Mya

Mya was a gem to find. I have never seen such gorgeous red hair, she paired perfectly with an old estate in downtown Geneva.

Tori

My friend Kylie and I worked with new model, Tori. She did a great job despite the heat of the greenhouse and that we were actually melting in there.

Liza and Dave's Wedding

I was so happy to get asked to shoot Liza and Dave's wedding last September and cannot believe it has already come and gone. Their wedding was a blast from start to finish. From Liza and the bridesmaids practicing their entrance "flash mob" dance in the morning, getting ready at the salon, having her makeup done at Benefit, to walking down the aisle to see Dave, and finally watching them have a blast together after the ceremony. The Roundhouse in Aurora was the perfect place to have their wedding, it couldn't have been a better day!

First images for my new series

I can't wait to keep adding to this concept...keep looking for more!

Skyline Shoot

Women are a constant subject for my photo work and for a while I have wanted to direct a photo shoot to depict how social change revolved around the role of the women in the past and how similar perceptions are still present today.

My theme is based around our society in the West, and what has happened to all of us in it.

It's also about human nature, and the gap between how we think about our lives and what we actually make of them in practice.

In the past, women tried to create the perfect haven of domestic bliss - for men.

The women were housewives, mothers, mistresses, in a culture defined for them and controlled by men. Cooking them dinner, taking care of their children, cleaning their house, and waiting for them to come home to take care of them some more.

Although a lot of women today have come a long way from the “I Love Lucy” ways of pleasing their husbands or significant others, there are still “desperate housewives” drowning in the shadows of their male counterparts because they feel inadequate to make it on their own.

In my series, I have two models representing super-housewives living a life of empty pointlessness and systematic betrayal by their husbands, waiting hopelessly for them to come home in their expensive apartment on State Street overlooking the skyline.

This series is meant for the viewers to see the friendship, rivalry, betrayal, selfishness, hollowness, and, above all, existential loneliness they feel.

Thank you to Ella and Yelena for being great models and Iris for beautiful hair and makeup!

Also, thanks Ben and Ash for the great hosting!!

Mad Men inspired Fashion Shoot

After hanging out with Ashley's boyfriend, Ben, I discovered that his awesome apartment in Chicago would be perfect for a Mad Men inspired photo shoot. His place has not been updated since the 70's and his view from his balcony was amazing. We collaborated a lot for this shoot, using models Ella and Yelena and makeup artist and hairstylist Iris. Everything came together and we had a lot of fun putting it all together.

It took us a while to get ready. Here are some behind the scenes shots from the shoot.