Location: Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
Model: Julia Sosnovskaya
Model: Nadia Christian
Makeup: Danyel Wilkins
Photographer: McArthur Newell
Videographer: Jamil Woods

Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of working with two models and a makeup artist next to the National Mall.  Nadia Christian is a regular fashion model in the Washington DC metropolitan area.  We met during a show held in a foreign embassy last year.  I wanted to work with her for sometime but our schedules were always conflicting.  Luckily the time finally came when both our schedules were open. I met Julia Sosnovskaya online.  After looking at her portfolio, I knew her look was perfect for my style of photography.  Julia is fairly new to the United States coming from Russia.  She brings a beautiful conviction to those that photograph her – what better characteristic is needed for a “BoldLifestyle” photo session?!  Danyel Wilkins, Hair and MUA, worked with me on the Tashia Senn shoot a few months ago.  Danyel has the artistic ability of painting faces that allow the eyes to pop and the skin to pristine.  I was surprised to see my co-photographer, Jamil Woods, at the set.  He was really sick a few days before and had to still be feeling the effects of medication and illness.  But he was there, and got some really great video clips as well (video posting soon).  With this team – I was incredibly excited.  I chose the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden as the location for the session primarily due to a friend’s recommendation and because it would best fit the differing looks of the models.   Here are a few images from our Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden set…

You can view the entire collection here ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/boldlifestyle/sets/72157624212311075/show/ ).  Please comment on the blog, on flickr, or our Facebook Fan page.  Let me know if any of the images speak to you.  Thanks!

I met Letia Thomas, Hair Stylist and Make Up Artist (MUA), on the Tashia Senn Fall/Winter 2010 LookBook shoot a few months ago.  She told me that she was going to contact me about doing some photos for her lookbook.  I was already excited.  One look at Letia and you will know she is all about styling.  Tatted up, blond hair, rocking bold make up – Letia looks like a work of art.  Her concepts are creative and expressive so working with her was much like two pianist playing next to each other.  One of her models, Dominique, I met at a previous event.  Dominique designs shoes for women.  She takes the normal pump and pimps them out resulting in a work of art.  I told Dominique I wanted to photograph her designs a while ago and this shoot allowed me to get a few photos.  Here are a few from the session this past weekend…

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