STEPHAN AVENUE INVASION.

THIS BY FAR IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVOURITE  EDITORIAL SHOOTS I'VE DONE .

EVERYTHING FROM  THE BEAUTIFUL MODEL WITH A RIDICULOUS FULL MANE OF HAIR, EVERY STRAND OF HAIR THAT FELL INTO PLACE, THE DRESS, THE MAKE UP, THE VENUE ON STEPHAN AVENUE WALK  , AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE COMPANY I KEPT. ALWAYS SUCH A GREAT COLLABORATION AND FRIENDSHIP I'VE BUILT OVER THE YEARS WORKING WITH BOTH MY LITTLE SISTER(FIGURATIVELY)  SHEA BROWN AND FRIEND TARA WHITTAKER.

SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE ART GALLERY OF CALGARY 
THE PERFECT CONTEMPORARY BACKDROP FOR OUR SHOOT
IT OFFERS A VISUALLY STUNNING SETTING AND IS A PLACE THAT WELCOMES EVERY FORM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
HERE'S A LOOK AT MY FORM OF EXPRESSION THAT DAY
 

 ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I'M THE CRANKIEST YOU KNOW WHAT DURING WINTER MONTHS.....I'M COLD AND MISERABLE FROM OCTOBER TO APRIL AND I DON'T START TO GET FEELING IN MY FINGERS TILL MID MARCH. LET
ME TELL YOU IT WAS FREAKING COLD THAT DAY MY FRIENDS...BUT ALAS THE
SHOW MUST GO ON AS THEY SAY.
OUR MODEL WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO STAND IN THE BLISTERY COLD LONG ENOUGH FOR TARA TO GET THE SHOTS SHE WAS LOOKING FOR.

WE EVEN TOOK A MOMENT TO INCLUDE THE STAFF MEMBER THAT PUT UP WITH OUR ANTICS THAT DAY, AND MOST LIKEY THERE ON HER DAY OFF TO LET US IN ...A QUICK PLAY OF HER HAIR AND MAKE UP AND VOILA..AN IMPROMPTU SESSION WITH THE  GALLERY HOST (SORRY PHOTO NOT INCLUDED)

CHEERS,

PHOTOGRAPHY:TARA WHITTAKER
MAKE UP: SHEA BROWN
VENUE:ART GALLERY OF CALGARY

MODEL: JAMIE

GOING TO THE CHAPEL

                          AUTUMN AND APPLE PIE...LOVE AND A SPLASH OF BLUE

THIS MONTH TOOK ME DOWN MEMORY LANE TO A LOVELY FALL DAY A COUPLE YEARS BACK WHEN TARA WHITTAKER AND I SPENT AN AFTERNOON SHOOTING SOME VINTAGE INSPIRED WEDDING IDEAS WITH THIS ADORABLE COUPLE IN THIS CHURCH SETTING IN OKOTOKS
THE HERITAGE CHURCH BUILDING STILL STANDS IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE

  ALTHOUGH IT LONGER SUED FOR CONGREGATIONAL PURPOSES BUT NOW A DANCE ACADEMY.

 BUT FOR A DAY IT WAS OUR "CHAPEL"

THE SEPT LEAVES WERE FALLING ALL AROUND US AND NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY

MY MODEL WAS SET IN HOT ROLLERS AND LOOSELY BROKE THE CURLS WITH MY FINGERS TO KEEPS A STRONG FORMATION FOR THAT VINTAGE ERA SET

THIS WAS A CASE AS MOST REAL "WEDDING" SITUATIONS WHERE THE 

BRIDE HAS CHIN LENGTH HAIR BUT WISHES TO HAVE IT ALL UP...I CALL THIS FAKE IT TILL I MAKE IT ,,,HELLO BOBBY PINS.

DIY TULLE HEADPIECE

DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING

A GROOMS ADORATION OF HIS BRIDE

COBALT BLUE

                   

IDEAS FOR ENTERTAINMENT

NOTHING SAYS AUTUMN LIKE APPLE PIE

VINTAGE GLOVES AND DIY PINWHEELS 

OFF INTO THE SUNSET......

AND THE BONUS  ...OUR WORK WAS PUBLISHED
CHEERS 

                  http://hairbrained98.blogspot.ca/2011/12/featured-on-wedding-chicks.html

CHANGE IS IN THE HAIR

 

WELL THIS IS A BIT OF A CHANGE UP FROM MY USUAL POSTS.....BUT AM EXCITED ABOUT SOME WONDERFUL CHANGES HAPPENING IN APRIL...YOU KNOW SPRING FORWARD AND ALL THAT...

                                                          


I WILL BE RELOCATING MY BUSINESS ....YEP TIME FOR THE NEXT STEP IN MY CAREER....A MOVE WILL PROVIDE BOTH MYSELF AND MY VALUED CLIENTS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE

NOW YA'LL CAN BREATHE A SIGH F RELIEF..I'M PLANTED FIRMLY IN THE HEART OF INGLEWOOD
 

I HAVE FOUND A WONDERFUL ECLECTIC AND ARTISTIC SPACE  TO ALIGN MYSELF WITH AND STILL GET TO DO WHAT I DO BEST...HAIR

I COULDN'T HAVE MADE AN EASIER TRANSITION AS I WILL BE MOVING TO THE "OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS" SO TO SPEAK.....ACROSS THE ST. SOUTH SIDE OF 9AVE  .....

I'M VERY EXCITED TO GREET ALL OF YOU IN MY NEW SPACE STARTING APRIL...AND LOOK FORWARD TO FEEDBACK AND ENQUIRIES OF ANY SORTS IN THE MEANTIME!

 SOME CHANGE UPS TO CONSIDER....THE GOOD(AND ITS ALL GOOD)THE BAD, THE ...NOPE NONE OF THAT

 

*YOU WILL BE CONTACTING ME DIRECTLY TO BOOK AND REBOOK ALL FUTURE APPOINTMENTS AND THE SALON SYSTEM WILL BE CONFIRMING APPOINTMENTS VIA TEXT OR EMAIL.....EFFICIENT AND CONVENIENT

*PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR MY CONTACT NUMBER

 * I WILL UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER COMPLIMENTARY PARKING LIKE I DO CURRENTLY AT THE SALON.....BACK TO THAT BREATH I TOLD YOU TO TAKE....YES WE HAVE ALL BEEN SPOILED MYSELF INCLUDED!

THERE IS ALWAYS AMPLE STREET PARKING AS WELL A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET...DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM SPOLUMBOS........YOUR WELCOME :)
HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU FURTHER IF I CAN..

AND NO I CANNOT PLAY PIANO ...BUT MICHELLE HAS SOME SERIOUS MUSICAL TALENT...(MAYBE SOME WILL RUB OFF)

BUT WHAT A FUN CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT    

 

SO WITH ALL THAT TO DIGEST

I TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO MY NEW VENTURE AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON

XOXO

TARA 

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SHE HAD ME AT HAIR

 ALTHOUGH MY DAY JOB IS MORE THAN SATISFYING AND NOT SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON....I DO GET A UNIQUE THRILL OUT OF EDITORIAL WORK...REALLY ITS LIKE PLAYING DRESS-UP ONLY INSTEAD OF PLASTIC BARBIE WHO EVENTUALLY RUNS OUT OF HAIR.... AND NO MORE ROOM ON HER FACE FOR ONE MORE MAGIC MARKER COLOR...I GET TO PLAY WITH REAL LIFE MODELS

AS I'M ALWAYS UP FOR  MEETING  NEW PEOPLE  FROM OTHER LIKE MINDED INSUSTRIES.... MAKE UP ARTISTS. PHOTOGRAHERS.FLORISTS.BOUTIQUE OWNERS.
.LIKE THIS SHOOT...
MY FRIEND AND CLIENT DAYLN SJOGREN A RECENT GRADUATE OF ARTISTS WITHIN MAKE UP ACADEMY ASKED IF I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING HAIR FOR A FUN PHOTOSHOOT TO HELP BUILD HER PORTFOLIO...
SHE HAD ME AT HAIR...



THE CONCEPT: YOUTHFUL BOHO

THE SET UP: HER HOME IN RIVERBEND, MODELS WERE FRIENDS OF HER DAUGHTER AND WILLING PARTICIPANTS, OUTFITS PROVIDED BY MY CLOSET OF GOODIES.....

LOCATION: WAS TO BE FISHCREEK PARK....AND ENDED UP BEING IN HER OWN OASIS OF A BACKYARD...WHICH WAS A PERFECT BACKDROP CONSIDERING THIS WAS AN AFTER WORK PROJECT AN WE WERE FAST APPROACHING SUNDOWN

DAYLYN AND I WORKED WONDERFUL TOGETHER AS STYLIST/CLIENT RELATIONSHIP OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPED TO BOOT....
THIS WAS NEW TERRITORY FOR US BOTH AND I HAVE TO SAY...QUITE SMOOTH FOR
OUR FIRST COLLABORATION

THANKS TO THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA SHE ALSO NEEDED A PHOTOGRAPHER INTERESTED IN DOING PROMO WORK...ALONG COMES KAREN RICE WHO ANSWERED DAYLN'S REQUEST ON FACEBOOK..LOW AND BEHOLD THERE TWO WOMEN WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER.....LOVE IT!

THE END RESULT...................

    

BOY MEETS GIRL. BOY MARRIES GIRL

RAJ AND JAG

THE COUPLE STRTTED THEIR RELATIONSHIP THE OL' FASHION WAY..FRIENDS!

ALTHOUGH WORK MAY HAVE INTRODUCED THEM, THEIR CONNECTION AND FRIENDSHIP KEPT THEM UNITED EVEN IN DIFFERENT CITIES FOR A TIME..(THANK YOU FACEBOOK)

IN 2013 FATE WAS HAD OVER A FOOTABALL GAME AND BAG OF FUZZY PEACHES

AND THAT FOLKS SEALED THE DEAL..AS THEY SAY

      

JUST THEIR INITIALS ALONE IS ENOUGH TO KNOW THEY MUST BE CONNECTED...

I HAVE HAD SO MUCH FUN WORKING WITH RAJ IN THE PAST BEING PART OF A FAMILY WEDDING A YEAR AGO...(SEE 2013 POSTS) AND THEN AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR HER OWN NUPTIALS

WASN'T SURE I COULD OUTDO HER LOOK FOR HER ENGAGEMENT..ALSO KNOWN AS A ROKA...ALAS I WAS WRONG...AND AS ANY ARTIST KNOWS TO HAVE A GOOD FINISHED PRODUCT ONE MUST FIRST START WITH A GOOD PALETTE

THE WOMAN IS STUNNING!

WHEN I WALKED INTO ST GERMAIN AND MET THEM IN THE ROOM TO GET HER GORGEOUS, I WAS GREETED WITH TWO OF THE MOST RELAXED HAPPY AND CONTENT COUPLES ON THEIR WEDING DAY.......SO REFRESHING IN THE WORLD OF "BRIDEZILLAS" AND ALL

 SO HERE ARE  SOME OF MY FAVE SHOTS CAPTURING HER WEDDING DAY