Here are some of my favourite images from albino, ginger beauty Lauren from New Orleans. If these look familiar, it’s because they are. It turns out I have about 12 blog posts from shoots in 2016 that just….didn’t post?! Haha ahhhh fuuuunnnnnn. Really smart of you to just realise this Stormy, really smart. Anyway, it’s too much work not to share just because they are a little old, so here’s the first one:
I arrived in New Orleans feeling a bit crap. This is normal – I love new places, but I don’t really enjoy the process of getting there. The lack of sleep, the heavy bags, flying coach for 12 hours, cankles, airport food, being bomb swabbed with my suspicious looking photography equipment at every security check, the jet lag – it’s exhausting. I was blaming a crazy schedule and too much talking, but it turns out I had case of bronchitis. My mom saved me with her “I’m a nurse so it’s okay for me to take the antibiotic samples home from the office” drug stash. Thanks mom.
All that to tell you this – never say no to New Orleans. It’s the most vibrant, amazing city. Full of great food, actual culture, beautiful buildings, and the nicest people. It’s crazy like Vegas, but not so dirty and soulless like Vegas. If you have the chance, it’s definitely worth a trip, even if you lose your voice and have to propel yourself along with willpower and caffeine.
One of my clients attended a wedding in NOLA the year before, and she tipped me off to the most amazing location. It was a fortune to hire this place but I don’t even care because omghaveyouseenit. I photographed a few great clients here and also one model. I’m trying to be very conscious about the “models” I work with these days because I have limited time, and I also know that it’s not that inspiring to see teenagers with perfect bodies posing in lingerie. But I saw Lauren’s profile and just couldn’t resist her unique look.
So I’ll start off this series of posts with Lauren’s session, which has since been published in online magazine The Quarterly in New Orleans. This was Lauren’s first lingerie shoot, and she did great despite being outside of her comfort zone. My roomie for the trip, the incomparable Michelle Carpenter, and I stopped by Urban Outfitters to pick up a few things, and then she came along to assist and shoot some behind the scenes footage, for which I’m obviously in her debt. You can see this in the “Behind the Scenes” section on my website. Michelle you are my photo homegirl forever.
xx
Stormy
