OK, so I am catching up on some of those “lost” photo shoots from a few weeks ago.  Lost only because things got a little busy around here; slowly but surely I will give every shoot its fair share of love. :)

This is Shannon. I am persuaded your eyes will actually start hurting if you stare at her long enough, her beauty is truly breathtaking.  So nature gave her the foundation, that’s fabulous, but she also knows how to model. A win-win and a very very happy photographer. Can’t wait to have Shannon back with us in a few weeks actually, so be on the lookout for more from her.

Shannon’s beautiful face and hair were carefully enhanced by our own resident magician-slash-make up artist, Holly Corsano. As you may notice, we played with a more natural look and then a bright red lip and a stronger eyeliner.

Just when I thought Shannon is the perfect-est model ever, she showed us two more reasons to absolutely love her ( as if we needed them) — she reads W and she brought us cheesecake….no, wait, she brought us cheesecake and she reads W.…or she reads W and brought us cheesecake…Can’t quite figure out which one is more important, but I’m sure you got the general idea. And now here are some pics..

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Did you notice the dominant bottom lighting in the image below? Strange, right? Yes, not too many faces can handle that, actually, but guess what — Shannon’s can! :)

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Cheesecake + W = a very good day

Cheesecake + W = a very good day

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I like to consider yesterday a mini meeting of the titans, the titans of our own reality that is. Holly is my own personal creative titan… and so am I, in sorts, which should simply be read as saying I believe in my own skills. No overinflated egos here, trust me, just hard work and immense love for what we do.

I often say that in the line of work that we do, you are only as strong as your weakest link ( which is so incredibly true, it hurts sometimes…but that’s a ginormous topic that I plan to cover another day), and there were no weak links yesterday. Holly Corsano–acting as MUA as well as model this time around –and I got together, played a little with simplicity and impact, drank some grapefruit juice and ate some cookies, laughed a little and shot some pictures.

The rest is, as I often say, pictures…

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By the way, nobody can twist and stretch their upper body as much as Holly can, while still making it look totally natural. If you’re a model, pls start taking notes here! :)

This is my devil child — doesn’t it look like she’s struggling with an invisible strait jacket? Words cannot describe the feeling you get when you see your vision being executed so effortlessly and so perfectly by your model.

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Lastly, this was planned as a Lady Gaga-esk shot, and it very well may be…but to me it  just represents what Holly is to me professionally — a superhero.  I’m almost tempted to draw in a cape with a large, shiny S on it.  :)

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Just noticed two of the shots we took with Meredith in her online portfolio with Bella Agency in New York. Meredith is such a charismatic girl and a true natural beauty.  Ah, we can’t wait to have her visit us again real soon.

MUA for this shoot was who else but Holly Corsano @ www.hollycorsano.com . :)

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This is the beautiful Kenda. Kenda is a truly amazing girl, obviously, but the real star at this shoot was our own MUA extraordinaire — Holly Corsano. Yep, Holly was definitely the driving force behind this entire shoot — from styling, to make up, to hair to general direction, it was all her. After working with somebody for years, you just kind of learn when you can take a back seat and let them hold the reins– Holly did it flawlessly.

A couple of days before the shoot I showed Holly who we have coming our way and she just had a vision. Kenda’s flawless skin tone needed that extra special touch to make it pop. Some extra fancy airbrushing and cucumber based clear body lotion later and we have shine Perfection. It’s “reflective,” to quote Holly herself! :)

We also wanted to keep the eyes clean and muted and contrast this with the dramatic black lipstick.

The result is clear as day — sheer genius!

Kenda also did an incredible job of taking my direction and interpreting our vision. The look in her eyes is so deep and …..soulful! As I said while shooting, “I can see right into your soul!!”  And look!! Pretty hands. Pretty, pretty hands. Well done, Kenda.

The perfect shoot– a great end to a busy week! :)

(Here’s a link to the large format image for a closer look at all the shimmery, glittery details.)

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We wanted to give awesome Samira at All About Models a shout out for doing a great job at keeping her keen eye on emerging talent at key markets across the globe. Just take a look at her selections and you’ll know what we mean– she obviously knows potential when she sees it. Keep up the great work Samira!

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Fashion Inside

A relatively quick but very productive shoot inside. Model is the lovely Brynn. I knew I wanted to use the 125 mm lens, which in simple terms means the lens is a telephoto and a prime ( no zoom). I literally had  backed up all the way into the house plants lining the room in order to get my model in the frame.  Used a warming gel for the nice sun kissed healthy tan (Brynn’s complexion is actually quite fair)– very happy with the result!

Ren, carefully watching over us to the side, was on “claw hands” patrol. :) Make up and styling is also courtesy of her direction.

An overall excellent shoot.

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Behind the Scenes

Behind the scenes among a few favorite shoots this summer. Behind the scene shots can really show the environment of the set which often remains unseen in the final product and can be a real testament to the group effort and discipline that goes into making it all come together.

Michelle and Buyana making do with make up touch ups at a literally uneven plane on the edge of the pool. :)

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Brynn on the beach at 5 a.m. fending off a playful Golder Retriever — the hardships of modeling.

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Sometimes stylists get playful too and try to “steal the spotlight”…

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Working on catalog is no joke. Every wrinkle needs to be smoothed, every fold in the clothing needs to fall on the body just right. A lot of pinning and tucking is going on in the picture below for that one perfect catalog shot.

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More tucking and pinning…

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Make up, make up, make up. We are so grateful to all the talented Make up Artists that work so hard alongside us.

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Eirik for Abercrombie & Fitch

We just completed a quick impromptu shoot for Eirik after we were done shooting our commercial construction stock. Eirik will be entering a casting call for Abercrombie & Fitch with the pictures.  Ren, having spent years working for the company, helped immensely with the look and direction of the quick set. Wishing Eirik all the best and keeping our fingers crossed for him.

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