No Wallflowers Allowed

This past weekend was a weekend that I won't soon forget. Not only did I accomplish my most complicated and large-scale team based shoot yet but I did it almost 100% successfully (unexpected encounters are bound to occur). If you have been following this blog for awhile then you may already be well aware of the fact that I was named the New York brand ambassador for Jacked Fashion and with that I wanted to give everything I could back to Jacked Fashion for this incredible and overwhelmingly inspiring opportunity. That said I have been spending the past few months planning an epic two part photo shoot of Alaska's newest collection as a way to introduce Jacked Fashion to New York. The results were more than extraordinary and the one thing that I have really taken away from this experience is that if you really want something than you can't be a wallflower waiting for it to hopefully come to you if you cross your fingers tight enough, you just have to take it. Put on your very best dress and own that shit, talk that talk and walk that walk. No one will take you seriously until you take yourself seriously so even if you're walking around with neon orange braids in your hair and a pink cow print coat on  your back never flinch in the face of adversity. Jacked Fashion is not a brand for the wallflowers; it is for a small niche of people that know who they are, what they want to say, how they want to say it and they don't EVER want to do it quietly. 

Since I am still in the process of editing and deciding the future fate of these editorials I can only give you a sneak preview of some behind the scenes snap shots myself and assistant Alex Rizzo captured. To see some more leaked previews you can check in to my instagram here or Jacked Fashions here. In the meantime enjoy these scenes from behind the scenes until the actual scenes can be released. That totally made sense.

The Deflation Of a Balloon

Cotton Candy Faux Fur Jacked by Jacked Fashion | Custom Made Pom-Pom Veil by Katie Burley

A Rainy Afternoon With Jenny Woods

It was a rainy Saturday afternoon and after years of admiration I finally had a shoot booked with the ethereal Jenny Woods. She has always struck me as a melancholic soul based off of her images of lonely sylph-like dreamers looking to find that part of them they always felt like was missing. So in preparation I listened to the saddest music I had on i-Tunes and the rainy weather did a lot to help. When I arrived she was cuter than a button with her long honey brown hair and petite Venus like figure. We chatted for far too long leaving us with only a few sunlight hours but what we managed to bang out I think to be some of the most emotionally provocative photos I have taken with someone else as the photographer in a very long time. No hair, no makeup, no lighting other than natural, no fancy clothes other than what was in our closets already. It felt very natural to take these photos, absolutely nothing was forced; I just moved and she just responded. I know that might not seem like much but it really is and it very well might be something you just can't understand unless your doing it. Moving on though, I give you a rainy afternoon with Jenny Woods. To see more of her work click here.