One of the biggest questions I’ve had since starting this project is, “Why don’t women tell that they’ve been raped?” This made me think about the big picture, ask other women why they stayed silent, and think about why I didn’t tell anyone for fourteen years. Right off the bat, I knew I couldn’t tell […]

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“In your room Where time stands still Or moves at your will Will you let the morning come soon Or will you leave me lying here In your favourite darkness Your favourite half-light Your favourite consciousness Your favourite slave In your room Where souls disappear Only you exist here Will you lead me to your […]

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As you may know, I like to take weird, creepy photos. I went above and beyond in the Lady-Gaga-Inspired shoot, Beautiful, Dirty, Rich. So creepy, so unique, amazing model, amazing stylist. It paid off, because we were featured in TWO magazines this month! THANK YOU to model, Dei Silva, and stylist Summer Artistry for collaborating […]

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I wanted to make the Polaroid shenanigans a separate blog from the behind the scenes because this was my first time shooting Polaroids! I’m quite proud of the prints, not of the negatives I attempted to make… This was the first image from the day and my first Polaroid not counting the test I did […]

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My life is often like this: Wedding wedding wedding wedding engagement wedding baby baby baby wedding wedding ……. I think you get the idea. I LOVE shooting weddings, I really do, and I get creative, but I don’t have a lot of time. So from time to time I collaborate with other artists. Here are […]

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After much preparation (ten days), and multiple obstacles (driving two hours to an unknown location, sinking in the snow, makeup coming off, freezing half to death), the infamous Ice Queen shoot has come to fruition! This shoot was entirely shot with film and available light. I feel incredibly accomplished – this is my first shoot […]

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I would call today’s makeup trial a victory. It didn’t turn out perfect, but a trial never is. This was the most challenging makeup trial I’ve done so far, and I’m SO glad we did it. Geneva was a trooper, considering I had to do the foundation twice, THEN she had to wash EVERYTHING off […]

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Why yes, I WAS up until 1:30 hot-gluing props. Famous quote of the night: “It’s amazing what you can do with a hot glue gun. OWE!!!” Klutziness + hot instrument = burned fingertips. But I can’t NOT do it. I’m obsessed with making my own funky props for my creative shoots, and I am going […]

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We all have masks we wear. Some of us have created these masks because we’re afraid of what people will think of us, or because we don’t feel we are good enough as who we are. Some of us are hiding from something – pain, loss, insecurity. I went through a really hard time two […]

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