Native Indian Inspired

Inspiration where do you find it?

Recently we took a family vacation and went to Bali, Indonesia. 

It has been 19 years since I have been there, the last time was when Miranda was one year old. 

The question that always comes up is where do you get your inspiration from, well most of the time I'm not quite sure, it could be as simple as a book I have read, a movie I have watched, or the models looks. sometimes it is an item I have found. 

This shoot was inspired by a couple ideas. 

Hannah my youngest daughter, has been very busy with her business Hannah's Hair feathers, 

her and her cousin, Hilary spent last summer off to markets, putting in hair feathers for customers and designing feather earrings. 

While we were on our vacation we found this head dress. Who would have thought that you would find this in Bali?

So this was the beginning of it all. 

Sophie Leach the make up and hair artist, and I been going back and forth with ideas, and this is what we came up with. 

These photos were taken up in a Jebel on the way to Hata border. 

My lighting assistant, Bryson, a little tired at the beginning of the shoot,

 but got into it once we were there. 

We were on location about 4 o'clock, it was a little windy at our first stop, so we snuck around into the rocks and found it a little less stressful. 

Here is a link to Hannahs Hair feathers, enjoy... always a pleasure. 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hannahs-Hair-Feathers/228146063878530

Hannah modeling  the head dress

Hannah's hair feathers blowing in the wind

Another Hot and sunny day in Dubai

Miranda feeling the heat.

Flying the Flag of the USA, with the US Army shirt

Nothing like a little burlap to make a dress. 

Hannahs hair feather head bands

The outfits and props were borrowed from a secret supplier.... 

Thank you supplier. 

Thank you to 

Sophie Leach MUA

Hannah Kent (model)

Miranda Kent (model)

Bryson (lighting assistant)

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!