Week in Hiatus

So sorry for taking a week off, but my cousin was in town for the week and we decided to actually enjoy some non-computer activities! ( : While you may be less interested in our many shopping expeditions and Courtney's newfound love for my enchiladas, I'm sure you'd love to see the final photos from our Portland makeover. I did post one shot of the "mini makeover" last week, but this was more extensive. I gave her the full Senior treatment, with makeup and hair!





The last one is my favorite!

Mini Makeover

With my teenage cousin in town visiting, I simply HAD to do a mini makeover on her. My friends laugh when they come to visit, because I'm always throwing my own clothes or accessories on them as we head out the door. Not to offend of course, but to accent ( :

Anyhow, when Courtney came downstairs in a jean-skirt and way too short leggings, I declared her a fashion emergency and immediately took her into my closet. As you can see below, we found a fabulous, cool-weather ensemble for her first day in Portland!

Only the Best Storage for the Best Equipment!

So, first off I'd like to say that posting on this blog everyday has been more than challenging so far. I have the content, but the time is a another story!

Today my lovely husband and I took on the task of reorganizing our storage room. The reason why decided to do THIS on a Saturday instead of, let's say, eat pizza and watch House reruns, is because we are getting ALL NEW EQUIPMENT!! (That's right! All of my summer clients can begin doing jumping jacks and carwheels knowing that I'll be working with only the best equipment from here on out.) And what better way to greet all our new goods, then with a beautiful, sparkling clean home in our storage room? Does this look like a "hello" to you?



With that in mind, we went work and about 5 hours and whole lot of recycling later, wha la! We had ourselves an actual room worth revealing!!



HELLO all my new, prime lenses. Welcome home! ( :

Makeup: On site Application

One of the most important parts of a fashion shoot is the team. 1 Fantastic team = a million great photos!! That's why I decided to employ only the best, most fun makeup artists to join the Lavenda Seniors team.


My seniors can expect to be made up and most importantly, touched up during the shoot! You won't have to worry about lipgloss smears or cakey make up. Your job will be to have fun, relax and enjoy the shoot.

So don't forget! This is the only place in Portland where you get the fashion expertise + the experience of a supermodel!!

Scouting Locations

One of the essential parts of a photo shoot is location. Location helps you tell a bigger story, especially with portraits, because your usually telling a personal story.
For instance, when I was scouting for this floral inspired editorial, I knew I needed a backdrop with history. Something that felt romantic and would not clash with our pixie concept. When I found this beautiful vineyard, I KNEW I'd found the ideal location.

The most important part about shooting on location, is making sure you get permission to shoot. I like to call ahead if it's iffy. I won't go into the details now, but I was cited at a shoot once for trespassing, which was not clearly marked!
The fun part about location scouting is that it does NOT have to necessarily be penciled in! I find myself checking out fields, buildings and streets no matter where I am! The key is to write down the addresses so that you remember them later.
Here are a couple final shots from the vineyard:

I was recently inspired to get my butt back into blogging. And not just weekly- DAILY. There is something to be said for a dedicated bloggist, like Jasmine Star, who has a carreer, a husband AND a dog. If you just substitute her dog for my Ella... WHA LA! We've got the same formula!

This means some major calendar clean up on my part. Not to mention a fun list of post subjects!! (Which I've already begun on my Macbook sticky note). If you've got a subject in mind, please share!! I'm all ears and ready to be an open book!

Email Issues through Website

Sending an apology out to all of you who tried to email me through my website last month. Apparently, it was routing them to the wrong address. I have updated everything however, so if you still have not heard from me by today, please try it one more time!

Thanks for your patience ( :

xoxo

4th of July

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! We will be running our first facebook ad starting next week, which will hopefully get the word about Lavenda Seniors into the right hands (and facebook pages)!!

We look forward to a busy August ( :