Taylor for Pin Me Up Accessories

Who doesn't love that hair.

Mojito Bikini Look Book by Cutts Imaging Group

I shot a little look book for Mojito Bikini a few weeks ago.  I hooked up with Caroline an Australian designer living here in LA.  We meet at a Elyria Canyon Park, set up a makeshift make-up station for Genevieve, who knocked it out of the park.  I got to spent the afternoon shooting Maggie.  It was hot ... um, I mean the temperature was hot.

Anyway these are my picks from the shoot, Caroline has a different needs and I delivered her those files.

Malena From last Friday. Cutts Imaging Group

I shoot Malena last Friday, for fashion stylists Naomi Shimomura and Shaina Rivera who are prepping their portfolios.  We started on the beach in Santa Monica, and ended up at a home in the Pacific Palisades.  These are a few quick out takes while the ladies pick their selects.

I experimented with a few different post processing looks because Naomi and Shaina wanted an antique soft look for the final edits.  So I threw these together for them.

Hair by Marisa Durboraw 

Make-up by Mary Delgado

Amre Tulano

I shot these last year, and while going through my hard drive I found them again.

More edits form ILWYAW

Amren Tulano Editorial/Look Book Shoot - Los Angeles

Rain and I shot together a few months ago, I always enjoy working with good people.

Photographs By Cutts Imaging Group, Fashion Styling by Elena Hrvatin

Makaha Sugita is the second model I shoot for Elena.
T was helping me on the shoot and we set up a hair/rim light to get separation between the model and the couch, but we ended up getting a cool lens flare we worked with for a while before fixing the "problem".

Hair and Make-Up:

Svetlana Kiriki

&

Rebecca Yanez

I love working with T, the first time was a bit of a struggle, but we've really worked hard on communicating clearly and have worked through that early ... learning experience.  

Nadia Yuan For Stylist Elena Hrvatin Photographs By Cutts Imaging Group

I shot Nadia again this time for fellow Canadian Elena Hrvatin, who was in LA putting together a portfolio.  

Hair and Make-Up:

Svetlana Kiriki

Rebecca Yanez

Nadia, Dionna, and Nicole

Stylist:

Karla Tecson

Models:

Nadia Yuan

Dionna Chambers 

Nicole Ramos

Hair and Makeup:

Svetlana Krizki

Rebecca Yanez 

Karla and I worked together for two days for a project she was working on.

Dionan's Second Set

We shoot for a couple of hours Sunday morning a few weeks ago.  T came to helped I thought she might want to shoot a bit, she ended up being a great help and we had a blast.  

Styling by Karla Tecson

Make-up and hair by Svetlana Krizki and Rebecca Yanez

Rain, fashion stylist portfolio Los Angeles

Agency Test M. Cutts Imaging Group

I photographed M. a couple of weeks ago, but haven't been able to post about it until she approved the edits.  I understand, she's a beautiful young woman wants to be an actor has worked as a model, if she wants to protect her image that's cool with me.  We shot for a while in her lovely apartment trying out a few ideas she had.  Unfortunately she burned her right hand while at work so we had to work around it. 

After a short break were we talked about what we would shoot next, M. asked if we could shoot in her tiny pink stair well.  I threw a 50mm and a 580exII on the camera and we went shooting.  I think some of the best images we shot that night we did in that tiny pink stair well.  

This is one of my favorites: 

This is Mirela's number one pick:

To be honest I'm still waiting for her okay to post my favorite number one pick, you know the one golden gem that goes in the portfolio.  I think it's that good.