Fashion Friday :: Cameron Levin's Chelsea Collection

I had the absolute BEST time photographing for Seattle designer Cameron Levin! Her clothing is gorgeous (I fell in love with her dresses while shopping at Spun Sustainable Collective a couple months ago) and I was stoked when she asked me to photograph her Chelsea collection! She brought along the beautiful Brittney Brandt to model and the incredibly talented Scotty Provo to work hair and makeup magic. The shoot ran smoothly, was tons of fun, and most importantly we were able to create images that perfectly showcased the Chelsea collection.

Fashion Network Seattle recently profiled Cameron and you can read what she had to say about her collection, designing and fashion by clicking HERE.



More White/Lemon :: Seattle Fashion Photographer

Remember this sneak peek post? Well today I'm (finally) posting more of the photos from my White/Lemon shoot with model D and photographer/videographer Thig. 

Happy Fashion Friday! 

Fashion Friday - KOMO news segment :: Seattle Fashion Photographer

It's no secret how much I love Sara Seumae and her clothing line Spun, so I was incredibly thrilled to help her out on Wednesday when she and Malia Peoples of Lady Konnyaku Clothing made an appearance on KOMO News 4 with eco-consumer Tom Watson for a segment on green fashion.

I'm used to photographing models, so it was definitely a change to be one. Here's what was going through my head during the taping: "Smile! Wait, that's too much. A little less and you'll be good. OK, I think you've got it. Now don't fidgit!"

You can check out the video (and my wait-that's-too-much smile) here:

http://www.komonews.com/home/video/89074302.html

Spun Giveaway Winner

Thank you to everyone who commented on what has made you happy this month---it was fun reading everyone's comments! I've decided the best way to choose a winner is by a random number generator.

Without further ado, the winner of the scoop neck tee from Spun is...

 

Charity Lynn Photo!

Congratulations! You'll be receiving the shirt very soon! :) 

Fashion Friday - Spun tee giveaway!

Amandruary is all about doing things that make you happy and today I'm sharing the happiness by giving one of you lucky readers this scoop tee from Spun!

The color is Bittersweet and it's fits sizes 4-6. In order to win, you have to comment on this post and tell me something that you've done this month that made you happy. I'll randomly choose a winner next Wednesday (the 10th).

Good luck! :)

Welcome to Amandruary!

Yes, Amandruary.

My friend renamed February in honor of my birthday and I'm taking this month to celebrate. When I say celebrate I don't just mean partying it up (although there will be some of that for sure), I mean letting myself truly enjoy this whole month and do the things that make me happy.

Example #1: At 2am on February Amandruary 1st I had a craving for mac & cheese, but instead of talking myself out of it like I'd normally do, I went ahead and indulged, savoring it's processed-cheesy-deliciousness. Stove top mac & cheese never tasted so good!

Example #2: The sun was shining on Amandruary 2nd and even though it was bitterly cold I decided to pretend it was summer and wear my cute Spun beater tank outside...without a jacket. Totally worth the goosebumps.

Example #3: Yesterday I rolled my car windows down and blasted Skeelo's "I Wish" while dancing along and rapping very loudly. This is something I do frequently, but the difference was that this time I didn't stop when other drivers gave me funny looks. In fact, I kinda hoped they would hear the song and rap along with me (it didn't happen, but I think I'll keep trying over the next couple weeks). 

Throughout the month, I'll continue sharing the fun things I do in celebration of my 27th year of being alive. One of these fun things is another giveaway which I'll reveal on Friday. You want a hint? Let's just say that I really love Spun and want others to love it too. ;) 

Until then, here are a couple snap shots from my beautiful sun-filled-bitterly-cold day:

Giveaway Winner + Fashion Friday

First order of business is my giveaway winner! I'm SO sorry for not posting this yesterday. Long story short, I ran into some technical problems and couldn't put up this video announcing the winner (excuse the poor quality of my crappy video camera):

Congratulations Buttercup Caren! Email me at art_of_subtlety@yahoo.com and let me know your mailing address. I'll pop the print in the mailbox as soon as I hear from you.

Second order of business is Fashion Friday! Seattle Magazine wrote this article about Spun and used a photo I took during my most recent photo shoot for the clothing company.

I knew the issue would be out in January, so I stalked Barnes & Noble and QFC for days until the magazine was finally on their shelves. Yes, I'm probably a little too excited about this, but enthusiasm is a good thing, right? :)

On a side note, while I was in the magazine aisle I also spotted my photo for New York Cupcake's ad in Seattle Met Bride & Groom:

Anyway, here's a couple more pictures I shot of Spun owner/designer Sara Seumae (she's the one on the left in both pics) with her 3rd collection of spring wear (worn by model Bianca) available in March at fashionethic.com.

Shop & Chill

Just a quick little post to let you know about tonight's Shop & Chill event hosted by Sara Seumae of Spun and Jesica Milton. Both designers will be selling their current pieces at discounted rates and will be previewing their 2010 collections.

When: Tonight! Wednesday, Nov 18th

Time: 5pm to 8:30pm

Where: Seattle's Hotel Max at 620 Stewart St in Room 916

I'm so excited to do some shopping tonight! Hope to see you there! :)

Fashion Friday - More Spun love!

I love the photos I shot for Spun and I love seeing those photos appear in blogs and articles! Check out these recent postings and learn more about Sara Seumae's eco-friendly and uber-cute clothing line:

Fashion Pulse Daily

Skinny Purse

PR Couture

Thanks again Sara for choosing me to photograph your amazing collection! :)

I was feeling a little vintage today, so take a look at a couple pics from the Spun shoot that I've revisited in Photoshop:


In other fashion news, I'm working on a fun project with my wonderful friend Charity (check out her food-fashion post here) and I should have some new images to share by next week. Woo hoo!

Fashion Friday: Spun

Recently I was asked what I photograph on my own time; something I do that keeps me busy when I'm not taking pictures for clients; something that inspires me to push myself and be a better photographer. My answer was fashion. I love looking through fashion magazines, fashion photos online, fashion catalogs (the June Anthropologie catalog is to die for!). I love typing the word "fashion" into Flickr and finding pictures that speak to me (like this one and this one). So...

I've decided that Fridays will be "Fashion Friday" on my blog. This one will be short and sweet being that I have to catch a plane pretty soon (the blog post tomorrow will fill you in). This is me and the super cute Diane Wrap Dress I got from Sara Seumae's clothing line, Spun.


I know I've blogged about how awesome she is before, but I'm going to do it again! :) I love her clothing so much and I always get compliments whenever I'm wearing any of her pieces. If you haven't checked her out, do it! Not only is her clothing awesome, she's pretty darn awesome herself.

Another article!

I just got an email from Spun designer Sara Seumae letting me know that another article has been published about her clothing line and includes some photos that I took during the photo shoot for her 2008 fall/winter collection! You can check out the NWSource article here.

I own some wonderful Spun shirts and I can't wait to get my hands on one of the amazing fall/winter dresses. Here are a couple of my favorite ones (I just have to decide which one--or ones--to buy!):

clothing shoot with Spun

Well, I finally did it...I started a blog! I'm excited about sharing my recent photo shoots with you, as well as some fun experiences I've had lately. Let's dive in with today's piece of news:

I did a photo shoot earlier this month for Spun, a local organic clothing line by designer Sara Seumae, and just found out today that NWSource published an article about her along with one of my photos! You can check out the article here. It's always nice opening up an email titled "you're in the news." :)

Here are a couple more shots from the photo session: