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Sessions magazine Issue 6

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:29:47 +0000

Sessions magazine picked up an editorial I shot with Brianna Michelle (Photogenics) for their April 2012 issue. Brianna was visiting LA from NYC and reached out to both Ja’Niya and I to shoot (not knowing that we work together all the time). I rounded out the team with makeup artist, Chelsea Allen (whom I work with all the time). We shot in downtown LA – near the bridges and the LA river – using nothing but the sun.

Some more images (that didn’t make it into the editorial) after the jump.

Marley

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:59:53 +0000

About a year ago I shot with Marley for the first time. Both her and I have come a long way over the past 12 months and it was nice to be reunited and do a shoot with a completely different vibe.

I also used my Pentax in studio for the first time….

A few more images are on Flickr.

Bekka Gunther

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:00:11 +0000

At the end of March I shot a swimwear editorial with one of my new favourite models, Bekka Gunther. I can’t share the swimwear images just yet as they are for publication but we shot a couple of random things at the end of day. Veronica Lane was on hand for hair and makeup and I had a new stylist on board, Jacqueline Sapigao.

Necklace by Ezza Exclusive. (Her jewelry was also featured in the editorial).

NAHA

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:52:56 +0000

A few months ago I worked with hair stylist, Ashley Lynn Hall, on her NAHA (North American Hairstyling Awards) submission. Veronica Lane (one of my regulars) was on hand for makeup and we had some amazing models – including my new favourite gal, Bekka Gunther.

Check out the other two looks after the jump.

Wet Paint

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:54:08 +0000

I shot this beauty story a while ago after seeing some beauty images shot through a piece of glass with coloured wax on it. I got some sheets of acrylic and used different techniques to apply paint to it and then shot through the painted acrylic. Light placement was tricky as I needed to avoid glare and reflections on the acrylic as much as possible. I was also working within a small space and needed the model pretty close to the acrylic to make sure both she and the paint were in focus. I ended up using a small softbox as my main light – up high – pointed down at the model. I then had a second light at camera left (but slightly behind the model) to kick in a little extra. You can see the full story in my portfolio.

My models (in order) are Shar B, Lauren C, and Vel J. Makeup by Veronica Lane.

Jennifer

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:59:07 +0000

Jennifer. Photogenics.

Genevieve – chapter 2

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:59:00 +0000

Last August, I photographed Genevieve (which I blogged about here). We both recently got hair cuts (hers a much more drastic change than mine) and so it was time for some new photos.

Hair and Makeup by Teal Druda.

Sessions Magazine

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:47:56 +0000

The year seems to be starting off right. I have two editorials in this month’s edition of Sessions magazine – In the Court of Miracles and Waiting for the Argonaut (which I wrote about here). They both happen to feature the lovely Alexandra Mathews (which is really not surprising since her and I have worked together on at least a dozen editorials)

Hello 2012

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:01:16 +0000

Hello 2012. To usher in the new year I thought I’d share some images from my last shoot of 2011. I worked with two of my favourite people, Chelsea (on makeup) and Ashley (on hair) and we shot with Megan from No Ties Model Mgmt (it’s hard to believe she’s only 16!). We started with some clean makeup looks…

…and then did something a little more interesting (theses are the “before” shots)

More photos on Flickr. I have a handful of projects in the works for 2012 – so stay tuned!

Alyena

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:16:28 +0000

It’s been a good week for published work. Both AVA magazine and Dollface magazine picked up images from an editorial I shot, “Valerie and her Week of Wonders” starring the lovely Alyena (can you believe she is only 12!)

We shot up near Mt.Wilson in the Angeles National Forest. One of my regulars, Teal Druda, did hair and makeup and we collaborated with a young stylist, Erica Coronado, who was visiting from Florida. I had brought one of my Polaroid cameras with me to take some double exposures but I quickly found out the film was no good and so I had to execute my double exposure vision in post. Check out the editorial, as well as an interview I did for Dollface magazine. A couple outtakes are after the jump.

More outtakes and alternates are on Flickr and Behance.