Julia /// Downtown Nashville

A few weeks ago my dear friend Julia was in town. She's one of my favorite people to collaborate with for photo shoots because she's a fantastic hair & makeup artist, and she has such a fun/eclectic style! On her last day visiting we parked by the pedestrian bridge and walked around downtown Nashville looking for some fun spots to shoot. Some of my favorite shots we took at the very end. We were quickly loosing light as the sun sank low behind the buildings, so we found the nearest parking garage and climbed to the top. Evening light is my absolute favorite!

Caressa

I got together with Caressa last week to shoot at Cornelia Fort Airpark, and what a fun shoot it was! Caressa was amazing to work with, and the location was filled with gems for picture taking. Hair and makeup was done by Brandy Marlin of Scout's Barbershop!

Anna's Retro Shoot

There have been quite a few big things going on in my life lately - I'm getting ready to move to Nashville, friends and family are getting married, I'm enjoying my last few weeks at the radio station, and currently I am staying with the kids I've nannied for the past 3 years. Busy days! But FINALLY - I am so very happy to share with you some of my favorite shots from a fifties inspired photo shoot I did at the beginning of May, featuring my fabulously stylish friend, Anna! The lovely Julia (see first photo) was in charge of hair and makeup. We had a fantastic time hanging out and putting together this look!
The dress, gloves (only in a few shots), and earrings (which are technically 80's) Anna and I found at a local vintage shop called Wildwoman's.

You can view all of the photos on my Flickr.

Julia

Julia is a very good friend of mine, and a fantastic hair stylist/makeup artist. For a long time we've talked about doing a shoot together. We finally decided to make it happen! We knew that we wanted to have a bit of an edgy look, so we pulled some pieces from her closet for her two outfits, and then decided on how she should do her hair and makeup. The fur coat was a last minute decision, but one that we both ended up LOVING! - thanks for lending it, Jenny! As for location, most of these were either shot in the warehouse district of Minneapolis, or by an abandoned granary (or something??) that we happened to stumble upon.

I've loved fashion for as long as I can remember. As a young girl and then throughout my teen years, my mom and I would sit and page through the latest issue of Vogue, and I would soak up the pictures with eyes, wanting to recreate what I was seeing. This was the first chance I've had to do a shoot like this, and I'm very pleased with the outcome of my first attempt. I'm also pretty terrible at telling people how to stand and pose, so this gave me some practice to do that too. I've been trying to figure out what exactly I want to do with my photography, and I'm still not completely certain, but I think I'm taking a step in the right direction. :)































































Coffee break and a chance to warm up for a bit! It was 20 degrees and a little too breezy.













































Thanks again, sweet Julia for being such a BEAST out there in the cold, and totally owning this shoot!
Looking forward to us working our magic together again in the future. ;)