Oishi for Coco Magazine

It's been at least a year since my last blog post. But with a one year old....well, we'll see. :) For this particular blog I wanted to share with you my newest editorial entitled, 'Oishi' that was submitted to Coco Magazine. It was a different shoot for myself, with a lot of moving parts. There was a lot more photoshopping than I normally do for shoots, so it was a challenge, but turned out to be fun.

Model: Marissa Nguyen @chopstick_and_stilettos
Makeup: Haley Triforo @trifiro_art
Styling/Concept: Janelle LaFond, @jmistyling

Blush

I can finally post some work that I was waiting to get word on regarding submission. I'm so impatiant, lol. Abbey, T Rob and I worked on these a while ago. One of the pics was accepted for Styleology (www.styleologymag.com) It was in their pink issue. I finally have a moment to sit and post the images on my blog. Took my mother-in-law and I hours to figure out how to put the background together. I bought some flowers and had to find a way to bunch together in a way that made it look as though she was laying in a ton of flowers. (Esp since I bought no where near a ton. More like 10-15 bunches. lol) Plus it had to photograph well and not look cheesy. Next was the figuring out the lighting. Many hours and countless shifts in the lights later I found a spot that I loved and really like how these came out. I named the editorial 'Blush' because everything had very light pink undertones, and I wanted everything pale. Had a conversation with Abbey during the shoot that gave me an idea to change her hair color. Thanks for that Abbey!  Here are the shots:

What to do on a rainy Sunday

So while summertime in florida is beaches and barbeques, it's also hurricane season. So every now and then you'll find yourself stuck indoors with a little rain. Sunday, I found myself catching up on edits, and playing around with some editing techniques I learned from the internet. Deviant Art is an awesome sight for photoshop tricks. I recently did a shoot with Cristin that I called 'Set Adrift'. I edited it, the way I normally do, and really loved the shots. Well, after spending an hour or two surfing deviant art, I decided to try a couple of things. Here are the results. I think they're pretty and I love 'em. Not quite the mermaid story we were searching for, but still a tale of whimsy. :) A perfect fit for my current mood.