Tucker

It's in my Genes

I spent this morning with Tucker and his Mom, and did we have a busy morning. 

Little tucker is now 7 weeks old and as cute as ever. 

He is a busy little boy, who doesn't like to sleep too much. 

I think he is afraid, he is going to miss out on something exciting.... 

The idea of this shoot is " it's in my Gene's!"

Hence all the pairs of jeans as the background.

And Tucker, was a patient little fellow, well most of this session. 

I felt like it was mostly watching Tucker make his faces. As he has many expressions, that are such a joy to observe. 

For this shoot, I used one large soft box, with two layers of diffusion to soften the light. I didn't want any hard shadows, falling on his skin in the shadow areas. 

Most the time when I photograph babies, I like to have the room a little on the warm side but Tucker is Canadian, and he likes it cold. He was most comfortable when the air conditioning was turned on and butt naked, happy as one could be! 

He likes his soother.... 

Thinking about having a nap...

 Well, maybe not! 
Tucker loves his cuddles, and is most Happy when Mom is holding him and loving him...

How sweet are little boys? Who ever said they are made out of Rats and Snails, and puppy dog tails?

Happy Halloween from Tucker!

Thanks to his Mom and Dad for the opportunity to photograph this beautiful little boy!

Bareface, Grazia Middle East, Inglot, Burjuman Center

FACE OF BEAUTY COMPETITION 2011

This past week I attended a  Grazia, Bareface and Inglot affair at Burjuman Center. Beauty week from the 22nd to the 28th of Sept, was a fun filled week, with lots of events through out Burjuman Center. 

Here are the Meet and Greet ladies, welcoming everyone to the event, and handing out giftbags, full of goodies. 

The last evening, of the seven day event, was to take the 6 semi finalists and find the one face that would be the face of Grazia Beauty 2011. Some of the girls were spotted shopping in Burjuman Center, while others were spotted around town. 

The make up sponsor for the event was Inglot

One of the make up artists, working on a keen shopper. Trying out the new seasons colors. 

Here are the six semi- finalists. 

Meet Dennie Pasion

Dennie's work is truly amazing! 

Makeup and Hair Artist

Here is a link to her work http://denniepasion.com/

 The artists are preparing the girls on stage, a dot of this and a dab of that and ohh! red lips...

Here is Toni Malt Makeup artist & hair stylist extrodinare. Working with Hannah Kent to give her a natural beauty look. 

Check out her make up! Absolutely amazing work at http://www.tonimalt.com/

The interview! 

So where were you discovered?

Have you ever done any modeling before?

Have you enjoyed this event this evening?

While the girls were being interviewed, the make up artists were still hard at work! 

Candy floss look, use Nivea gloss! Advice from Dennie

Hmmm... .what color to use?

A big Congraduations to Fara, a face that is exciting, exotic and of course beautiful. 

This month in Grazia Magaizine you will be seeing a full shoot with this georgous girl. 

I did get a photo of the judges.... 

All the stunning girls with their new totes, and t-shirts. 

Thank you all for participating in this special event. You are all very beautiful!

Big thanks to all the sponsors of the event, 
Bareface, Grazia, Inglot and Burjuman Center. 

What a fun night, full of glitz and glam! 

For all my photo friends, I took most of these photos with my 70-200 lens, Nilon D3. A fairly slow shutter speed, as I was trying to capture the ambient lighting. I did use a bit of fill light with my SB800 flash when needed. There where hot lights around the stage which gave me enough light to hand hold the camera and not use the tripod, my ISO was at 400 for most of the evening.
If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask!

Purely pearls 2011 collection

Look book for 2011

The last couple weeks, I have been working on a catalog for a company Purely Pearls

In the Purely Pearls lines there are 4 different styles

Chloe, fun cheerful and colourful, great way to finish your look!

From the simplest earrings to the multi stranded necklaces, there is a huge selection of elegant jewelry.

The collection is a compilation of your favourite and most popular designs. They work closely with the designers, artisans and manufactures in Asia to ensure the highest quality of materials and care are used to create the Purely Pearls collection. Genuine cultured pearls are always featured in each and every piece of their jewelry.

Pure simple, elegant very sexy designs!

This jewelry is for sale in Dubai, Saudi, Now available in B.C. and Alberta, Canada. 

If you would like any more information on this jewelry

contact Jill 

at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Purely-Pearls/90744107326?ref=ts&sk=wall

or

www.purely-pearls.com

Classic, what can I say? So elegant, great designs and finishing. 

Kenz beautiful shaped pearls with gems. So classic!

Hope you enjoy this blog, it was a fun shoot, it took two days to get the photos for the whole collection.
Thank you to Susan Sutherland for doing the make up and hair, Natalie for the styling, Jill for organizing and overseeing the whole project, it was great working with this group of ladies.