It’s amazing that I don’t have more shoots like Nightwatch given my own interest in the vampire subculture. The basic idea behind this shoot was that the viewer is in one of those techno clubs like in Blade or Underworld and you just happened to stumble on this scene while going to the bathroom. So, I want you to feel like a voyeur here and the models play with that concept a bit.

There’s a lot that I like about this shoot, including the set-up and the lighting. Mostly what I like about this shoot is how the models embraced their roles so well. Aello makes a fantastic vampire and Ambrosia has absolutely priceless expressions throughout. At times it looks like Ambrosia is in charge, which is why I love the Toxic Goddess models in general and Ambrosia’s ability to be so expressive, in particular.

While I love this shoot, I’d like to do a couple of things different the next time around. I’d like to have better (longer and more stable) fangs next time and there’s never any blood or a puncture wound, which makes this shoot a bit of a prick tease…

- Dirk Hooper