Photographer Caitlin Fullam asked me a question before we walked out into freshly fallen snow on a mountainside forest only fifteen minutes from my home: “What would you want to do, if you could do anything, as your dream job? Hands-down.”
I’ve had people ask me this question before, but in this instant, I really felt inspired to speak with the true genuineness of my heart’s desire because Caitlin has such an honest grace about her.
“A Creative Director, I’m not exactly sure what kind or what exactly I want that to mean, but I value art and I value artists. I may not be particularly talented at any one medium, but I love planning, creating, and leading. I have a love and appreciation for so many art forms, and I think in this way, I’m able to express the many artists I have inside of me. Right now, I’m itching to express, to explode all of the creationism within and make my visions come to fruition.”
I love seeing what people specialize in; cinematography, fashion design, makeup artists, studio artists, photographers, I’m constantly in awe. I’ve always been a writer and poet myself, but I’m still looking for the way I want to express all of the creations still trapped inside of me.
Costume/fashion design, makeup, pose directives, modeling, by me. Photography goddess and directive inspirationalist, Caitlin Fullam. Together we found the perfect scene for this shoot. I also want to thank makeup artist Sydney Nicole for helping me practice my makeup before I took my own shot at it on the day of the shoot.
This shoot was based on one of my fairytale poems; a single poem of a full collection. This one is loosely inspired by Little Red Riding Hood and a mixture of dark and light points in my own life. To showcase my creativity, I am releasing a series of nature and fairytale inspired, high fashion photography ideas created by me to reflect these poems. My intention is to one day put them all together and see a full body of my work; if my photo series end up getting great feedback from all of you, I hope to release my fairytale poetry collection soon.
