Miss Joncus

This weekend we had the pleasure to work with Larissa Joncus of Heffner Model Management in Seattle. I did a set of pin curls before the shoot so we could head to the studio (which tends to be a bit humid) so that they wouldn't fall before shooting. When we got there, they looked so good I decided to leave them for some beauty shots. The eyelashes are from Elise, and are long blonde false hair. I paired them with natural makeup that would glisten slightly on her eyes and glow on the rest of her skin.


This beautiful smile was brought on by the mention of her boyfriend. Candids are so lovely.

Objects of Desire, Gucci

My blog is going to move in the direction of inspiration photos and artwork that inspires me. If it interests you too, awesome. Let's get inspired together. However, one problem with this is that I no longer remember half of the people who made these images. Most of them were found on MM and Flickr. If you know who worked on any of these photos, please get in touch and I will credit them accordingly.

Today, a beautiful black lipped model with a perfect wave of hair. This photo was inspiration for a look I did with Nicole Brockway and Maddi Caligari for the Vorpal Images Gasoline Glamour shoot. I think of it often while working on makeup. So clean and classic, yet with a bit of edge.

Black lipstick recommendations as per my personal opinions and those of other fabulously talented makeup artists:

Lip minx by Mac
Black lipstick by Barry M
Shu Uemura is said to have one, but I have yet to locate it...

The Beauty that is my Life

As a further introduction, I thought I would give you a peek into my life as of now. My wonderful, hectic, chaotic, and entertaining life.

Ben.

My Fiance, the love of my life, my partner in creation and crime. Photographer and Director, he helps me put together fantastic shoots and makes sure everything sparkles just so.

Vorpal Images.

My favorite photo of all time. Leah Ferrell wearing Squeak latex fashions. Makeup and production by myself, Lighting and Direction/Photography by Kenneth Benjamin Reed. This is what we like to do. Creating cinematic photography.


A lighting setup by Ben, before/during our Gasoline Glamour / MF Magazine shoot.


Ben and I on set with Cherry Dollface at Indent Studios. Cherry is wearing clothing by Laura Lee Laroux, I did her makeup and assisted Ben's genius. This is where we set her up for a multiple exposure shot.


Mainly I produce the shoots, and do makeup/styling. I would principally call myself a Producer and Makeup Artist. However, I also assist Ben with lighting when he needs someone to hold something, or other important tasks like that.


Occasionally, I model. Mostly only for Benjamin, as I really only enjoy in depth projects for personal modeling. Also, because I prefer to be behind the camera!


Sometimes the stuff we do is just amazing! This wedding, we got to work with Nicole and Jeremy on their 17th century inspired Rococo wedding!


Steampunk inspired shoot featuring Eirik Aswang, me as the model and stylist.

Makeup Artistry.

I love doing makeup. I love all types. I like working on colorful sets like the one here with Jenjoy, Kevin Russ, Abibat, and Ashley.


The lovely Larissa as shot by Howard Petrella. I think I enjoy working with makeup because you get to accentuate already existent beauty and transform it into different energies. Larissa is lovely and young, so it was wonderful to play with glitter and gold for her eyes.

Art.

I love to Spray Paint. I don't partake in Graffiti however I love using things I've seen and learned from Graffiti Artwork to inspire abstract splatter and drip work.


I enjoy collecting pieces of wood and found objects like records to paint on. I have a thing for painting trees, mainly on chunks of wood left to be waterlogged or shredded.

While a lot of things to injest and images to see, I hope this gives you a bit more insight into who I am as a blogger.