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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.

A Step Backwards

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:54:57 +0000

In life, especially in the creative industry, you will come across people who talk a big game (to the point of sounding arrogant) but simply don’t yet have the talent to back it up. I fell for one of these “sales pitches” a few weeks ago. I had been talking to a hair stylist who was looking to completely rebuild her portfolio. I’m always on the lookout for talented people to collaborate with and so I was totally open to working with her. She kept talking about how she had an incredible team, we were going to have amazing couture wardrobe, etc etc etc. Naturally, I was pretty stoked – I thought we were going to create this amazing fashion/beauty story. In the end it turned out to be completely disorganized (the looks weren’t planned out ahead of time) and unfortunately kind of a waste of a day. It felt like I had gone back in time – to when I was just shooting tests for the sake of shooting – to practice and gain confidence. That’s not to say I didn’t take any good photos – just nothing that I can see making it into my portfolio. It’s also not to say I don’t still practice – I like to practice new techniques all the time – I just also like things to be organized and beneficial for everyone involved.

At least it wasn’t a total loss – I did meet my newest muse (Lulu).

More images are on Flickr.

Lulu

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:08:35 +0000

My newest muse…

Renn

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:13:47 +0000

I recently did a beauty test with Renn…

Hair and makeup by Teal Druda. More image on Flickr.

Natalia

admin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:48:22 +0000

A few images from a recent test shoot with Natalia from Pinkerton. Hair and makeup by Brittany Sullivan.

More images from this shoot are on Flickr.

Indigo Girl

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:17:40 +0000

Excerpts from a beauty editorial starring the lovely Diana Dencker

The full editorial is in my portfolio. Go here for some other alternate images.

Wanderlust

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:03:36 +0000

A few months ago I posted photos from an abandoned miniature golf course I visited. I fell in love with this place and put together a fashion story to shoot there. Often when I explore abandoned locations, I feel a sense of stillness upon entering the site – and this time was no different. Some people find it very eerie, but I think it’s rather peaceful. When I think of miniature golf I think of first dates and family outings in the summer and I wanted to channel that carefree feeling. I wanted the images to feel old, like something I might have found, forgotten, on the ground while exploring. The full story is in my portfolio – these are some alternate shots.