Mya, seaside editorial published in Selin magazine.

Mya and her Mom met me in front of my apartment and we walked down to the second beach to shoot.

I was carrying my gear and the wardrobe and we chatted as we walked.

We found a place that was sheltered from the wind and alternated in changing in the washroom and sometimes on the beach. Mya’s mom was a wonderful help and kept an eye on the gear while we moved around the beach hiding from the wind and finding a shady spot from the sun.

I sent the images to the agency for selection and then I sent my favourites out for publication. I wanted to surprise Mya and the agency and I did. This spread, Mya, seaside was published in Selin Magazine Issue 39 Volume 32 and you can get a copy here.

Daisy, at home editorial published in Vigour Magazine.

Daisy is kind of magic to work with and I think you can see that magic in these images. They showed up with no makeup and natural hair and we made these images within an hour and called it a day because we knew we had it.

I had the wardrobe ready and the backdrop pinned to a wall in my apartment. It was fairly chilly outside so I chose to shoot inside, we have a fair weather shoot planned for when the temperatures rise and I can’t wait.

If you want a copy of the magazine you can find it here The April issue celebrates fashion and makeup and the spreads in the printed magazine are fabulous.

Enjoy!

Jordan, Her Place editorial for GMARO Magazine.

I love working with this powerhouse, Jordan, a single mom I met when I was working in a restaurant. They are a manager at the facility and I bumbled my way through an expo position. I had no idea what that position was until I started there and they offered a kind hand in learning the ropes and are always up for creating together.

I brought the wardrobe and we mixed a few pieces in from their wardrobe and I created images around their apartment. A huge fan of plants’ natural light and minimalism it is easy to create together in their space and make magic. I love this shoot how it came together and how it was published. The magazine chose the two-page spreads and I love them. Wait I already said that, I think you know what I mean.

This shoot was published in GMARO Magazine April 2024 Issue #05

Nostalga.

I started shooting fashion by photographing the people on the street with interesting outfits.

If you know me you know that my bathroom always has a string of outfits ready to wear, ironed, matched and hanging waiting to be put on. Right now I have 12 in there ready to go. I have been making outfits like this as long as I have lived on my own. I love it. When I travel I pack way in advance, a slew of outfits for the possible occasions that will occur. I even do it when I go camping.

I don’t seem like the fashionista, I know, and I don’t spend a lot of time recording my outfit of the day for social media (see previous post). I just love it, the planning and execution of a perfect outfit is always confirmed by a compliment or three when you are out in the real world.

Yesteday a man walking past me just said ‘so stylish’ and I just kept walking. Enough said.

I was thinking about what to post today while I was starring at my computer screen and this just came to mind.

Sometimes things just do. Like the time someone carried me over a puddle at World Mastercard Fashion week in Toronto so I wouldn’t get my Prada loafers wet. They were thrifted and too small but I loved them and wore them anyway.

I think when I moved to Vancouver and figured out the garbage was collected in the lane and started to find things when the end of the month or garbage day rolled around sparked something in me about fashion, about how this all comes together and how it can make you feel. Even if it is just something you plan like everything else in life, it an also bring you joy.

Social Media.

I find myself creating ‘content’ just so I have something to post.

I have lost my centre with this method and I have been working on getting it back because Photography means so much to me. It is part of my core and it will never go away so I am learning how to create something new, despite the constant monkey on ones back to create content.

I have been thinking about a really different way of doing things and I just ordered something to help me try it out. Stay tuned but know in the meantime I am in limbo and will be there until the compass points north and I feel comfortable with that direction.

Aiden, rooftop and below editorial for Selin Magazine.

Aiden, rooftop and below editorial for Selin Magazine.

I met Aiden in a vintage shop and asked if he would be up for a shoot. He looks like he is from another era and I wanted to capture that vibe. I asked him to bring his clothes so he could style the shoot. We created the editorial on my rooftop and then went into the lane. At one point 3 great blue herons were watching us.

If he ever wanted to take up modeling I hope he uses these images to start because he did great.

Issue 38 Vol 17 is available here, when was the last time you bought a magazine?