Board Bunnies

(Originally posted July 10, 2009)

I'm so stoked for my friend Heather, owner of Board Bunnies...who is for and all about supporting the ladies of the action sport industry. Her company is really taking off and she is making some sick products, like handmade arm warmers, beanies, and bracelets. They are involved with all of the board sports and are sponsoring and promoting talented women across the country. We did a shoot for their upcoming catalogue for apparel.

Check them out at www.boardbunnies.com!

{Me & Heath}

{photog Johnny-and Heather's guy}

{one of her cute HANDMADE beanies}

Salon Wars

{Originally posted July 9, 2009}

This is the show I'm modeling in next Sat night...

I'm super excited about it, a high fashion runway show with all the works. Metal, bronze body painting, insane hair extensions, and fabulous makeup. Should be really fun...tix are available @24tix.com if anyone wants to go and check out the top salons in Utah! (and support me of course)

"Friends of the Great Salt Lake" Magazine

{Originally posted July 8, 2009}

I'm not sure which of the two photos that were chosen are going to be in the next issue, but these are some of the ones I thought were fun...

What's been keeping me away

{Originally posted July 8, 2009}

EVERYONE! I've given up on SYTYCD...I'm too old and too out of touch, style, & shape.

Yes, it's sad, yes I feel pathetic that I can't keep up, but the last thing I want to do is embarrass myself. Auditions are coming up in a couple weeks and I'm sooooo not ready for them. If by next year I haven't have a baby, done something productive with myself, gotten my dancing butt back into shape...(I may want to shoot myself if none of those have happened yet :) then a little hope is still left for next year...but until then I've had the below to keep me busy:

I was signed on to a talent agency here in Utah called The Crazy Agency last month and have been staying extremely busy booking shoots and going to auditions.

It has been so much fun...but a ton of work--and lots of learning in the process.

Opportunities seem to keep coming so I hope that this will pan out into something I can do long term. I'm really excited for a runway show I'm doing next week for a hair salon called Jagged Edge and also a shoot for Lunatic Fringe (another hair salon...just postponed until October though.) A few offers to travel for shoots have come about...nothing huge but enough to make me think that maybe I can have fun and make some decent money while I'm at it.

The website I've been making for my online portfolio is also super time consuming so blogging's been on the back burner lately, but hopefully I'll have something to show for it pretty soon. :)

I'll keep posting my pics for those interested until the website is up...

PR Studios, Inc.

{Some of these are going to be my headshot/comp cards used by agency}

JT Photography

{I'd love to be a vampire!}

I've found it...

{Originally posted June 15, 2009}

...my new love, obsession, hobby...whatever you want to call it, but I've found something amazing. Even if I never make a dime modeling again (I say that now...), I'd be happy. I don't think I've enjoyed myself more than this past weekend. I did a shoot on Friday for Board Bunnie's new catalogue and website, and a shoot on Sat for J T Photography which will be a great addition to my shabby outdated portfolio.

Its harder work than it looks. I'm sore from some of the poses (sad to admit...but I haven't seen the gym in awhile), covered in bug bites head to toe, have a huge spider bite on my right arm and came out a few pounds lighter from the unintentional skipping of lunch and dinner while at the shoot.

So much goes into making a decent photo and even more so to give it the title "Art." My head is still spinning from all the information I tried to take in about lighting and lenses. Wow. I have just barely skimmed the surface of the industry in Utah and am amazed at what talented photographers reside here. I already have a photog crush on a handful of people that I would give my right arm to work with. I am most interested at the moment by whimsical high fashion hair and makeup...it really is incredible the ideas that these people come up with! Crossing my fingers I'll be able to take part in some of those shoots one of these days.

{J T Photography, Hair & Make-up by Studio Enizio

Location-Draper, UT}

This is the first photo I've seen and am getting anxious to get the rest back. Jim was great. So patient and willing to answer all the photography and lighting questions I had. It was a really wonderful learning experience.

A few things I learned from this shoot:

1.) Modeling and dancing don't always go hand in hand

2.) Poses that feel great may not look so great on camera

3.) The camera really does add pounds. 5 to each one of my arms...

4.) Natural is always better.

5.) Accept that sometimes the first shot is the best-don't beat a dead horse and keep trying for better

6.) Bring food and a MIRROR....I really can't believe I forgot that one.

& the biggie:

7.) Keep track of the time and don't forget to call the husband to let him know I wasn't kidnapped, raped, or both.

Repeats...

I'm re-posting all of my shoots and adding the new photos I've received, so bear with me repeat posts from our other blog!