Posts Tagged ‘studio portraiture’

Artist: June Julian

February 22nd, 2010

Okay-I know it is has been a while since I have blogged because I got a few of those emails satating…”where is your latest blog???”. Sorry y’all. Well, this is a fun blog for me. I would like to introduce June Julian. She came into my studio because she wanted some different portraiture. She wanted several things, some darker, moodier photos and then some fun stuff. And I have to tell you…she was fun!!!

She came in to get pampered, hair and makeup, she had Edie for her wardrobe styling. (for those of you that do not know, Edie is a new member of our team and she is a wardrobe stylist!! Not just for models and shoots but for all clients and she is awesome). Anyway…June is an opera singer. June is an awesome opera singer. I didn’t even know that much voice could come out of such a little. sweet person. Holy crap. I say that I sing opera which…I can but NOT LIKE THAT.

Anyway, I had so much fun and I really liked the photos that we did for her and I wanted you all to get a chance to hear her sing (by going to her website) and if you know anyone in need of an opera singer, I know one here in town!

June, thanks for coming in-I had a blast and we sure laughed a lot…

Pageant Headshots

February 10th, 2010

So, I have been travelling and on the road again and have been recovering from a pneumonia all at the same time so I have not been blogging. I know that I need to. Anyway, I thought this time I would talk about a fun session that  I did for a couple of girls. They came to me to have their Teen Pageant Photos done. Both of these girls, Leah and Danielle and cousins and they thought it would be fun to enter into a pageant. They are entering the Miss Teen Heart of Texas Pageant in Waco, TX.

They both had such a good time. We photographed Danielle first. She had never had professional photos done before and I have to tell you, I thought her photos came out beautifully. She was so much fun to work with. She was fairly quiet and when the camera was pointed at her, a different side of her came out. I love seeing that. It surprised me a little and I am so happy that we were able to create something nice for her. Here is Danielle’s pageant headshot.

Leah, on the other hand, is sassy and I love it. We had such a good time. To keep the laughter going, she danced…I danced…Yes, I danced. Yes, it made her laugh-at me. ha ha. Anyway, she was full of joy and full of camera attitude and had such a good time.  I expected that she would be fun with the camera when she walked in the door. Big smile, cute laugh and ready to rumble.. ha ha. I love her headshot as well – I think it is gorgeous.

If you are thinking of entering a pageant, your headshot is VERY VERY important. You can never underestimate the importance of the headshot. It needs to be perfectly lit, it needs to transfer well into black and white, it needs to be printed to a tee.  Anyway…I want to wish both of these girls a lot of luck and I am sending my support along with you at the pageant! I would love to see you at Miss Texas Teen USA!

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