OFF ON THE SEOUL TRAIN...

Very excited to share with you that I am going to Seoul, South Korea for 2 months to model! Ford has set me up with a great agency over there and I'll be working full time. It still feels surreal because I found out so recently. I am in CT now, heading back tomorrow to SF, and leave on Sept 1st to Korea. Will be updating this blog a lot over there as a means to stay sane and keep in touch.

Short Film with Indress and Frederic Guelaff

This summer I was so fortunate to have been chosen for the female lead in the short film "The Phantom Kiss" by Frederic Guelaff, and the team of Autofuss in SF. Frederic and his wife, Wies Schulte are a couple of infinite talent. Wies is the designer behind Indress (Indress.net) , her soft and romantic pieces are sought after in Europe and Asia. Each season Frederic and Weis do a film showing the pieces through a short story. This summer they did their first one in the US. We worked non stop for a week, and with a phenomenal crew, put together something that will be exceptionally gorgeous. I believe it will be out later this September. Here are some production shots taken by Devin Whetstone and his Holga .. and also the link below is an example of the type of short:
http://www.indress.net/movies/indressSpring09.php

Chloe Aftel Test

I love Chloe Aftel. Enough said. If only all photogs were as cool as this wom, my job would be easy squeezy. Oh right, and we broke into a church for these and I had to drag her away from the alter. MORE SOON>>>

Rocket Dog Shoes ...

Tests Continued...

(Above) Ian Webb in SF

(Below) Lisa Haahn in LA

July in Los Angeles ...

So I spent the month of July in LA to get my feet wet for the future inevitable move. The month was eye-opening to say the least. LA is everything they say, and more. When I arrived I was completely shocked at the species that existed there ... desperate and beautiful. Every turn in the street felt like looking at a new editorial spread. I went in with my feet anchored. I was not going to get "sucked in", as I had been warned so many times before entering. But after it's harsh reality rocked me for a bit, I kind of started to love it. The way I've only been able to describe it is that there is this BUZZ...this electricity you feel in the air that everyone is working on something, and whether it's exceptional or not you want to be involved. God forbid you leave that loop for a second you are going to miss the buzz.

In LA I had some great tests. Two with Kenny Sweeney ( http://www.kennysweeney.com/ ) who has to be my absolute favorite photographer I've worked with to date, and his photos say it all. This man is uber talented, and he will be blowing up momentarily so I was honored to work with him not once, but twice. We both feel we made gold, and I think Ford agrees ;)

Catching Up...

Hello All.
I'm back on track with this blog. I let it go for a bit and I can attribute that to discouraging feelings about work with the gloomy economy. Sorry. Here I am, again.
I'll start by posting recent test shoots.

Louis Giovanni Hernandez

"Life After Wonderland"

Clauda Goetzelman - Bag Shoot.

Selects from Tara Chumpelik + Steve Elias

Probably too glammy for my portfolio, but it was fun none the less :) I think they will be used for

American Salon magazine?

Am I allowed to be annoyed?

Am I allowed to be annoyed?
Is it okay to feel that I have paid my dues and tested week after week after week and shouldn't have to deal with amateurs?

The answer is no. And although I was DEFINITELY feeling that way this last Sunday at 6:00 in the morning, working with bad makeup, styling, etc ... I should not have felt that way because as you can see in the pictures below (behind the scenes), my frustration was reading to the camera.

In hindsight, I remind myself that a year ago I would've much appreciated this shoot. I can say that giving myself to this particular team of photographers, makeup artists, stylists, etc. will help their portfolios. And who am I to say no to helping anyone?

Behind the Scenes:

Shoot with Jenna Hunt

I had a wonderful rainy Sunday in the studio with Jenna this last weekend, and we jived together amazingly spending the day taking pretty/natural pictures for my portfolio. It was nice actually working for once knowing that the pictures WOULD be used for my port. Here are some of my favorites:

February 11th, 2009

Hello! Well, last weekend I shot with Claudia and Nissa again, continuing on with our painting on doors project. The results are adorable! I truly love the photos ... I'm keeping my fingers crossed ford will use them in my portfolio. To simply put it, I feel like they are so pretty and natural, but also sweet and silly like me. Here is the final selection:

Claudia was also sweet enough to send me some possible portfolio usable shots from the shoot we did a few months back ...


Things have been painfully slow lately. Although I've been keeping myself busy with weekly test shoots, vamping my book up completely, it's hurting here too. There have barely been any castings since I returned from Venezuela. I got the callback on a University of Phoenix commercial last week but just ended up getting a role as an extra. Usually I would not have accepted extra work, but something is better than nothing at this point. Today we shot the commercial and it was a painfully long day of pretty much no work involved except waiting around and hitting a mark. Of course, that was to be expected. I'm lucky to have had the opportunity, but I know in the end extra work doesn't really matter on your resume, and I hope I never have to do it again to be honest. I hate to sound "that way" but it's just the truth ... I'm paying too much money for an acting degree, and have enough experience that I feel I deserve to set a certain standard for myself.
I'm off to ice my swollen feet. Love to all.

Final Shots w. Claudia + Nissa

so fun!

final layout: