Hollie in the Parkade

Hollie and I agreed to meet on April 1st for a photo shoot. We were going to shoot outdoors in a few alleys around downtown Edmonton. March 31st the weather here was beautiful! It got to a high of +19 and was nice and sunny. Of course I looked at the forecast and noted that April 1st was supposed to be drastically different and only a high of +2 with snow. I was a bit sceptical (it might have been The Weather Network pulling our legs for April Fools Day) but when it started raining late in the day on March 31st I messaged Hollie and suggested a change of plans and arranged to shoot in an underground parkade instead. Even though Hollie assured me she was a trooper and could handle it, I convinced her the indoors would be better for both of us.

Well that was a good decision! April 1st was horrible… lots of snow and crazy wind. And if it got to +2 I would be surprised. We sure would have looked like fools if we tried to do this shoot outside!!

This was my first shoot with Hollie and I have to say I am very happy with how it went. An added bonus was having her Mom along for the shoot – she was able to hold a reflector for me for the bulk of the photos. I don’t often get that luxury… ha!

Take a look at the photos below to see what we were able to get from our April Fools Day shoot.

- brad

Chantel in Curls

Chantel Hilton is awesome! Over the last year or so she has been a willing subject for various photo shoots. It isn't always easy to find models who will let me practice fashion photography but Chantel has definitely been there for me. 

This past Saturday she got her hair done (did?) in the most fabulous curls by her friend Krissy Dewalt-Peters and put on a fantastic skirt that was made for her by her designer friend Nomin. We did some shots beside her building, then at the giant window in her apartment then headed to The Commodore Restaurant on Jasper and 107th to do more shots. 

I am so happy with how these photos turned out! Chantel looks very much Marilyn Monroe in so many of these (and also a bit "bad Sandy" from Grease as one passerby mentioned). It was definitely a fun shoot - as usual. Thanks again Chantel!!

- brad