I’ve been seeing a lot of glammed-up shoots lately. Hair, makeup, wordrobe, stylist; the works.

So of course I wanted to do the complete opposite.

My idea for this shoot was just Maggie. She’s one of those natural beauties that doesn’t understand how pretty she is. Even with little or no makeup on, she’s intriguing. I wanted it to be very natural, beachy, life style shoot, which reflects her personality.

I also wanted to use film but I ended up running out… But I love my digital ones just as much! I am still waiting for the black and whites so we’ll see how they come out. I did very little photoshop on the digital ones and nothing to the film. I love the idea that something that be so simple and natural yet amazing and beautiful.

Let me know what you think!

The next few are film…

I love that I can put a film and digital image next to each other and it still looks good! Film is on the left.











I’m in love with this shot.

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Jessica Rey asked me join this shoot featuring her new cover ups. She had planned it with Kristin Rogers (who happens to be a dear friend of mine). I love Jessica’s philosophy: that a bathing suit can be flattering and modest while still being cute. I’ve had such anxiety trying to find swimsuits that don’t show too much and this sort of thing is perfect for someone like me! Plus I heart anything vintage or vintage inspired!

Designer – Jessica Rey
Designer Asst. – Rebecca Christian
Second Assitants – Camila Vilareal and Alyssa Ramos
Make Up – Sheila Northcut
Make Up Asst. – Jennifer Hernandez
Hair – Tiffany Loggins and Victoria Buge
Models – Models: Lindsey, Tracy, Aurelia, Celeste, Christian, and True (his real name)
Location – Berni Neal

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For our last shoot of the four day weekend, one of our favorite couples Candy + Dave came out for a fun Day After shoot. If you remember their engagement, it was entitled “Death of the Single Life” and we shot it in a cemetery. And their wedding was Day of the Dead themed. Flash forward several months; our super-fantastic blog designer Will found this perfect cemetery. It was just begging for us to do a Day After shoot with them in it!

We’re very attracted to the idea of the dark side of love. What I mean by that is; marriage is hard. Like, if you don’t think about getting a divorce at least once, there’s something wrong with you! (Maybe that’s why so many marriages end in divorce; they just don’t realize feelings of wanting to kill the other person are completely normal. Rest assured; they are! Ha.) And we love that Candy + Dave get that. That’s why their shoots have meant so much to us.

And we got to work with our very talented friends again: Makeup: Amy Marie Clarke and Hair: Hair by Melody

This is the shot I had envisioned and I didn’t even take it!

They’re so sweet; they melt my heart. BTW, anytime you see shots like this, it’s usually by my melty heart man, Jeremy.

Candy is amazingly gorgeous.

This is probably my fave. It’s always hard for me to choose!

He was a man.

What’s up with cemeteries closing so early?!
We ended up getting locked in and had to hop the fence! Dave climbed over first and got our handy ladder out of the car so we could climb over more easily.

Thanks Candy + Dave for being up for this and for dinner!

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This weekend I got together with my very talented friends Amy (Makeup Artist) and Melody (Hair by Melody) and three models for this fun shoot. And I have to say, we all ROCKED the heck out of it! Here’s another LONG post!

Ally. This style fit her personality perfectly!

Yummy!

Shannon. The camera loves her!

I adore this hairstyle!

One of my faves from the shoot.

Heavenly and Shannon.

Heavenly was perfect as our rocker chick.

Getting the girls ready.

This is SO them! Amy Marie Clarke, Makeup Artist and Melody,Hair by Melody.

We have a lot to blog this week so come back soon!

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Sometimes I like to use my toy Holga camera for fun at shoots. And I finally got two rolls developed (I usually forget what’s on it so it’s a fun surprise!) And it’s always a surprise how they come out too! You never know what to expect. Most of the time only a few from each roll come out. But look how cool these turned out:

Two from 35mm film:

This is from Patti & Dan’s Engagement.

Christy & Brian’s Engagement.

From 120 Cross-processed Film:

Rochelle & Ernesto’s wedding.

Two in San Fran with Jackie & Joe.

I love this one!

A secret place:

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