Bisi Beauty Shoot...

I shot with Bisi, a very talented Makeup Artist, once before and she did such a wonderful job that I wanted to set up more shoots with her. She came to me with an idea of doing a beauty shoot with a few models and doing one look each on them.

She contacted models and in the end Nealean and Angela showed up for the shoot! These two girls are very different yet very beautiful and talented models. Nealean is just gorgeous. She photographs beautifully, probably the most naturally photogenic person that I have ever worked with. She takes direction incredibly well and the photographs of her needed very little retouching. She was willing to try different things, which is awesome. We ended up doing a very beautiful orange look with Nealean.

Angela is a very professional and awesome person. We talked non-stop throughout the shoot. She has such a warm and inviting personality. She is one of those people that you talk to and you feel like you have known them for years, I like that! We ended up doing two looks on Angela...a dark black look and a brown feather eyelash look.

We had a few mishaps that caused us to make some last minute decisions about looks and what not, but overall I was very pleased with the outcome and I think that everyone got some great images for their portfolios! I would work with any of these ladies again!

Victoria Bell/Ophelia Darkly...

This model is not only an alternative model but she also has fashion model stats and look! Victoria Bell is the name she goes by on her fashion profile on Model Mayhem, and Ophelia Darkly is the name she goes by on her more alternative profile.

I wanted to shoot this model for a long time but our schedules never worked out. For this shoot we had planned to do two different looks. We did a more natural look with her that turned out with a slight Victorian feel, and then we did a more colorful look that she had planned and put together.

Unlike most models that I shoot, she came with a Makeup Artist! Both girls were so fun and so wonderful to work with, I really hope that we all get to shoot together again some time! She also added a new station to my Pandora, Marilyn Manson Radio...it actually was awesome shoot music!

Velouria Adore...

"Velouria Adore" as she is called on Model Mayhem is one of the sweetest girls that I have ever worked with. You can tell that she enjoys modeling. She is a newer model but she takes direction well and is very easy to work with. She has a very unique look and is an accomplished Hair Stylist!

Velouria did her own makeup for the shoot and it is pretty much her own signature style. I have yet to find someone that did not like the makeup that she did for the shoot. She came to the shoot with full ideas prepared complete with wardrobe and props in hand, I love that! I would shoot her again in a heartbeat.

She was the first "alternative" model that I had the pleasure to shoot. I couldn't have asked for a better model for the shoot that we did.

Jenny...

Jenny is a very outgoing and beautiful girl. She has a personality that is hard to come by. She is just one of those people that are hard to explain, but you adore them. She was very relaxed which is hard to come by when working with girls from Model Mayhem. She is not a new model and has vast experience which is where I lend the relaxed attitude to.

Even though she has an amazing sense of humor and she likes to goof around, she is very professional. She would be cracking jokes one minute and striking a serious pose the next. She was a joy to work with!

She has this amazing model quality about her. I hope to work with her in the near future, we created some fantastic images together.

I did her makeup for this shoot and I think that it turned out very well.

Jeff...

Jeff contacted me from ModelMayhem and I decided to shoot with him. He had a lot of really great work in his portfolio which made me a little nervous. Shooting a male was really different. I felt like a fish out of water. I was very nervous, and awkward. I am not sure if I will be shooting anymore guys any time soon, but shooting with Jeff was definitely a great experience. He knows how to pose and has many expressions which is always nice. All I was hoping for was to get him a couple images that he actually liked. I think I succeeded but I still have a few more to edit.

I tried to use harsher lighting and not try to shoot him how I shoot the women that I work with. I wanted to add a bit more of a manly element to the shoot, but he also wanted some more commercial looking images as well. He was very understanding in the fact that I don't usually shoot men, but he still wanted to shoot with me anyway.

Thanks Jeff!

Collaborations...

I am definitely going to start working on more collaborations. A couple weeks ago I did a shoot with a great model, Lauren, and she proposed that we shoot with her friend that has a jewelry line. After that was set up, she contacted a makeup artist and I contacted a hair stylist. We had such a great time and everyone was so incredibly talented!

The jewelry designer was Katie of www.dollybirddesign.com. Her pieces are handcrafted, and so incredibly uniques and gorgeous!

I just loved working with all of these ladies. I am hoping that we all collaborate again in the future! Here are a few shots we got.

Karina...

I scheduled a last minute photoshoot with a girl from Model Mayhem. I wasn't sure how it was going to be as the girl didn't have very many photos in her online portfolio.

When she showed up at my place with no makeup on, I was floored. She had such an incredible natural beauty. Not only was she beautiful, she was talkative, funny, and nice.

It was probably one of the most fun photoshoots that I have had in a long time. She was a little nervous at first but that is expected for new models, she quickly loosened up and was a natural at posing.I did her makeup for the shoot , and she did her hair. It was a blast working with her, and I hope to work with her again real soon!