Last week I had the absolute pleasure of spending a sunny and wonderful afternoon with Dana Lauren: easily one of the most talented jazz singers in the area. When she met with me to help her plan out her shoot I was excited- she has great energy and an infectious smile and wit- I knew it would be a fun shoot and I was not disappointed! She left me with her CD after our first meeting, and as I popped it into my Mac, I was secretly crossing my fingers that she would be good. And she is TERRIFIC!! I have her in my constant rotation in the studio and every time her music comes on I feel like a proud Momma! And kind of a stalker fan- I KNOW her!!!
Her music is on itunes, check her out!
And so it should come as no surprise that I would love to rock this rocking gal around Hartford Proper- in the way that I love… utilizing the light as we found it and all of the wonderful parking lots,utility poles and random walls throughout pretty much a one block radius! Hartford is full of great little nooks, you just have to open your eyes to see them all…
So here, I had to bust out my pocket wizards and light her up a bit
I’m all about great props, and suggested a vintage mic, which she readily had a connection for! I think it really added something nice to our shoot
And here comes the sun….. and there goes my sanity, as I went a little crazy
Dana has so many great looks, I couldn’t narrow my favorites down any more than this
I love how I used to SWEAR that I was a predominantly horizontal shooter….. not a one in this session!! Get out of your own head and just shoot what feels right is what I say!
I love how different an image can feel when there is no eye contact versus eye contact
See what I’m saying?
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
One of my favorites- way to rock a utility pole girl!
The wind was working in our favor that day
Black brick adds such a different feel here, and really brings out her hair
Now the white brick? Right? A completely new feel
And brown brick….. loving the brick theme, especially since I typically dislike new brick! Weathered brick, painted brick, yes please!
Be sure to check out Dana at Black Eyed Sally’s on Monday August 24th- I’ll be there shooting- it’s going to be AWESOME!!!!!!!
xo
These photos are smokin!! and the addition of the old microphone is perfect! Hope to catch up with you soon Carla!!
these are so saucy and hot!!
Hot DAMN! What a rockin’ session and a gorgeous woman too!
i love these, carla! #4 and #15 are my favorites..great!!
I agree with Eric….SERIOUSLY? #4 is of the hizzy. They are all true Carla rock star style though. Go on with yo bad self sista!
Carla! This is Dana. I am in LOVE with you and these pictures!!!! You did an amazing job. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am!!!!!!
Good Lord!!!!
Carla these are awesome! I love all of the looks you captured. Not only is Dana super talented, she is totally gorgeous!!! whew!!
She’s STUNNING…and I love how the brick literally changes everything.