Last week I had the absolute pleasure of spending a sunny and wonderful afternoon with Dana Lauren: easily one of the most talented jazz singers in the area. When she met with me to help her plan out her shoot I was excited- she has great energy and an infectious smile and wit- I knew it would be a fun shoot and I was not disappointed! She left me with her CD after our first meeting, and as I popped it into my Mac, I was secretly crossing my fingers that she would be good. And she is TERRIFIC!! I have her in my constant rotation in the studio and every time her music comes on I feel like a proud Momma! And kind of a stalker fan- I KNOW her!!!

Her music is on itunes, check her out!

And so it should come as no surprise that I would love to rock this rocking gal around Hartford Proper- in the way that I love… utilizing the light as we found it and all of the wonderful parking lots,utility poles and random walls throughout pretty much a one block radius! Hartford is full of great little nooks, you just have to open your eyes to see them all…

So here, I had to bust out my pocket wizards and light her up a bit

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I’m all about great props, and suggested a vintage mic, which she readily had a connection for! I think it really added something nice to our shoot

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And here comes the sun….. and there goes my sanity, as I went a little crazy

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D-War full movie

Dana has so many great looks, I couldn’t narrow my favorites down any more than this

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Blue Thunder download

 

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I love how I used to SWEAR that I was a predominantly horizontal shooter….. not a one in this session!! Get out of your own head and just shoot what feels right is what I say!

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I love how different an image can feel when there is no eye contact versus eye contact

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See what I’m saying?

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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage film

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

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One of my favorites- way to rock a utility pole girl!

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A Ideal Husbandn divx

The wind was working in our favor that day

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The Pacifier full movie

 

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Black brick adds such a different feel here, and really brings out her hair

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Now the white brick? Right? A completely new feel

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And brown brick….. loving the brick theme, especially since I typically dislike new brick! Weathered brick, painted brick, yes please!

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Be sure to check out Dana at Black Eyed Sally’s on Monday August 24th- I’ll be there shooting- it’s going to be AWESOME!!!!!!!

 

xo