I’ve shot with Alexandra over a dozen times at this point – both for personal and client work – but something we’ve never done together is lifestyle. I believe in playing up to a model’s strengths and so I had to pick the right kind of lifestyle for Alexandra. I went with a slightly lo-fi, “Urban Outfitters” vibe as this would let Alexandra’s personality show, let her give the camera a little attitude, while not having her have to “act” too happy.
test shoot
An Afternoon With Alexandra
February 9th, 2012
Genevieve – chapter 2
February 5th, 2012Last 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.
Angelina B
January 15th, 2012I do love a girl with freckles…
Laura Kirkpatrick
January 4th, 2012A couple weeks before Christmas I had the pleasure of shooting with Laura Kirkpatrick. You may recognize her from America’s Next Top Model – she was the runner up on cycle 13 and she was most recently on the All-Stars cycle (where she placed 4th). We shot at a private residence in Hollywood and I was going for a slight “old Hollywood” vibe.
Hello 2012
January 1st, 2012Hello 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…
Brianna
December 22nd, 2011Brianna is from New York and thankfully our schedules were such that we could shoot right before she left Los Angeles. I worked with my regular team to set up a fashion story which we shot down at the LA river. The following image actually isn’t from the editorial but something random and extra we did at the end of the shoot. When we started shooting, both Brianna and I mentioned how amazing it would be if she could just get all the clothing wet. Obviously this was not going to happen while she was wearing the clothing the stylist pulled BUT she had this sheer yellow shirt in her car and so at the end of the day she threw it on and laid in the water. Spontaneity and the willingness to play are two of my favourite qualities in a model.
I’ll be posting some images from the actual editorial in the next few weeks.
Makeup CHELSEA ALLEN
Styling JA’NIYA WALKER
Model BRIANNA MICHELLE (Photogenics – LA)
It’s Winter
December 12th, 2011It’s winter in southern California and to mark the ever so slight transition in the seasons, I decided to start building a lifestyle portfolio. My first attempt was a collaboration between my MUA, Jeannie Bolet, and I. The story is about four gals who wake up and spend a cold day hanging out at the beach. I have resisted shooting lifestyle for a while but this was a great experience and Jeannie and I are already planning at least one more (hopefully two) shoot before 2011 comes to a close. You can see the full story in my portfolio – some extra images are after the cut.
A Step Backwards
December 8th, 2011In 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).
Danielle
December 2nd, 2011Last week I had a last minute test with Danielle. We went out to the beach and climbed around on some rocks.
Lulu
November 29th, 2011My newest muse…
