Fashionably late

I originally planned this shoot for 8 am thinking we would beat the heat. Unlike the cover shoot, this day felt about 120˚ outside. Since we were shooting at the Lynx bus station, the mix of diesel fumes with the heat had me wore out! I originally had planned a multiple light set up but in the end was happy with my 1 beauty light set up..

Here's the end result..

Playground Fashion Issue

With fall around the corner, I had the opportunity in working with the girls from Playground on their fall fashion issue. Despite our record setting heat wave I managed to schedule our shoot in the late evening and lucky for us we had a breeze. For a location, I chose the side of Bloomingdale's @ Mall Millenia due to the industrial feel and muted color. My subject was Orlando Magic Jason Williams's beautiful wife Denika and two cool kids Jaxon and Mia. When I saw Denika walk out in those leather Chanel pants I was really thankful it wasn't 110˚ out!

Huge thanks to Tammara for a killer job on styling, Sunha for an amazing job on make-up, hair by Jessica Olsen and my two hard working assistants.

Here's the cover and a few behind the scenes..