Sunday School

It's been a minute since I last posted a shoot I styled for the photographer girl-genius Hana Haley.

Well I have something new to share - a series we shot a couple weeks ago, once again modeled by Hannah Lee Duggan (last seen here). I am constantly amazed by the results Hana (and Hannah, for that matter) yield, and it was such a thrill to see these final shots.

Instead of telling the full story for this series, i'm going to let the photos speak for themselves.

photographer: Hana Haley

model: Hannah Lee Duggan

hair, make-up and styling by : me (Ashley Pamela)

35mm

I really enjoy taking photos on REAL film - i never have gotten the hang of digital cameras (not counting instagram, OBVI). I don't consider myself a photographer, mostly because a) i don't actually know anything about the mechanics of photography and therefore use only disposable and toy cameras, and b) it takes me about 6 months to finish a roll. 

this roll was no exception - it spans from last October, to just a couple of weeks ago. I just got it developed and the film i used, Fuji Superia, produces the most amazing colors. And the camera, a Lomo LC-A, is the only camera i've found that i like better than a trusty disposable. It's always fun getting a roll back after all that time and being surprised by the photos i took!

Lily Lashes

I have one more special shoot to share with you from this past weekend! Hana Haley wanted to capture this fairytale dream on Polaroid film, which meant we had exactly 10 shots to get it right! Her skill really speaks for itself in these images, considering all the challenges of shooting editorial photos on instant film. For styling I used my dreamiest, floatiest, most fairy-tale inspired pieces, white flowing gowns, pink tu-tu's and tiaras. Styling for Hana is a lot like playing dress-up as a young girl, except now I have the means and budget to find exactly the pieces I want to use! Not to mention I am "dressing up" beautiful models, which just makes it that much more fun. I also got to experiment with two different make-up looks, both featuring really beautiful eyelashes. Frida was our model, and she was such a convincing wood nymph, i  really got swept away in the fantasy of it all. Coming back to real life after the perfect lighting and mood of this shoot was actually a little tough. 

This will be the last collaboration between Hana and I for a minute - but we have exciting plans in store so don't worry, the magic will continue!

women who don't cry

You may remember a post from December about a shoot I styled for grainy-dreamy-film-photographer Hana Haley - and about a week ago I got another opportunity to work with her. Remember when I was watching all those French films and obsessing over Anna Karina? That was all research for a shoot Hana and I started planning after the success of our first. And last week our Francophile vision became a reality when we met up at Palace of the Fine Arts early on a cloudy morning. The model, Alyssa, is a 60's gamine starlet come to life (imagine a young Audrey Hepburn). The grey skies cast a perfect pallor on the wardrobe i had pulled, a wardrobe full of reds, blues, whites and grays - chic, simple and oh so french. A couple vintage umbrellas, a great tweed swing coat and my prized 1950's nurse's cape were highlights of my day as a stylist. Once again the photos turned out like a dream and i think it's safe to say, this is the start of something beautiful between Miss Hana and I...

see the rest of this shoot and more ON HANA'S SITE