"Down on the street" for MODO magazine

This morning the editorial that I shot back in October came out on MODO magazine. 

 The stylist is my partner in crime Charity Baker, hair/makeup was done by amazing Alisha L Baijounas, the model was a cool & gorgeous kiddo Diana @Elite LA.

We shot in Downtown LA against colorful graffitis on the walls. It was HOT that day so 3 dehydrated ladies wandering around looking for interesting spots to shoot.
Here are some BTSs. 

  

I always love how they layout images on MODO webtorial.

Well done, girls!! 

How far have I come?

I found some old OLD work of mine in the closet today. Nostalgic. 

I photographed these maybe 10 years ago when I was still in England. 

At that time I was:

- using a canon 35mm film camera

- not using Photoshop cos I was a crappy retoucher haha

- not shooting pro models yet

- not making living for photography

- working as a waitress

- chubbier than I am now  

So yeah I was not a high tech person at all 10 years ago.

I used to use a soft focus filter, paint patterns on a acrylic board and make a model hold it, put a colored filter on my soft box and shoot, etc.

I know all above can be done so easily on Photoshop nowadays and get great effects like in a second, but I loved hand-making things and being creative when I was younger. 

Good old times.

After a short while, I started getting paid and needed to upgrade my skills and gears so my creative process could be more effective. 

That's how I gradually stopped hand crafting things for photo shoot.

In 2013 I might go back to where I was, and create totally new images... :)  

Happy Xmas!!

Hello!

It's been 8 months since I last updated my blog!

And it's almost Xmas. Unbelievable.

Here is quick preview of what's been going on while I was gone!

This year I met so many amazing talents and I was lucky enough to be able to work with them and create new work. 

In 2013 we will be even more focused on having fun and doing what we love basically. 

It's something simple but tough to keep in mind.

I wish you all a Merry Xmas and Happy new year! 

And special thanks to my lovely hubbie G, his family, my amazing creative team, wonderful models and their agents and of course my friends & family!! :)

Lots of love xx