Creative Shoot ~ Alice in Wonderland

This shoot was an adventure. It started out with a concept: Alice sleeps and dreams of her wedding. Then it changed, like all creative shoots do, and took on a life of its own. I had a concept and most of my props, but I didn’t have wardrobe. I made the headdress (a...

Couture Shoot Prep: Crazy is as Crazy Does

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...

Amanda (and Her Daughters) ~ Trashin’ the Dress

It started with a suitcase. I found one vintage baby blue Samsonite suitcase and BAM! Runaway Bride idea. I put the suitcase up on a high shelf in my office and waited. And waited. For about six months or so. When I found a matching suitcase (these things are rare in...