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Luma // Los Angeles Studio Portrait Shoot

Luma + natural light in a gorgeous studio = chef’s kiss. Nothing beats a gorgeous subject in a great location. Check out Luma’s just-for-fun DTLA studio photoshoot here:

I know I say this a lot but, I LOVE MY JOB! Luma hired me for a just-for-fun photoshoot and fun is exactly what we had. I believe in creating an environment that diminishes the nerves a big camera in your face can bring. I play music you can vibe too and show you images as we go. My biggest goal is to make you feel confident, sexy and like you don’t want the shoot to end - next to taking bomb ass pics of course. Check out the gorgeousness that is Luma here:

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Elii - Black Boy Joy // Los Angeles, Ca // Styled Shoot

Flowers, suit, chains, VOGUE. One of my favorite and most special shoots to date.

This shoot marks a pivotal milestone for myself and my photography career, because it was my first shoot where MY images were published on Vogue Italia! I legit cried when I found out. After submitting multiple times with other shoots and not getting published, I went into this shoot with Elii ready to make some MAGIC. This was the first shoot, in what felt like forever, where I stepped out of my comfort zone and really saw my vision come to life! When I look at these images I can see the progress of my work and the continuing evolution of who I am as an artist.

Elii and I met via IG almost a year before this shoot took place. When we originally “met,” Elii was living still in High School and lived in Cleveland, Ohio. After he finally made his way to Los Angeles, Ca, we wasted no time planning this shoot. Within a week-and-a-half of him touching down, we got together and took these pics. Scroll down to see my faves!

Check out my Vogue Italia portfolio here: https://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/portfolio/?id=205493

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Elle // Downtown Los Angeles Birthday Photoshoot

Elle celebrated her golden birthday - 25 on the 25th - with a portrait/fashion photoshoot, and she asked lil ole me to capture it.

Elle celebrated her golden birthday - 25 on the 25th - with a portrait/fashion photoshoot, and she asked lil ole me to capture it. I love love love that Elle decided to treat herself to this. I truly believe that there is nothing more empowering than having your own photoshoot at least once in your life. When you’re older you won’t look back on these photos and regret taking them. Look how badass, strong and beautiful she looks. I promise, this could be you too.

Anyway, Elle and I met up in Downtown Los Angeles and roamed around with no serious sense of direction. She styled it herself and Olya Tizer beat that face. If you’re interested in your own Birthday Photoshoot email me through my contact form and let’s get planning!

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Alexa // Real House Wife of Orange County Themed Photoshoot

Alexa - the new Realest Housewife of Orange County.

Story time. The setting of these photos was in the front room of a house I lived in for a month, before I had to move-out quickly because the landlord was off her rocker. She had been a family-friend of my parents and offered me a room for only $300, and let me just say, if it sounds too good to be true, it is! I moved in all my clothes and gave away my bedroom furniture to God Will (where I bought it in the first place) because the room was furnished. Within the month she told me she needed my room for a week for her family that was coming to visit and that she wouldn’t be refunding me the money for the week. This turned into a whole ordeal. I had to get out bc STRESSED.

BUT, before all that happened I got to take pictures in the front room. A room that definitely didn’t match the rest of the house. The idea behind this shoot that Alexa was a rich, bored housewife. I had to be careful to make sure this shoot was badass and playful and not borderline porno. Check out some of the photos here:

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Andrea // Southern California Swimwear Shoot

Total babe + golden light + swimwear = MAGIC

Swimwear is one of my favorite things to photograph. Every year around the beginning of June I run a swimwear/ beach photoshoot special because everyone deserves to look and feel bomb in a swimsuit at an affordable price. Andrea was one the beautiful ladies that purchased a time slot. We met at Crystal Cove State Park and made some golden swimwear magic. Check out her entire session here:

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