I got together again with Liz Ashley to finish what we had once started. She was my first model for the Versatile catalog shoots, and I just wasn’t thrilled with the results of the first shoot. This was merely because I had shot LaurenWK days later and was so in love with that shoot, I wanted something with a bit more “oomf” with Liz too. She kindly obliged me, and we tried it out one more time.
I’m lucky to have a hair/makeup stylist I trust so much. I love working with Angel, and I enjoy giving her a lot of creative freedom. Because of time restraints, Angel was going to have to start the styling without me, so I sent her snapshots of the wardrobe and suggested she maybe weave in some black hair.
I went to the location while they were at the salon, and began to set up. I’ve gotten a lot of prior comments on the set-up, but have to admit, nothing in the set is mine except for the frame! If you’ve followed me awhile, you may remember this frame from a shoot I did in San Francisco back in 2007.
To those that wonder about the bedding, it’s a bed in a bag from Target. It’s not my own! I buy props for shoots…yes, shoots cost money, and I’ll do anything to make the set look great on a budget. I usually give my models warning so everything used can be returned when doing these! It’s amazing what you can find at really inexpensive stores though.
The girls arrived shortly after I was set up. Angel quickly finished up the hair, and Liz started to get into wardrobe.
The shoot itself went very very quickly. The three of us together worked like a finely tuned machine. Everything just clicked. We had a lot of fun getting this set together.
*the full set can be viewed on flickr