Before "Cocktail" Photoshoot

This is just prep work before the actual cocktail shoot in studio.
Geez, this involved many many different props but thankfully found the most suitable ones for the shot.
Staying up stupid late to make sure everything is perfect .... actually makes the next day worth it. The final shot turned out great because of the prep work.
CONSIDER THIS, a turn of events and habits.

Where we came from...

Finally! After months of wanting to explore this theme, I finally found time to capture it all.
This is simple concept of our origins from the very universe itself. I wanted to portray beauty in its' rawest form and for me, this was the purest way.
I've wanted to dedicate this picture to someone who is really important to me, but sadly he isn't here anymore.
This is a real achievement for me, and I'm so thankful I had Uno and Garet to help me out with this.

Make- Up Artist: Uno Jo
Model: Garet Eastman, Jillian Davey

Hope you enjoy. :)

Garet the Eastman

So here's a little shoot I did for a friend of mine and his theatrical portfolio.
It was actually super fun working with him and great to catch up on things since I last saw him.

To be honest, this was really rushed because of the time restricts we had in studio.
We had two separate shoots within 3 hours. This was the first, and the second will be posted tomorrow.

A big thanks to Garet Eastman and Uno Jo for this!

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Photography- Jillian Davey
Make-Up Artist- Uno Jo
Model- Garet Eastman

Light And People Series

Hello again!

So, I've recently been exploring a little series including many many different people in their surrounding environment. I initiated this back in September of 2011 and wanted to keep it a secret until it was complete,... but it doesn't look like it will see sunshine till ... well summer starts.
I'm hoping to wrap the series up, sometime in September.
As you can see, that's so far away, so instead I figured to reveal a sneak peek.

And the person?
She's Brooke Shaden, a great fine art photographer residing in Los Angeles.
This was taken while I was her assistant for a week.
She was incredibly sweet and helpful. I thank her so much for this opportunity.

You can find her work here at: http://brookeshaden.com/

Yet another mock ad that was assigned at school. Simply inspired by some ads I've seen in the mid 90's.

Model: John Happy
Make-Up Artist: Uno Jo

A Performance to See

This was tremendous fun and a great challenge. I was struggling so much with lighting at the beginning but managed to pull through but of course, with a bit of help from Alex. The shots turned out better than expected and I'm thrilled that Uno loved them. Hope you enjoy!
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For Make-Up artist - Uno Jo
Model- Jackie
Photography- Jillian Davey

Who is Jillian?

Who is Jillian? Well...Jillian is a bit shy, so her extrovert BFF will explain how fantastic she is to the internet. Ready internet? Let's go!

Jillian is an enigma. She is a mix of retro with a modern twist. She is colourful, graphic, imaginative, playful and filled with wonderment. She sees the world in a whimsical perspective. She is like a female Andy Warhol, only less in your face and much prettier (just sayin').

The world needs to see more of her work, and this blog post is designed to do just that. The world needs more colour, imagination and fun.  Here are my favourite images of Jillian's - they SCREAM her personality. The show you a bit of her soul, and captivate you so you are stuck looking, and wondering what the story truly is.

This, my friends, is Jillian Davey :

Hope you enjoyed this look into Jillian's fantastic-ness (yes, I am aware I am making up this word). Hope you had as much time reading this as I did writing it.

Jillian, I love you and keep chasing your dreams!
Christine Picheca
xo