This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to learn from one of the most established boudoir photographers in our industry... Jen Rozenbaum! #ShamelesslyFeminine is her motto and she shows it through her work. www.jenerations.com. Now our styles are completely different (that's a good thing) but what she had to teach was beyond helpful. She is a tiny girl with some New York attitude and you can feel it during the shoot! She knows what she wants and how she's going to ge

My face may not be familiar to you yet but I hope one day it will be. I work with Ryan doing makeup for his clients when it's requested. When Ryan asked me to write up this post he wanted me to tell him (and you) why I do what I do. It's not necessary for me to tell you that I love makeup, and I'm creative at heart - that's a given. I do need to explain the feeling I have when I do makeup. Take last Saturday for an example. I started with an already gorgeous woman; perfect da

One of the things every photographer needs is a good assistant, someone who can see your vision, understands your style and wants/willing to learn... Also in my case likes to be photographed (this is a non negotiable term for me!) At the start of this year I decided to start looking for such a person and it wasn't until recently after bringing it up in a conversation with some friends that Ashley came forward and said she would love to help out! That got me pretty excited a

Photo shoots are not cheap, you have the cost of the session, the cost of any new cute outfits you just bought for yourself (that's ok, cuz you deserved it!), the cost of the order, it goes on and on. So it's understandable that you want to get the most out of your money, so to save you say to yourself, you know what, I think I'll skip the hair and makeup and do it myself, right! STOP!!!! That is not where you want to save. One of the best parts of a sessions is having someo