Portland Fashion Photographer works with Portland Fashion Editor, Eden Dawn

What a treat to work with Portland's well-known fashion editor, Eden Dawn! I was so excited to do a series with her that captured her in her own element at home. We had makeup and hair and styling all on set so that Eden and I could catch up on some of her work and background.

This busy girl just finished up a session with Katu as a guest judge for their program version of Project Runway and just last week was meeting up with Bobbi Brown for an interview!

My favorite part of getting a behind-the-scenes peek at "the" Eden Dawn, was discovering her entire walk-in boudoir glittering with self organized touches. (She actually inspired me to throw some sense into my own closet back home.) She likes to have everything out in the open, where she can see it and be inspired by each piece.

Hair: Madeline Roosevelt Muah: Terri Reece
Stylist: Marriane Marianne Schnell

Portland Fashion Photographer: Ben Trovato Feature

I am so so excited to share this feature on The Ben Trovato Blog. Check out the full Editorial HERE.

"Connected to over 1500 aspiring fashion professionals from all around the world, (they) are carved by the pure talents (they) unveil. In Ben Trovato, photographers, filmmakers, stylists, models, makeup artists, and hair stylists, have got a stage to perform in front of a massive international audience."

Trust Fund Rebel

Couldn't keep these under-wraps too long! I'll be sending this out to different publishers to keep everyone updated on my Spring Inspirations.

Thanks so much Terri Lodge for makeup and hair, Kara for your kick-@ss modeling, Nick Wilson for assisting and Kate Towers -your designs are inspiring!

Portland Fashion Photographer: Ballet

Portland Fashion Photographer Lavenda Memory

Domestic Awakening - Portland Editorial Photographer

The idea behind this editorial is to reveal the hum drum events of married life and how stale it can be until romance is reintroduced.

I will tell more when the photos are all wrapped up. I will submitting this series for an Editorial contest (Deadline November). So excited!



Makeup and Hair: Christine Marie
Assist: Nick Wilson
And special thanks to Jana who let me use her lovely home ( :

Portland Editorial Photographer Lavenda Memory

Sara Seven: Before And After

Sara Seven Shoot
Models left to right: Caitlin, Megan, Anna
Makeup: Madi
Hair: Austie

This is a great before and after shot because there are so many subtle elements to change. First their is lighting.
Since we were limited in both time and space to shoot (we were shooting in a Hotel where guests were walking past the entire shoot) we had to get what we could at the time and it was left to me to add in light in post-work. In this shot you may notice that I "lit" Caitlin 40% afterward. This allows for a better view of both the model and the dress.
In addition to post- lighting I had to create more clean lines on all of the models.
You will notice in the close up of Caitlin that I created more angles in her face, neck and arms. Again, this was done to all three of the girls.
The more obvious processing are the color curves, which add a different mood to the shot. Sara prefers these subtle curves, with green and blue undertones.

To View This Photo Larger, please visit my flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/lavendamemory/3259149806/sizes/o/

Additional Before and After:

Your thoughts? - read this.

stalkings, originally uploaded by lavendamemory.

So, I recently received an email from a... let's call him a mentor... I opened the email with excitement, wondering what he would have to say. It was not that kind of email, however.
The sole purpose of his email was to express his anger toward me. In so many words, he explained that I "clearly ripped him off" and have stolen his photographic techniques. In a few short sentences he made it very clear that I had offended him by my collection of black and white portraits. And let me tell you, I was stunned. I mean, I literally stared at the email for 3 minutes before remembering to take a breath.

He wrote that he'd been approached by several people who asked him if my pictures were his and when they found out they were not, said "it's exactly like yours". He went on to say that he felt upset that I chose to copy his techniques "pixel for pixel" before concluding that I am tactless.

*sigh.

My first response was to feel hurt. His email was obviously written out of anger and I understood immediately that he felt taken advantage of. But the truth is, I don't understand how he could make, or arrive to such claims.

First of all, I do not know how he processes his photos. More precisely, I have never seen him do so. We did meet in person a couple months ago, however to discuss his photography- at which point he shared his approach, technique and photographic goals. I absolutely loved his work. I did then, I do now. I was ecstatic to learn more about him. I even asked for his analysis on other famous photographs and how they were lit, shot, et cetera. He was very open to share his thoughts with me.

He told me that he likes to make his model's comfortable, often offering them a glass of wine. His favorite shots are candid. He shoots through objects, such as screen, glass and lace. He shoots mainly film- but uses digital as well. These are all things I know about him. All the "techniques".

Even if I had run home and stocked my cupboards full of cabernet and zinfandel- purchased lace, glass, and my own screen door- even if I had run out to buy a bunch of vintage, film cameras- if would have been my prerogative to do so. BUT I DIDN'T! I didn't begin romancing my models with wine, shopping for Holgas, or any of that! I do, however, shoot in black and white at times, YES. I do take portraits, YES. I have shot through lace, YES. That is the whole point of learning, right? So, please, somebody, anybody, everybody, tell me: does that make me a thief? An artistic sellout?

I am simply flabbergasted, frustrated, hurt. It is very difficult to have one's artistic integrity attacked.
As Ezra Pound once said "Utter originality is, of course, out of the question." So, who are any of us to talk?

baby air balloon

blast off
shirley -with her curly Q's-
temple
like a hot air
balloon.

dress
scribbled black, white
and pink
with streets of
paris
crumpled ominously,
in their
folds.

Andrew

A recent photo I took.