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WE MADE A MUSIC VIDEO!!!!!
Jeffrey and I had an idea in our head for QUITE some time now about making a music video to Imma Be by the Black Eyed Peas! The lyrics to this song are SO perfect for the photo industry, and also our personal goals for the future!
We're the shit baby, check us out.
I must say, we've got some swagger!
An ENORMOUS THANK YOU to the brilliantly cool Matt & Ty of Capture Studios for filming & producing the video for us!
LOVEe
(P.s...All new blog posts will be below this awesome piece of A.R.T for a while!:0)
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I'm super excited about some very little, but super sexy updates to the BLOG!
First, you will note that I have some new photos of myself, courtesy of the oh-so-fabulous Angelica Glass! I'm absolutely in love with them and hope you are, too!
Second, the lovely folks over at Into the Darkroom, custom-built us this awesome new Web Banner! I realized a little while ago, that I wanted to have an easier way for blog readers to view our BIGGEST announcements, BIGGEST shoots and BIGGEST workshops we have available!
With this kick-ass feature, you can easily click to the coolest posts, without having to scroll back through our entire blog! This will be particularly good for any of you photographers wanting to sign up for our MINNeSHOPS or LOVEe Consults, because now, you can just click on our uber-cool banner and it will take you RIGHT to page...no more searching!
Enjoy the updates!! Hopefully it makes your experience, here at my little blog, better than you ever imagined...
...Keep coming back for more...there are many big things in our future!
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LOVEe
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I love these types of shoots you do, I want one of me!!!!!! Truly a ROCKSTAR! Thanks again for coming last night!
(05.10.10 @ 09:28 AM)
I'm trying SO hard to keep my upcoming commercial portfolio under wraps until the launch of my commercial brand, but I couldn't HELP but share this with you!!!
Seriously, have an awesome weekend!
LOVEe
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Last night, while hosting a BBQ for some awesome photographers, I received a call from the OH-so-fabulous Faatemah. I knew when I saw her calling that this was going to be good news, but I had NO idea how good!
Big Risk = ENORMOUS Awards!!
This past year, I really, REALLY, wanted to do a high-fashion shoot for Minneapolis and finally convinced the crew at Metro Magazine that I could pull this off. They believed in my and my mad skillz, which was awesome, but I also felt like I had a lot to prove with this opportunity. When I sat down with the editors and art directors, we made it clear that we only wanted to work with the best of the best. Faatemah was our first and only option for hair, but this girl was BLOWING UP, so we didn't quite know if she had time for our shoot. I was prepared to make it worth her time and she came to us and said she would love to collaborate on this shoot, but it must be good enough to enter and win the North American Hair Styling Awards (NAHA).
What is NAHA?
The North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) is the most prestigious photographic beauty competition in North America, celebrating the artistry and skill of the professional salon industry. Each year, individuals are recognized in 13 categories of excellence during a star-studded awards ceremony. NAHA is part of PBA Beauty Week, North America's largest, most inclusive beauty event, offering unlimited networking, education, and professional growth opportunities to all sectors of the beauty industry. PBA Beauty Week is produced by the Professional Beauty Association and is held in cooperation with Cosmoprof North America.
The judges take into consideration the following:
Concept or overall creative approach
Art direction and composition
Demonstration of skill in the execution of style, make-up and appropriate wardrobe
Harmony between photographer's execution and stylist's creativity
Appropriateness of image for concept
Technical ability corresponding to category entered
Continuity of all images within the entry
Appropriate use of lighting highlighting details
It's the Grammy's of Hair.
AND WE JUST GOT NOMINATED...THE TOP 5 IN THE WORLD!!!!
This is SO cool, for so many reasons, but I think the coolest of them all is that it is a true testament to the level of professionalism and talent from both the hair stylist and photographer. The hair has to be rockin', and the photography has to rock even more to effectively show the full potential of the hair. It's a unique marriage between artists that has to be dead on to win...and we did it!!
I can't even tell you guys how HUGH and AWESOME this is! Out of HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of entry's, we are at the TOP and that is one, amazing, feeling!!!
You can check out all of the Nominees in 13 different categories here and NAHA will announce an official winner of each category in July!
Special Thank-You to Faatemah - for being so awesome and pushing us to enter this! and the Staff at Metro for letting me live out this crazy dream that has CLEARLY been a great success on so many levels!
You can see Behind The Scene images from The Fine Lines shoot HERE!
The Final Layout: Fine Lines
In the words of Faatemah, "Get ready girl, your world is about to change..."
LOVEe
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CONGRATS!!!!!!!! You are such a fabulous example of how important it is to take big risks!!
Congrats, Miss Eliesa!! Not surprising that you're kickin' ass once again. Love your spirit, your risk taking, and your ability to jump ALL in EVERY time. Effing love you!
Can't wait until your PNW return so we can grab some laab gai at jai thai. ;)
(04.30.10 @ 08:47 AM)Hell yes! Congrats, I am glad I was there last night to hear the good news.
(04.30.10 @ 09:03 AM)Congratulations!!!!! This is ***AMAZING*** and so are you! You are SUCH an inspiration to everyone (photographer or not)! I am so proud to have you as my sister and I know many more great things will come from this!!!! xoxo
(04.30.10 @ 09:07 AM)You are so so awesome! And you really deserve this! Shine on Girl. Shine on. :)
(04.30.10 @ 09:09 AM)THIS IS HUGE!! I didn't really get it until reading it. :-) Congrats!!!
(04.30.10 @ 10:40 AM)CONGRATS!!!!
(04.30.10 @ 06:33 PM)WOW! That is awesome! You rock Eliesa!
(04.30.10 @ 09:18 PM)CONGRATS!!! that is so exciting. This is HUGE!!!!
(04.30.10 @ 10:39 PM)
E, This just made my day! Great job! Although I was just an 'extra', I couldn't help but notice how my dancing really helped sell that final scene. ;)
(05.04.10 @ 01:01 PM)Love it. Swagger and all... Watch out MTV music Videos!!...
(05.04.10 @ 01:03 PM)love it! as a person whose bucket list includes 'booty dancing in a music video,' please let me know if you need any dancers for your next one ;)
(05.04.10 @ 01:24 PM)very cool!
(05.04.10 @ 01:34 PM)That is fantastic! The RedCart team has been very entertained.
(05.04.10 @ 01:43 PM)I fucking love it! Can I be you when I grow up?
(05.04.10 @ 01:48 PM)Solid! Great tour of the grimey NE hood! We want more!
(05.04.10 @ 01:52 PM)That is really funny - I also enjoyed the tour of nordeast - but really I thought the dancing was hilarious!
(05.04.10 @ 02:26 PM)You guys are so awesome! Love the video! Love you guys! :) :) :)
(05.04.10 @ 03:03 PM)This is fantastic! I love it. I think I saw Melissa jammin in the crowd! The bike in the end was mad hot!! You guys should get signed. ;)
(05.04.10 @ 04:36 PM)E!!! I miss you! this was too awesome! you are the shit!!! ;) See you in Aug!
(05.04.10 @ 04:47 PM)That was awesome! Definitely made my afternoon.
(05.04.10 @ 05:19 PM)SO WRONG. But oh so right.
(05.04.10 @ 05:49 PM)holy WOW! this is the best music video of 2010! love the dance scene at the end...fly shades, guys!!
(05.04.10 @ 06:16 PM)OMG!!! WOW E...you got some fricken MOVES girl! LOVED it...totally made my day too!!
(05.04.10 @ 06:57 PM)you just turned the last 8 weeks of my life around!!!!! needed that! you're on to something here.. add it to your menu of fabulous offerings
(05.04.10 @ 09:25 PM)This is AWESOME!! I am so sad that I had to leave early..so this was your surprise! Count me in for the next one!
(05.04.10 @ 10:59 PM)HELL YES! Rock it you two :)
(05.04.10 @ 11:47 PM)This is great - LOVE it!
(05.05.10 @ 07:12 AM)Bahahaha...amazing...hahahaha you're clearly way more into this than Jeff...but he does have the gangsta hand moves down pretty good.....
(05.05.10 @ 09:43 AM)LOVE it!!!! Rock on!!
(05.11.10 @ 02:26 PM)you are the shit. das is' so geil, i'd say ;)
(05.13.10 @ 10:32 AM)Hahahahahaha, that was the shit! I thought it was the real video for a second. Keep up the great work! We gotta connect soon.
(05.17.10 @ 12:44 PM)Nick
BAHAHAHAHAHA! I LOVE IT!
(05.19.10 @ 08:59 AM)Really? People loved it that much? Not very original.
(07.15.10 @ 02:47 PM)Really? People loved it that much? Not very original.
(07.15.10 @ 02:48 PM)Really? People loved it that much? Not very original.
(07.15.10 @ 02:49 PM)sorry for the post over and over, it kept giving me an error. what about the copyright of the song?
(07.15.10 @ 02:57 PM)Ok, so your wanting to be professional photographers, tell me, would you be mad when someone steals your pictures for their own use.
(07.16.10 @ 09:55 PM)I ask because you seem to have no problem stealing from a popular band.
Don't worry, I work with them daily, I will go ahead and let them know, I sure they will have no problem with you stealing from them.