Nohi's Birthday

About a month ago I met little Nohi and her parents Alma and Sang. Nohi just turned one-- a major milestone in both Korean and Filipino cultures. To celebrate, she had two parties-- a barbeque with her Filipino family, and a party and traditional ceremony with the Korean side of her family. I kept thinking throughout the weekend how lucky this little girl is-- growing up with two such different cultures means she will have two sets of traditions to make her own. And, with her large extended family and parents like Alma and Sang, I have a feeling Nohi's going to be a very wonderful little person, both well-rounded and worldly, and most definitely loved.

Fairy tales

My most recent class assignment was to do a diptych (two photos next to each other that somehow relate, via form, content, or whatever else) with a "fantasy" theme. With Halloween right around the corner,  I decided to recreate two fairy tales-- Little Red Riding Hood and The Little Match girl, by Hans Christian Anderson and tried to make them more "fashiony" than what I normally do.  I had a great time shooting with the models (including my dashing, debonair boyfriend as the wolf!) and I think made some great connections, as well. Mary Shultz was the make up artist for The Little Match Girl shoot and did an absolutely incredible job. I highly recommend her to anyone-- she's so easy to work with and really knows her stuff. My models, Bobbie and Kim, were also amazing and made the ideas come to life. Thank you, everyone, for making these shoots turn out like they did!!