Don't forget to play!

So I had a wonderful day of freedom. Designated this past friday to a full day and night of just having fun and not doing anything but have fun. That i did! Had a picnic day with a great friend of mine and went cardboard sliding (Slide on cardboard boxes down steeeep grass hills) and was a total fatty and ate whatever I wanted. No guilt present. :) Everyone needs these kind of days once in a while. I would like to make it a weekly thing... designate one day of the week of nothing but fun. I've actually recently been doing that and maybe that is the reason for a few unwanted pimples miraculously disappearing on me. Or not finding disgusting random white hairs while I'm instyling my hair. Either way... don't ever forget to play. I live by that cliche quote "Work hard... Play Harder." But it is SO true. I have 3 part time jobs on top of working my ass off with establishing my photography business and doing all these photo gigs; yet I still manage to party and dance the night away at least once a week til 4am. Still manage to grab a bubble drink with a friend on a whim. Maintain a strict every wed night girls night with my bffs. And squeeze in random spontaneous hikes. In life balance is key to surviving. Balance in relationships, love, work, and playtime. Its essential. SO with that said... take a break from studying, typing up that paper, working that extra shift you decided to pick up... and instead, gather your girls for a couple martinis, dance until you break a heel, laugh so hard you either snort of fart, and just have FUN and PLAY! :)

FIERCE just doesnt cut it!

I was hungry. Foaming at the mouth, cravings clearly stated within my eyes, hungry... for a fierce shoot!! :D And that I got. Wanted to help out a recent newly made/found friend Madoka to take some baby steps to following a passion of hers. The hunger in her eyes is just as intense within mine when I speak of photography but with hers its with Make up. Talented 18 year old, she learned how to apply make up on herself all by herself. No school. No classes. Trial and Error. AMAZING! I am driven and LIVE off of being around people who are passionate and have talents. I love to help nudge people into taking steps to making dreams they thought couldnt exist in their life come true. Show them their potential and the rest is up to them to take a passion to the next level! Danielle... the FIERCE model used in this shoot is another similar story. She contacted me through myspace back in the day when that ruled the world and not FACEBOOK (which i HATE because im on that thing WAAAY too much!) She had NEVER worked with a photographer before, never did any serious modeling. But found something in my work to be inspiring enough for her to contact me asking if I would be willing to coach her and help her start off a possible model hobby, passion, career, or whatever comes out of it. GORGEOUS girl! Got together and I helped her out, gave per pointers on posing and facial expressions and working with NON nasty male chester molestor photographers (EWW! haha) And here we are today... One FIERCE model who is a total natural and pro... and a young aspiring make up artist who i KNOW will do great things with her talent. Ladies... Lets RULE this world one shoot at a time! ;D Hope you all enjoy this series which was shot in my ghetto back yard... haha!