A Turquoise & Teal Paradise UPDATE: Now Published in VZSN Magazine I announced a local model call for a spontaneous photoshoot, and Laurean quickly answered! It just so happened that she had the right day off for us to get together and spark some creativity. Amazingly, this girl pulled up to my in-home studio with a trunk loaded with props and various outfits. We picked a color theme and threw something together. Already with turquoise and teal colors in mind, I had planned t

Chromatic Fire For this photoshoot, I was hugely inspired by two things: 1) Lady Gaga’s recent “Chromatica” album release and 2) an image in a magazine with chromatic silver with vibrant colors. After virtually meeting model, Ashly Marie (IG: @ashlymarie_model), I sent her a photo of inspiration and she was on board! As per usual, the inspiration compared to the outcome of my art is much different from each other. But, this is intentional because why would I want to mimic so

Best Friends Just Want to Dress Up and GLAM Up! Say “Hello!” to these two fabulous girls and first-time models! Allison Paulauskas (who goes by Allie) and Monica Suarez are roommates and best friends. I met Monica through a Facebook group and met Allie through her. I approached both of them to see if they’d like to volunteer to be my first creative session in Orlando. The two were very giggly and excited since they had never done anything like this before! For the makeup and

Creating a Bohemian Out of a Bohemian Soul I first met Monica Fischer (IG: @strength.of.spirit) at a mutual friend’s wedding over the past summer. From first meeting this girl, I could tell that she was a beautiful and free soul! Monica is a person who has dedicated much of what she has learned in yoga and life to helping others. She specializes in yoga therapy for those who have been through traumatic experiences. When posting on Facebook that I intended to do ONE last sessi

Making a Model... A GODDESS Say hellooooo to my model, Makenna Love (IG: @MakennaLove_Modeling). This gorgeous, young lady volunteered for my project that we ended up titling, “Golden Goddess” (for obvious reasons!). In creating this look, Makenna had to sit for a few hours while I placed massive amounts of glitter, body glue, and adorned her face with pearls. We knew this look had come together when there was enough glitz that would put almost Beyoncé to shame. When the fina

Sunset, She Is As part of a collaboration with Daniel Keane of Serenza Salon, I created this look with model, Catherine DiSpigno! Catherine is a teen model from Bellingham (IG: catherine_d_modeling) and was willing to dye her hair sunset colors just for this shoot. She was such a trooper – sitting for hours of makeup, modeling for the photography, and completed the removal process for all of the makeup. Photographing her was easy! She is a smiley, young girl who is ready to t