Lana Del Rey inspired Senior Session!

I love it when clients come to me with their own ideas for a shoot. Rachel is a huge Lana Del Rey fan and who better to style a shoot from than the iconic indie princess herself. Here's a sampling:

Winnie's makes her photo debut!

Fiery red hair and a personality to match - that's Winnie! My husband and I were out having pizza one night when this little charmer caught my eye. Winnie is a spunky year or so old Irish Setter that her owner Sean was kind enough to humor me by bringing her by the studio. I wouldn’t be surprised if I saw her on the next bag of Purina…this dog’s got talent!

Point Dume | Malibu, CA

Last October I spent a month in LA checking out the scene and working on some new portfolio images. I got a chance to work with some amazing talent from Q Models (thanks Cynthia!) in some breathtaking locations. Here are a few shots from our shoot at Point Dume in Mailbu. 

West Coast | Palm Springs

I’ve been in LA since the beginning of October and had the unique opportunity to do some work in Palm Springs. Mike and Megan, both signed with Mavrick Artists, grew up in the high desert and were the perfect couple to shoot in this beautiful landscape. Flow Modern Design provided the the amazing vintage jewelry and Mike’s friend Patrick was kind enough to lend us his bike for a few shots. Stay tuned for more! 

Location Scouting | BTS

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Here's a little behind the scenes shot of the next location. This will be part of a larger composited image with the skyline pasted in the background. Pretty cool, huh? 

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Good Morning Charlotte! | City Skyline

I should really start getting up earlier. The light is just beautiful and with most folks still sleeping in on the weekend it's like I have the city all to myself (and a few noisy early morning birds). I'm out shooting a skyline shot for a client using the Leaf Credo 60 digital back. That's 60MP of absolute perfection! Had the thing flown in from ATL on Friday. I can't wait to get these suckers back to my office and start editing them. Should have some great shots to work with!

Times are a changing! | Social Media Overload

I realize its been over a year since my last blog entry...really needing to get a handle on this social media thing-ugh! I get so wrapped up in the moment while shooting that I rarely remember to take behind the scenes footage or post pictures after the fact. Sorry folks its just the way it is! I often wonder if the people posting constantly to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumbler, Flickr, Blogger (did I miss any?) are really busy people or just have a lot of extra time on their hands? Frankly, I'm overwhelmed. And who has time to read and follow all these social media ninjas? I surely don't. But I did set a New Years resolution to better market myself and stay current (at least once a week) on social media. I suppose its fun to see what folks are up to occasionally so I will make a point to start posting a bit more (hence downloading the Blogger App to my phone). I think it's more of an issue with convenience. If I can find a way to quickly share what I'm doing with others with minimal effort then I'm in. Otherwise, I need to be spending my downtime on email, print marketing and face to face meetings with other creatives. So many things so little time! For any of you following or just stopping by, feel free to share with me how you stay organized using social media. Cheers!