might make this shoot too difficult. Luckily when we finally arrived at the Mirage Dry Lake Bed, the wind had subsided.

The lake bed is a popular recreation area for off roaders. ATVs, dirt bikes, go carts, trucks, etc. were racing by us in all directions. I’d felt like I’d stumbled onto the set of a Mad Max movie. All those vehicles turned the landscape into a giant dust bowl. By the time the shoot was done, me and my equipment were covered in a fine white veil of dust.

Angel, (the model) was a trooper. She braved the dust, the cold and my constant requests for her to jump or hold a pose. She stands no taller than 5′4″ but when she takes off, she literally flies. I was amazed at how much air she could get and how gracefully she looked doing it. She was amazing. Truly a desert angel.