Image of the Day – Green

I was fortunate to have some truly fabulous people at my house on Sunday- Models, MUAH, Photographers and some of their family that came to support them. The shoot was a milk bath shoot and had two models and two photographers going at the same time along with the BTS shooters Allen Freeman and Michael Walborn, my partners in crime and also known as the #bracketeers.

Since I was the organizer, I got only rare moments to actually have the camera in my hand. One time was in the morning when I actually did work with Alisandra Volta- who was the color orange, which was amazing, she was gorgeous and her hubby was there to help as well. It truly started my day off with a bang.

The other few images I took were of Sizzling Sweet Pea with blonde hair in the color red- a duo of Breann Lynn & Alaina Rose Lee and then Alaina solo. The solo ones were taken after Theresa Blackbird finished her set- she did a fabulous job of making her green set look so serene, so calming- and this is one of those shots. Alaina Rose Lee killed it, Julianne Joi was the MUA and killed it- and personally I am truly happy with this one.

The #bracketeers will be setting up an event on July 25th and there will be 14 spots available- stay tuned for the flyer that will detail the cost to be involved in this amazing theme of shoot- something every model will want to have in their portfolio.

Image of the Day- Just Dance!

Image of the Day- Just DANCE!

Super excited that I get to shoot with this beauty today. I met her almost a year ago and have loved every minute spent with her. When she is on that stage, she holds the entire audience in her hands. When she is in front of my camera, the lens does a happy dance.  smile emoticon

This particular shot was taken at the Drop Dead Dames Burlesque Revue show in San Diego this past Valentine’s Day. I honestly believe that her best work is when she mixes in some of Fosse and really knows the lines & the moves that he made so famous. 

Sneak peeks later today- in the meantime- Dance! It is Saturday!!

Model: Valentina On the Rocks Burlesque

Image of the Day- FRIDAY!!!

What are your plans for the weekend? Mine involve shooting the beautiful Valentina On the Rocks Burlesque​ on Saturday, Promo shoot for my hubby Ron Shumate​ on Sunday along with a Vintage Family shoot for Sher Keli Andal​ and Alaina Rose Lee​ & Sizzling SweetPea​ w/Allen Freeman in the Desert/Lucerne Valley. In the meantime to start off the weekend, showing this fun image from the promo shoot we did for The Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque​ at Harvelle’s in Long Beach! Check them out and see the show!!

Dancers- Barnaby Jones & Bunny Jones- Mr & Mrs. 🙂

Image of the Day- Happiness

There is nothing better than laughter, and being with friends that know & accept you for who you are also gives you a daily type of peace.  This image was taken at the conference this past weekend of some of my fellow insurance association members at a welcome party- if you can’t guess by the clothing, props- it was a Hippy theme and we were having some fun with the cardboard car.  Enjoy your Tuesday everyone and make someone laugh!

Image of the Day-The Wedding Brunch

This weekend was spent in Napa with my bestie Maiko- attending the celebration of Rich & Laura and their commitment to spend the rest of their lives together. This morning we spent time at a brunch in their beautiful backyard. The bride made these special table decorations and I could not resist- got out the camera and shot a few. Hope you enjoy & Happy Sunday!!