July 30th, 2012
I am so excited to share these images with you all. For those of you who don’t know, Laura was on America’s Next Top Model Cycle 13, where she was the runner up, and also on America’s Next Top Model All-Stars. She was super sweet, with a great bubbly personality, but could really turn it on in front of the camera. I can now tell you that she is exactly the same in person. Our shoot in Clearwater (Sand Key Park/Beach, to be specific) was very nearly rained out, but Laura had such a sunny attitude about it and the second the rain broke we ran out to get as many photos as we could. Two hours and five looks later, it still hadn’t really rained again.
All of the styling was Laura’s own wardrobe and accessories, and she (and her excellent boyfriend Jake) helped create the great looks for this shoot. These are my favorite kinds of model shoots – put the model in her own clothes and magic happens. Laura also brought along an absolutely excellent makeup artist, Nai W. Chang, who is not only a very talented MUA, but was so helpful in holding umbrellas and schlepping gear. I would highly recommend her!
Laura has her own clothing line, Grumbage by Laura, and I would be amiss to not give it a shout-out!
Did I mention that I am really excited for these photos? Because I am REALLY excited for these photos.
Photography: Sheri Baldwin Photography
Model: Laura Kirkpatrick
MUA: Nai W. Chang
FAVORITE ALERT!
Laura understands my love of upside down photos.
Tags: all stars, america's next top model, antm, beach, clearwater, fashion, florida, grumbage, laura, laura kirkpatrick, model, orlando, the cw, top model, tyra banks
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May 29th, 2012
So since I haven’t been able to shoot as much lately as I’d like, I have to find new ways to keep myself entertained and to keep this blog active. I think a nice way to do this would be to do a recap, or a “favorites” post — portfolio post, if you will — showcasing one (or two) of my favorite images from past shoots. This means that if you’ve been following me for a while you will recognize some (or all of) of these photos, but I think they have a sort of magic when put all together (like a portfolio).
This post will feature model or portrait images, and will be pretty long.
ORLANDO and other Florida models/seniors, please contact me if you are interested in shooting. I’d love to work together.
We’re going to start with older photos and work our way newer.
Things I have learned from this (because you always learn something from portfolio building or reviewing your own photos):
- I love landscape images for portraits
- I love thirds
- I love smiles
- I love doing this. I love photography, I love photographs, I love portraits.
Let’s shoot.
Tags: actor, celebration, florida, headshot, model, orlando, portrait, seattle, senior, teen, washington
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May 15th, 2012
Those of you who know me know I love (love love love) Instagram. I find that hauling my big camera around with me everywhere is something I WISH I could do, but it’s just not practical for my life. Since I have my phone with me literally at all times, I have come to depend upon it as my go-to camera. I figure, since I’m not shooting as much as I used to (want to) be, I would share some of my everyday photos with you!
I’ll start off with just a couple, but hopefully it will be interesting enough to make a few posts!
You may recognize these hands (and the gelato). I love to snap a few phone shots during shoots, it lets me upload them ASAP to my Facebook fan page!
These fabulous little 4″x4″ prints are from PostalPix, which is an awesome iPhone app (coming soon to Android!) that lets you print Instagram photos directly from your phone. I LOVE mine, I made an awesome PostalPix wall from my prints!
I think these were my first Instagram photos. You may recognize those hearts from previous posts!
Oh, Backlot Tour. I love thee.
Okay so if you follow me on Instagram, you know about Mexican Tuesdays. I’ll probably do a post all about drink photos, including several from this weekly event (which I missed this week due to a DOWNPOUR, unfortunately!). The below photo is from our weekly hangout.
I don’t usually do feet photos. . . but I couldn’t resist.
See, this is why I love Instagram. I took Mom to High Tea for Mother’s Day at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. I didn’t want to drag my giant camera around, so I snapped some shots right on my phone. A worthy substitute, I think.
So this didn’t wind up being as short as I suspected. But I do have OTHER Instagram posts planned (possibly themed ones. Turns out I have lots of photos of drinks. . . ). So follow me on Instagram, @sherib626 !
Tags: android, app, apple, florida, instagram, iphone, orlando, postalpix
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May 4th, 2012
This post, much like Sarah’s, is well over-due. Aiko and I shot when I was in Seattle last year, and she brought along a truly excellent team with her. Andy Tseng is the excellent hairstylist who brought these looks to life, and Cris Poma did the flawless makeup. It was really fun to see these two artists do their work on the fly. We shot at the beautiful Kubota Gardens in Seattle Washington.
Photographer: Sheri Baldwin Photography
Model: Aiko Cunanan
Hair Stylist: Andy Tseng
MUA: Cris Poma
Tags: actor, headshot, model, orlando, portrait, seattle
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