Avant Garde' - Project 2 | Montana Fashion Photography

This session's basic idea was pulled out of my imagination and put
together by an amazing team of artists. I say team, because because
without the help of others, this magic couldn't happen.

My goal for the new year is to do one concept shoot a month. It's good for
me to help stretch my creative wings, and its a great way to meet and work
with other professionals in my city. I work with the beautiful young lady
who is the model at our local hospital in the ER, and what a spit fire she
is! Using her unique roller-derby look (yes! She did used to play for the
HellGate RollerDerby team!), I consulted with Lisa (Lisa's Mini Mad
Hattery) for a custom head piece to accent Rachel's amazing red hair and
fun tattoos. Then based off the hat, my MUA, Jenn, went to work with
Rachel's fair skin and the hat to give us an amazing smokey chicness. To
top it all off, Anna used her own creative judgment with the hair! A
perfect look!!!

The day of session, it was a balmy 18 degrees. We drove to the local
NorthSide Cemetery to make use of the clear roadways, and beautifully
frozen trees and pillar gates. It was freezing, but it gave us that
literally "cool edge" to pull off the look.

Magic. Sheer. Chic. Magic


**Hairpieces: Custom-made mini tophat by Lisa's Mini Mad Hattery,~
   http://lisasminimadhattery.com/
**MUA: Jennifer C., Skin Chic~ Missoula, MT
**Hair: Anna W., Shear Art Salon~ Missoula, MT

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VioletRay Photography | Missoula Senior Photographer

BLOG UPDATE EXREME!

haha! It's been too long I know.... I'm horrible about sharing on my poor blog, but HOPEFULLY! these fun collages make up for it!

This past spring since coming back from Vegas I've had alot of really fun and beautiful sessions! Missoula always blesses me with the most spectacular backdrops!

This stunning young lady came all the way from Helena for a Modeling Profile session! We had such a great time wandering downtown, and the best part is her friend came with her getting in on the fun of it all as well!

I've had the privilege to photograph this beautiful gem before, and this time was the session was even better because her sweetheart got to come with her! Briana and Rick have such an amazing chemistry that they seriously couldn't take anything less then a romantic picture! We made use of the cherry blossoms, and the scenery of the RiverFront Park <3's

WPPI- Las Vegas Photography Convention 2012 | Missoula Fashion Photographer

Wow!!!! What an amazing week I had! WPPI was a huge success and I'm so excited to share a touch of what I got to experience!

Started off by getting to go and spend a few days in Vegas just to enjoy the town and I got to meet a friend along the way:

Everyone, this is Little Vegas, the famous Monitor lizard all the way from Australia!

Monday was the Seniorologie Vegas Shootout day and here's a fabulous picture of all the beautiful women who participated and put it on!

And a fun summary of our time: Seniorologie After-Math Blog write up sharing stories

And one of my stunning seniors:

And then on my final day in Vegas, Wednesday, was the grand finale, The Las Vegas GhostTown, The Squeal shoot-out, put on by Emma and Josh Smith Photography. There's so many images that I'm gonna get to share, but for now here's just a taste.... *sparkle eyes* What a dreamy day!

Event Organizers Emma & Josh Smith -www.emmajanephotos.com/ coutureclicks.emmajanephotos.com

Venue- El Dorado Canyon Mine Tours ( Ghost Town) -http://eldoradocanyonminetours.com/

Hair/Makeup by Ha ir by Liz- Liz Gopwani
www.hairbylizz.com

Wedding Gowns - The White Dress www.thewhitedress.com

Fashion Wardrobe- Kristy Rose www.krosekouture.com

Accessories- Renee Pawele Bride
www.facebook.com/pages/Renee-Pawele-Bride/164189221263

Hair and Makeup by Sarah Diaz Professional Makeup Artist and Hairstylisthttps://www.facebook.com/SarahDiazMUA

Menswear- Tuxedo Junction www.tuxedojunction.com

Purses- Judith Leiber The Forum Shops at Casers Palace


So in the next week or so be looking for more images from both of these glorious shootouts! These are the fore-runners to the new path that VioletRay Photography is taking. Focusing more on Seniors and Weddings. I spent the past week in classes learning how I can better serve my clients and how to push my passion and talent in the direction that will fulfill both clients and myself. An overall bonus for all!