Styled: Fantasy Series Part 3! Secret Garden

I’ve recently realized the depth of how terrible of a blogger I’ve become, and frankly, I’m quite ashamed.

As penance for my extreme lack of participation and showing you all what I have done in the last year and a half or so, I will attempt to play a bit of catch up and show you now!

Many of you know (and may have already seen) that I am a part of a team creating a little something we like to call “The Fantasy Series”. We just shot part 5 of this series a couple of weeks ago, so I will start by catching you all up on this fabulous project! Our fearless photographer, Kristen Booth, is a self-proclaimed fairy tale wedding photographer and this project is really her baby. It truly shows her brand and the ideal bride that her amazing talent would be perfect for. I’ve shown you parts 1 and 2: “Ethereal” and “Queen of the Marine”. Now, I give you our third installment: a magical shoot we called “Secret Garden” that included a pink dress, lace suspenders, and a horse!

Hair and makeup done by the third party in our team: the wonderful and amazing Celeste of Celeste Styling and Artistry. This girl has amazing talent and should be hired by everyone. Go call her! You will NOT be disappointed. Thanks so much also to Brooke and Kirtane, our gorgeous models. We couldn’t have done any of this without your talents!

Anyhow, without further ado, I give you “Secret Garden”, a love story in the spring.

Styled: Black Swan Inspired Editorial

I had such a blast prepping and working on the dresses for this shoot. Sarah of Sarah Ashley Photography came to me with the idea of a Black Swan inspired shoot and I knew I had to get my hands on that project. She wanted the idea to be similar, but not exactly the same. We did two looks: the good swan and the bad swan, complete with killer makeup by Dana Cummings. Sarah, thanks so much for allowing me the opportunity to stretch and experiment creatively with this shoot. It was such a blast!

Both dresses were found on Ebay, but I added some altering and made the tutus to add volume underneath the dresses. Hairpieces were also made by me, and working with all those feathers was pretty stinkin fun!

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Sneak Peek: Styled Black Swan Inspired Fashion Shoot

Hello, hello, hello!

Well I have yet another sneak peek to make you drool. Recently, the awesome Sarah Sotro of Sarah Ashley Photography hired me to do wardrobe styling for a Black Swan inspired fashion shoot. When we met to go over the ideas she had for the shoot, I was incredibly thrilled! Here’s just one shot from the day, featuring our “Dark Swan”.

There will be more to come soon enough. Let me know what you think!

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Styled: Fashion Shoot

So, two posts in one week… crazy, right??

As I said earlier, there is just so much new and exciting stuff to show you all, and it is my utmost pleasure to bring you my first fashion shoot!!!!

This AMAZINGLY-fun *mock* fashion shoot was thrown together pretty last minute. That makeup friend of mine, little miss Martha got us connected with an awesome portrait photographer, the fabulous Nick Wisda. I really recommend you guys to check out his stuff, because this guy is uber talented, and he’s pretty much a lighting genius. The shoot was so much fun, from start to finish. Martha and I recruited two girls, Elyssa and Mechelle, to model for this, and though they’re both amateurs, they did a fantastic job. We shot at Nick’s studio, and the vibe was just fun for the whole night!

The main idea here was just to have some fun, get some great shots, and do some experimenting! So, I hope you like this first attempt at a fashion editorial! Oh, and don’t forget to check out the website for INVT, who took video of the entire shoot (You can find a trailer here!) !! These guys are so fun, and I can guarantee you’ll enjoy their videos!

And a quick re-cap of the lineup before we get into the photos:

Photography: Nick Wisda Photography

Videography: INVT Media

Hair and makeup: Martha Does Makeup

Wardrobe styling: Yours truly!!!

Enjoy!! 😉

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Sneaky Peeky – Fashion Shoot Part II

And then there was video……………..

So during the entire shoot this past week, there was a killer video crew recording every single moment of the evening. Joshua Adams and Aldo Lihiang make up what is INVT Media, and were the ones doing the honors. It was quite interesting having someone document every step of the shoot, but actually pretty fun as well!

Aldo put together this little trailer as a peek into our evening. He did a great job editing and really making the viewer excited for more (although I could be a little biased on that point………..)

Let me know what you guys think, and hopefully this leaves you wanting more

~Ash