Category Archives: Wardrobe Styling

Kate’s Maternity Shoot with Marisa Findlay

Image by Marisa Findlay

Last February I had the opportunity to style for an island friends maternity/boudoir shoot. This was my first time working professionally with another friend, photographer Marisa Findlay. I have admired Marisa’s work for a long time, just look at this incredible Zambian wedding she shot recently! She has a real way of capturing people looking natural, genuine. It’s evident she loves photographing women, especially within boudoir, so I was looking forward to capturing our oh-so -pretty and oh-so-pregnant Kate!

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I offered to use my house as our location, which feels a bit like cheating as a stylist because you already are familiar with all the attractive angles and available props:) I knew it would work well for our intentions and hoped it would put Kate and Marisa at ease. For most women it is a big challenge to get nude or nearly nude with extra eyes on you. Big kudos to Kate and her luscious bump for handling it with grace and style! I am sure you and your hubby will cherish these images forever, thanks for asking me to be a part of capturing your expectant loveliness!

Image by Marisa Findlay

Joana, James, and Julia family portraits

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At the tail end of 2014 I was asked to style for a family shoot for one of my favorite island bloggers, Joana of MYSEASTORY. Anyone who has met this Portuguese hotelier turned blogger and who has seen her lovely photographs, can see she she has a great eye for color and composition. Chanelle from Brilliant Studios, and I set out to capture

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As some of the photographs were intended to be used for a holiday card sent to far away friends and family, we decided to give the “Greetings from Turks and Caicos” a literal go! This map mural at Ports of Call is a great photo opportunity. We started very early to get even sun exposure on the mural but a hot spot had to be quickly remedied with a makeshift scrim of cardboard boxes found in a nearby dumpster. Julia must have thought it quite strange, me holding this floppy, uncooperative flattened box as high over my head as I could reach!

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Now that we had demonstrated the where, it was time to demonstrate the who and the what, and what Turks and Caicos is most known for is the beach of course!

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This family is lucky to live a few steps from a gorgeous stretch of Grace Bay Beach. I love this palm tree framed boardwalk with thick mariners rope swags.

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Their daughter Julia was just on the verge of walking, such a special time to document!

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Look at that smile below, can’t you just hear the giggles?!

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Joana had found these adorable reindeer antlers, which needed the distraction of singing “wheels on the bus” to try to keep on Julia. I love capturing these natural moments with parents, those sweet looks of adoration.

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As you can see Julia was far more keen to have a nibble on those antlers than to wear them.

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As her husband James headed to work, we finished the session with mommy daughter time.

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It was important to Joana to capture a few of Julia’s favorite toys, as well as her nursery.

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This is one chic baby room! And I can’t take an ounce of styling credit for the above still life, that was exactly as it looked when we opened the door to Julia’s room. That’s Joana’s color and composition talking! Each item unique and special; from the art to the toys and books.

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What a nice morning! Thanks for letting us be a part of cherishing this special time with baby Julia.

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Discover 2015 Fashion Feature

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Andy Mann of Tropical Imaging and I paired up once again for the fashion feature for the 2015 Discover Magazine.

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We shot the spread at the lovely Regent Palms Resort and featured resort wardrobe from their Spa and Wish Boutiques.

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Our local models included several past and current contestants and the winner of the 2014 TCI Top Model Contest, Brielle Swann.

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This was my first time working with local make-up artist Thea Lowe, who I was thrilled with. This was also my first opportunity to book the young beauty Je’Cannya below. She has such a versatile look and remarkable professionalism considering she’s only 15!

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Make-up: Thea Lowe

Big thanks to all who worked so hard for this feature, especially the man behind the models Mr. Courtney Robinson!

Hamilton’s Maternity and Family Shoot

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Last November I was lucky enough to style for a maternity and family session for friends of ours, Mary and James. We had been talking about a styled shoot since their son William was a wee lad but good thing we delayed for the perfect opportunity . . . the news that they were welcoming a new addition to their family!

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Mary handles pregnancy beautifully, can’t you just see it in her smile?

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I was beyond impressed when she turned up to Saturday morning dance class the week before her delivery and still managed to stretch and chase circles around her toddler like the rest of us! She received a standing ovation when she turned up the following week with her brand new baby and William in tow! Those two are very lucky lads to have such a dedicated momma!

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Our congrats to the whole family! Thanks for letting me be a part of these special memory keepsakes!

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Ocean Club Shoot 2013

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Tropical Imaging and I look forward every year to our annual Ocean Club Shoot. I love the clubs, the management, the staff, the marketing team. You just don’t find nicer or more genuine people than at these two long standing resorts.

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Instead of shooting a majority of room interiors per usual, this year we focused on marketing the resort lifestyle. I cast all local talent, many of them friends, so we had a great deal of fun over these few days in early August.

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We had a few real families, pairs of siblings, and a pair of professional models, Kazz Forbes and Washande Registre. We have some amazing smiles right here on Provo!

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Many thanks to all who participated in this shoot, especially Ocean Clubs kind staff who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty to meet our requests. I’ll sign off with a rare behind the scenes shot that demonstrates modeling isn’t always fun and games (but it should be)!

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