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Fun Day Mondays!

I've been filling my wonderful Mondays off with amazing photo shoot sessions out at Russell Industrial Center in Detroit.  Not only does this space allow for amazing raw photos due to it's "aged and forgotton" mystique, but it also has been occupied by serveral refined artists.  One of the artists that I have been so fortunate to work with is Scott of Scott Sprague Photography.  His experience with shooting avant garde to high fashion shiek has created such a unique vision to the finished product.   

Starting with a story board and examples of photo shoots that we have seen in everything from Vogue to W Magazine, we set the perfect model who we both feel could capture the look.  From there I collect the tones in make up and without copying exactly, try to set the same feel with the hair.  So far we have had great success and I can't wait for the next time we meet up to create more gorgeous editorial work! 

Back in December I received an email asking me to join the first ever Scissor Candy event in Detroit. I was so pumped, and the more I looked in the event (originally based in Philly), the more excited I got!  If you don’t know about Scissor Candy, it’s considered an open chair event, self-described as “a group of progressive hair stylist who came together to bring new energy to the beauty industry through innovative events.” The purpose of the event is to inspire each other in a non-competitive but energetic event.

I was lucky to be joined on stage by some really talented stylists from Ann Arbor and Detroit. The event was organized by Lauren Hershberger of Salon 621, but I worked side-by-side on the stage with Sarah Nitz from Salon Epiphany.

I’ve never had so much fun doing hair, presenting on stage (with a live DJ!), and meeting great stylists. Everyone did such an awesome job!  I think the event was a huge success, and I can’t wait to attend the next one! 

> Check out the photos from the event in Detroit here!
 

The Handmade Companion magazine is a brand new magazine that will be published both in print and online. The magazine’s focus is on independent, creative, artistic and handmade items.  The photo-shoot was for an advertisement in the magazine’s February issue - It had a couples-romantic-vintage-valentines feel to it.

The photo-shoot was at AJ's Music Cafe in Ferndale, which very much has that “livingroom”  or “bohemian community” vibe to it. So as you can imagine, it was perfect for a photo-shoot featuring vintage clothing and accessories. The wardrobe for the models was provided by Mother Fletcher's, a vintage shop in Ferndale.

I was able to work with a few different models - one short hair female, one short hair male and one medium length hair female.

For the short hair female style, I fully curled all her hair before pinning it back into a retro style.  The men’s style was slick on the sides with a wave in the front - giving him that Mad Men vibe. With the longer 'do', I opted to create a beehive-esque style, as well as adding a few tiny bows to one side.

There were two other stylists on site: Lauren Hershberger & Tammy Tarcia of Salon 621.  It was great to meet them and work side-by-side with other talented stylists.  In fact, next month I am going to be working with Lauren again for the Scissor Candy show in Detroit. 

Racquel Viilo was the sole person in charge of make-up, and she did an awesome job!  Anne Hayman (editor in chief for the magazine, as well as the creator of The Handmade Gift Guide website) was on location to make sure everything went perfectly. The photographer was Ali Saloum Photography, and he was really great at capturing lots of different angles and making sure the lighting was just right.  I look forward to seeing the photos and working with him again!

It was such a great experience to work with a large group of talented professionals!  I look forward to collaborating with them all again soon!