Sylvian | Toronto | Portraits

Session Date: 7/4/2010
Location: Toronto

Fair warning: always be prepared to have an impromptu photoshoot around a photographer - haha. You never know when to expect it. That's what happened with my cousin-in-law Sylvian. =P We were all at a hotel in Toronto getting ready for a big extended family dinner over 4th of July weekend. Sylvian asked me to help her with a new eyeshadow quad she had recently purchased. After showing her where to apply the shadows, she looked so pretty that I had to do a photoshoot. She was a bit hesitant at first, but definitely didn't take long before she warmed up to the camera. =)

Results from that day:








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Lily Bee | Old Town Gaithersburg | Portraits

Session Date: June 13, 2010
Location: Old Town Gaithersburg

I had the opportunity to hear Lily sing at Kollaboration DC auditions few weeks back and fell in love with her voice. It wasn't long before we decided to get together and do a photo shoot. She wanted vintage; I love vintage, so it was a perfect match.

The day was blistering hot and even threatened to storm, but luckily we were able to get through the shoot perfectly fine before the afternoon shower arrived.

This shoot was particularly awesome to me since Lily did what she did best and sung a song while I shot her. One of my favorite tunes too - "Dream a Little Dream of Me". We also had a little audience, which we didn't mind at all.

Now for the results from the day:











My fave from the batch

If you're in the MD/VA/DC area, be sure to catch Lily in one of her many concerts.
You can also catch more of Lily on her youtube channel.

One of my absolute original fave from Lily


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Kia | Forest Glen | Fashion Portraits

Session Date: May 9, 2010
Location: Forest Glen, MD

Before I went on my 2 week Europe trip end of May, I had a photoshoot with Kia. Locations are usually the most time-consuming thing for me to find since I'm always looking for the grungiest areas around. So I was definitely happy when I found this area right in the heart of silver spring.













Hope you enjoyed the pics! I've been back from Europe about two weeks now but haven't had a solid night where I can actually sit down and edit. I have so many pics from the trip to share so definitely be on a lookout for them! =)
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Lisa Noel (Revisited) | Hunt Valley | Fashion Portraits

Session Date: 5.8.10
Location: Hunt Valley, MD

Lisa and I have always said that we would get together again for another photo shoot since the first one went so well. I was inspired on a peacock theme couple weeks before when watching a commercial and immediately thought of Lisa being perfect for it.

Although the day started out late, I believe the session went pretty well. Below are the results from the day.













At the last minute, I decided to switch it up and do a chinese theme and it so happens that Lisa had her room inspired by Asia. I love when things work out perfectly at a whim. =)






I'm beginning to like these shoots more and more although it does take alot of work - me being a one-woman show. However it does let my creativity free which is always nice. Hope you enjoyed!
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