"Steeling" Fashion (Part 2) with Lauren Rodenberg

I would like to introduce you to the second of our four models, Lauren Rodenberg.  Lauren started on our set as Lauren Sunseri and recently married a cousin of Karla, our Office Manager. In the midst of her wedding planning Lauren was so excited to be a part of the photo shoot and seemed to enjoy every minute of it. We were very impressed with Lauren’s skills on the set especially when she was balancing on an old drawer that was barely attached to the cabinet, the fear never shown on her face check out the pictures and see for yourself. 

Don't forget to check back in for our next blog featuring Jordan Issa…

"Steeling" Fashion with Audrey Proulx

For a while I have been wanting to work on a photo shoot with my wife Melanie (Melanie's a hair stylist with some mad skills at L Salon and Color Group), and not too long ago I had the opportunity to do so. What you'll see in this blog came together with the help of many people. Karla, our Office Manager who joined our team towards the end of January, found clothing stylist Kelly Shouey, helped in our model hunt (one of which you will meet today), and arranged countless other details.

Originally our fashion shoot was to be outside, but the weather was horrible and with only a week before the shoot it was evident we needed a backup location. I didn't want to photograph everyone in our studio, I wanted a unique location, so after driving around I ended up at "San Mateo Artistic Iron Works" and loved the look of the place. Lui Manzon Jr., Owner of San Mateo Artistic Iron Works, agreed to let us use his shop as our studio and it couldn't have been a more perfect place, as you will see.


In this blog I want to introduce you to one of our four models, Audrey Proulx. I met Audrey about a week and a half before the photo shoot, pitched the concept to her, and she eager to get right on board with us. Audrey, the youngest model on set, was our first dare devil to jump on top of the metal work benches, balance on anvils, hammers, and anything else in the shop. She wasn't even afraid to lean against the thin glass windows to get "the shot."


Take a look at some of the images we captured of Audrey...

Don't forget to check out our next blog which will feature Lauren Rodenberg (she is on the far right)...

Adam Simpson in Studio

                                                  

       

      

   

  

   

      

 

   

   

                                                  

Ben Wysocki in San Francisco

Last week our dear friends, Ben and Michele, moved from San Francisco back to Denver Colorado. Their time here seemed to fly by and even though we wish they could have stayed here longer, we know they had to move on to the next part of their life's journey. Ben and Michele you will be truly missed by us.

Before they left I asked Ben if I could photograph him around San Francisco. I didn't want to just document Ben's day around San Francisco, because being the drummer for The Fray, he has had a lot of great photos taken like that. In fact, the book The Fray: There and Back by photographer Rod Blackhurst is pretty cool book showing a behind the scenes look at The Fray's journey.

With that being said I wanted to photograph Ben with more of a portrait look. The following images are what was created. I hope you enjoy the photos!

Thank you Jill for help on the shoot, and thank you Ben for walking around the city with me.

Abolitionist in the Round

A friend of mine put together a concert in San Francisco with a number of other musicians and they called it "Abolitionist in the Round". The concert helped raise money to donate to the organization Not For Sale, an organization dedicated to put an end to modern slavery (human sex trafficking). I would encourage you to visit the Not For Sale website to learn more about what is happening in our world right now.

Corporate Photography

I had the opportunity to photograph Tiret & Company CPA's company photograph a number of months ago and simply enjoyed the experience.

Here is the photo they used for their wall and Christmas card.

Phil Wickham Concert at CPC Live

A little while back I photographed Phil Wickham at a concert he was performing at for CPC Live. When I met him before the concert began, to take photos of him and the VIPs that were attending the show, he was very chill and easy to speak with. I didn't know what to expect from his concert because I hadn't really listened to his music. With that being said, I really enjoyed his concert and was deeply moved by the songs he was singing. The lyrics to his songs were very refreshing to my soul.

If you haven't heard any songs by Phil Wickham, you may just end up buying a few of them.

Chris and Conrad opened for Phil Wickham and they were fun to watch as well.