Here’s Carmen Caliente! We did this shoot in her salon, right after she cut my hair…fortunately with scissors and not that knife…
Fun fact…the blood tastes like mint.
Rainier Curlers
Tea Party in the Ruins
Sometimes, I get a picture in my head. This tea party at the abandoned farm was one of them. I was fortunate to have these ladies make the trip to create these images with me. IG credits from left to right: @meanwhileinthecostumeshop, @lilyvontrapp, @sisterite (who MADE that gorgeous headpiece), @miss_angel_inez, and @jayniejezebel. I just gave the instructions for decadent outfits, and they pulled through beautifully!
We are the weirdos, Mister….
Malia
This shoot has been a year in the making! Malia lives in Hawaii and we finally got together last week. We wandered Seward Park and found this amazing hollowed tree to play in. Perfect for a spring renewal theme.
Glimpse
Ok, so yesterday was reaaaaally fun. I worked with a team for the first time since moving to Seattle, and they were an absolute pleasure to work with. We went with a Royal Russian Fairytale theme, and the outfit was completely made from scratch! Sorting through images now, and I should be posting more tomorrow.
Group Shoot Results
I held my first group shoot last Sunday, and it was FUN. I decided to do this as a response to the negativity many have experienced in 2016, and give people a boost.
By some miracle, the sun decided to appear, almost oppressively. We had a small, but very positive turnout with plenty of variety. These brave souls braved the cold at Gasworks Park and have allowed me to share these with you. Thanks all!
Speaking of permission to share images, something I encounter a lot is people feeling nervous that their pictures will end up where they don’t want them. Bottom line is, if people don’t want me to share their pictures, I won’t. As much as I’d love to show you the pictures of my niece from that day, she drew a boundary about being posted on the internet, and I respect that.
Might do this again in spring, when the cherry blossoms are out!
Pearls
Dress Up For Grown Ups
Meet another photographer named Elizabeth that lives in WA! We met under one of those “you two should meet” situations and we got together to shoot on Sunday. She’s a cosplayer, and let me tell you…SO well armed with wigs, fun contacts, every color of eyeshadow ever, etc. Girl knows how to play dress up like a champ!
Slinky, of course, was his usual pain in the butt self…so here’s yet another entry for the “Cats Interrupting Photo Shoots” series…
Fort Tryon Park
My request was for “dreamy” outfits to go with this stone and ivy background, so Heather broke out her wedding dress…love those sleeves! Her sister made it, and it still looks gorgeous years later.
Freezing Nude
Here’s one of the results from the outdoor December shoot! Believe it or not, this is in New York City…the Hudson River is to the right, and a stone wall that thankfully no one peered over is on the left. A hidden spot in Ft. Tryon park with these wild branches. Heather was a trooper, and before you think I’m too mean, it was 52 out…
Taina
Beauty portrait of Taina…
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