IT’S OUT!
My first (commissioned) magazine cover (for WHOA magazine) – and not only that but I got to photograph a musician whose music I love – Dallas Green (City and Colour).
City and Colour
October 11th, 2011
Hotel Rooms
October 10th, 2011Back in September I was contacted by Atlanta-based makeup artist, MiMi Johnson. She does a blog feature called “I’m Inspired” – which is essentially a video interview – and she was coming to LA and wanted to feature me! Despite the fact that being on camera makes me nervous, I agreed – and we even planned to do a quick shoot together as well so I brought along one of my all-time favourite models – Alexandra Mathews. MiMi was staying at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood and so instead of bring along a ton of gear, I decided to “get inspired” by whatever the room held (it’s a good thing too, because security at the Roosevelt is insane!). This hotel room was like any other – there was nothing remarkable about it – so I knew that I wouldn’t be focusing on the surroundings – luckily there was a large window letting in a fair amount of midday light – which helped me blow out the backgrounds.
More photos after the jump and check out the interview on MiMi’s blog.
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Indigo Girl
October 4th, 2011Excerpts from a beauty editorial starring the lovely Diana Dencker
Wanderlust
September 20th, 2011A 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.
Sonalii
September 16th, 2011The idea for a “golden” beauty editorial had been floating around in my head for a while. A couple weeks ago, I was finally able to make it a reality. It feels good to get ideas out of my mind – makes room for new ones to obsess over…
Kate / Brandon
September 14th, 2011
Neutral Territory
September 12th, 2011A few months ago I shot a fashion editorial based around the idea of neutral colours. I called it “Neutral Territory”. It stars Cassidy – this was the first time I had worked with her and she is now one of my favourites. The full editorial is in my portfolio. Here are some alternate shots.
Santa Barbara Zoo…
September 6th, 2011…or The Day I Did Not Go Hot Air Ballooning.
I went up to Ventura a couple weeks ago as we were supposed to go on an early morning hot air balloon ride. However, the fog rolled in and we weren’t able to go. We were only about 3o minutes from Santa Barbara so we decided to go to the zoo instead.
Re:Structure
August 28th, 2011
I shot a fashion editorial at Disney Concert Hall – it’s pretty phenomenal architecturally – and I loved incorporating the structure (and reflections) into the shoot. The full editorial can be seen here. Some alternate images after the cut.
Genevieve
August 18th, 2011I am obsessed with freckles right now. So, when I saw Genevieve’s photos, I just had to shoot her. I wanted to keep the makeup clean to show off Genevieve’s skin, so the shoot became all about the hair. We decided to do 2 different looks – curly hair and straight hair – and I also wanted to use fans to move the hair around and make the beauty story a little more dynamic. Unfortunately, we couldn’t quite achieve the image I had in my mind with the wind sources we had available, so I had to learn to do some light compositing to add extra hair in. Luckily, a good friend of mine, Josh Ross, walked me through the basics via iChat.
