Wow... time is slipping away from me like crazy. It's already November, which means my St. Croix trip is coming up! For those who don't know, Zach and I are heading down to St. Croix, Virgin Islands for a much-needed break. We'll be hanging out and reconnecting with some old friends, and I have some FUN shoots lined up while we're there, including a Trash the Dress session with horses! I'm all kinds of excited!If you live in St. Croix or feel like hopping on a plane to the Virgin Islands for an epic photo shoot (kids! families! weddings! trash the dress! modeling portfolios!) please please let me know! I'll be available in St. Croix from November 15-20th and I do still have some openings left. This also means, for my Colorado clients, that I'll be out of the studio and unavailable from November 14th-22nd, so if you have any time-sensitive needs, please let me know as soon as possible before I leave.
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A few days ago, I was lucky enough to experience our first snowfall of the season while doing an amazing fairy tale - themed shoot for a children's book author, who also happens to be one of my oldest friends. She's been with me through All-State Choir, so many shows (including being a fellow VonTrapp daughter in Sound of Music), weddings, midnight tapioca runs, book discussions, and all-night conversations. Lindsay is the PERFECT Little Red, and yes, my Little Red wears fishnets :) The four of us - me, Lindsay, her boyfriend, and my friend John whose dog I borrowed to play wolf - were cavorting through the woods, golden aspen leaves at our feet, incredible clouds in the sky, and a huge white "wolf" happily crashing through the trees behind us. Then the snow started drifting down... it was absolutely magical and surreal. Despite all menacing appearances, Isha, half wolf and half German Shepherd, is one of the sweetest, easiest, friendliest dogs I've ever met. And, I got to practice my killer Photoshop skills on the Princess and the Pea section. Yikes. I never want to edit another mattress again :) I know I promised I wouldn't say this anymore, but... one of my favorite shoots of all time. Linds, babe - I love you. John, love - thanks for letting me borrow you & Isha for the afternoon. I still owe you a six pack. Yay! Thanks for letting me go crazy on this one.
Last week, Rachelle and I trashed her wedding dress! I'm pretty convinced that Rachelle is Mariah Carey's stunt double. Plus, she's amazing at hair and makeup (as you will see) and has offered to help out any of my clients who want to do something similar! She brought all kinds of fun flowers and feathers and shoes...we had so so so much fun, and we got honked at on a regular basis. I guess it would look kind of odd if you were just driving by... and a big thanks to Sarah and Nate for letting us use their crop sprinklers and horses, and to Mr. Pikul for the Bronco. Love you Rachelle, and thanks for being so damn hot!
Moriah is a junior in Salida, and we had so much fun trashing not one, not two, not three, but four prom dresses this last week! We talked pretty much non-stop the whole afternoon. This girl is up for anything (and has some amazingly cute dresses!). We randomly pulled over to the side of the highway several times, and those ended up being some of my favorite shots! We also tromped around the Chaffee County Fair getting all kinds of stares from the people in Carhartts and boots - a huge thanks to Carrie for letting us ride her 200- something pound pig. The fair was so great - what a fun place for a shoot. Moriah - you are so so cool! Thanks for the awesome shoot! And, way to look warm in the river... good job :)
Last week, I had the absolute privelege of working with the astoundingly beautiful Carrie on her modeling portfolio! I cannot even begin to express how much fun we had. First of all, she brought about 8,000 outfits and a million pairs of shoes in to the studio - I really should have taken a picture of how jam-packed the studio was with cool stuff. Clothes on the couch, all the chairs, the table, shoes taking up the whole entryway... it was great.So, this girl wants to model for Roxy. I think she's totally got it. She's super cool, incredibly at ease in front of the camera, and has the cool surfer girl vibe going on. She might have the most mesmerizing eyes in the entire world. Plus, she'll do all kinds of ridiculous things to make her photographer happy - like hosing herself down in a car wash, pretending to look like she was having fun splashing around in the freezing cold water at sunset, and gluing feathers to her eyelashes....for real. Check out the beautiful, beautiful Carrie and leave encouraging comments about how she's going to be the world's next supermodel!
