Ling Ling in June

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014 | Shikote

I’ve had the enormous pleasure of working with Ling Ling, a beautiful and friendly, extremely talented model. These are the photos from of our first session in June:

I took these photos myself using my new Nikon except for the last photo which was taken by Davide Anderson. It’s a lot of fun to have a camera again! Since I am building my photography equipment, I have really enjoyed using the natural light rather than having to buy a lot of lighting all at once. This day was June 22 around 2pm, so the light couldn’t get any better!

The beautiful jewelry you see was made by Larissa Rubel for Ling Ling. I enjoyed spending the day with Larissa because she is very very chic and fun to talk to! The pink necklace you see is made from Mother of Pearl. Larissa collects rare gems and beads and makes them into this beautiful jewelry!

Melissa Keryn did Ling Ling’s make up. Melissa has really become a star! I love working with you Melissa and look forward to our next session! You are so talented!

I designed Ling Ling’s hair in the first style to look like one of my favorite fairies. The second style was to simply show off her gorgeous hair! I was very inspired by the wide part of the river in these shots which is why I chose this location.

The Tie dye shirt was made by Fotoula Lambros including the custom dye pattern. You can find more of Fotoula’s work on her webpage fo2la.com

I hope you’ve enjoyed these photos! We had a great time making them!

Maeve, The Queen of Kings, Behind the Scenes

August 5, 2013 | Shikote

Mike and I had the pleasure of shooting with Maeve. She and I met at Grateful Dreads where I styled her hair then we went to Mike’s studio for a mega session!

These are some shots I took with my phone during the shoot!

This last look is my favorite of all the photos I took. Flawless.

Ramble on Maeve! We love you!!

Please look for Mike’s professional and complete collection of photos on this site in the near future!

A Luxurious Monday

October 19, 2012 | Shikote

Gabi, Suki, Mai, and I met for our first photo session as a team! What a great day! Beautiful weather, luxurious clothes, and a modern, artistic setting. We all worked very hard and had much success!

Stephanie (Suki’s mom) and Gabi took some behind-the-scenes photos with Suki’s iPad:

photo-13 — Suki on the beautiful grounds.

photo-10 — Gabi in the softest silk robe-style dress.

photo-5 — Me doing Suki’s make up and wearing a shirt by Fotoula Lambros Design!

photo-9 — Gabi Giacchieri is gorgeous! Jumper by Fotoula Lambros Design.

photo-12 — Happy Suki wearing Fotoula’s corset and leggings. Her hair is so pretty!

I was so busy I only had time to snap these pics with my little camera at the very end.

This picture has a mood to it. I made the Plastikman shirts myself!

I’m so excited by this shoot. We all left feeling good, and we’re all still going with this great energy. I’m happy with how my skills and confidence have grown. Creativity was flowing through all of us. We worked hard and captured everything I had imagined! Thank you so much to everyone involved in this shoot! Gabi, Suki, Stephanie, Mai, Fotoula, and to my dear friends for letting us use this location. Thank you so much!!

Mai’s high-quality photos will be ready in the near-future. These are just some snap shots for a sneak of the session!!

Cool Video by Mai Truong, Melania Sneak

August 30, 2012 | Shikote

Mai made this from our Tuesday shoot!

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Mai Truong, Melania Plasko, and I got together at Grateful Dreads this Tuesday afternoon for a photo shoot! Melania makes clothes and collects them, so we used her clothes and designs. You can look at Melania’s Lookbook to see more of her designs. For this shoot I did her hair and make up in the salon, then we ventured out to an older cemetery in town. I love Melania’s bangs, so I styled her hair around them in every look! We did a smooth first look and agreed to get bigger as we went. I did her makeup using lavender and metal tones. I added some huge thick eyelashes, and we made lipstick out of a mix of eyeshadows.

The first look was very smooth and sleek. I did this with rollers and clips and using an Ibiza boar’s bristle round brush.

I used Kevin Murphy Color Bug at her roots!

These are just shots with my phone! Mai got some beautiful, high-quality shots which I will post as soon as they’re ready.

Maeve, Daighna, and I

August 1, 2012 | Shikote

Måeve, Daighna, and I got together on Sunday and had the first ever photo shoot at Grateful Dreads! We got very creative, worked hard, and had a lot of fun. I love that I get to spend time making art with such wonderful people and am so thankful! The pics below were all taken with my iphone. The real pics were shot by Daighna Rayner and are currently being looked through and edited by her.

Here’s a sneak of our last look. Måeve in a beautiful grassy meadow. She’s wearing the wrap dress designed by Fotoula Lambros for Fotoula Lambros Design. This dress was the closing look in FLD’s most recent Detroit fashion show but in white. She graciously loaned us the black one for this shoot.

Look at those clouds!

The rest of these photos are of the salon after the shoot. I really love my new salon! And I really loved this shoot. Everything about it.

Most of those clothes are by designer Kelly Lynne. She and I pulled from her newest collection which was totally fun!

Thanks to everyone involved!

Paige Glamour

August 1, 2012 | Shikote

Here are two good shots from a recent photoshoot with Paige Mobley. Marygrace D’Aleo did her make-up and brought the red dress. I styled Paige’s hair off her face and neatly to the side for the beauty shot, shown first. For the last look of the shoot we got very glamorous with a roller set, and I pinned her hair into a bob. Paige is an excellent model and really worked the look!

I am so happy to have worked with the photographer, Acacia. Watching her work was energizing, and her edited pic below is a piece of fine art. What a pleasure to work with such an amazing and talented artist!

Photos by Acacia:

The faux bob! Very glamorous!!

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