Friday

Olivia + DJ {Engagement Session} Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio



High School dances. Lockers stuffed with books and old test scores. After-school jobs. The first crush. First kiss. The nerdy first car. Graduation. Graduation parties. Then... off to College! Budding romances that take off before you can keep hold. This is how Olivia and DJ came into each others orbit, only to travel at different speeds, catch up, then take different courses again, and... eventually lose touch. For a small number of years.



When Olivia turned 21, DJ ended up at her Birthday party through mutual friends and the two of them were reunited. These lovebirds seemed to pick up right where they left off, only now they were adding "I Love You" to the mix. Hugs and kisses became more abundant. They bought a house together. Things got serious



What is remarkable about Olivia and DJ's relationship –and I picked up on this almost instantaneously– is their innate ability to communicate without saying a single word, and how they pick up on each other's body language and respond as equals. There are no secrets between them, which would eventually prove to be slightly difficult for DJ when he was planning to propose to Olivia!



DJ seems to always have a goal in mind, a big plan, if you will. Whether he's creating a new garden, enhancing things around the house, or in pursuit of starting a promising family, he's a determined fellow. So when it came to planning the perfect proposal, he asked Olivia's father first.




Olivia is the kind of girl who can befriend anyone. People just like to be around her. She is extremely caring and generous and her smile is never far away. Olivia is extremely devoted to her family and she serves her community on a daily basis. 



DJ proposed to Olivia one day after a regular workout. They snuggled up on their favorite couch in their favorite room overlooking a pond in their backyard.  And as Olivia would put it, "Right there in the midst of my regular day, he proposed!" 


I had a blast with Olivia and DJ. They planned their engagement shoot as the leaves began to change over. We took a walk throughout the park where they would hang out in High School. Their wedding theme is Casino inspired, so I cut out some playing cards to make the words, "I DO." It was a great time and I am so excited to document their wedding day in June 2012! :) 


Wednesday

Special Effects Artists Wanted



KellieAnn Reynolds Photography is looking to work with fun, outgoing and friendly, highly-organized, responsible individuals with extreme talent and small egos.

Special Effects Makeup (FX Makeup) Artists with precise abilities to enhance physical features, as well as exhibit metaphysical characteristics and fantasy makeup. Must be skilled with the use of prosthetics and plaster casting required for projects that entails non-human appearances. Accents such as theatrical blood and ooze are also techniques required for this position.

Airbrush Artists for various media including alcohol and water-based makeup. The applicants must exhibit a focus on higher depths of detail.

Avant Garde Fashion Makeup Artists for magazine-style photography for projects that require experimental themes. The applicants will specialize in themes ranging for the natural prime look to more sophisticated applications.

High Definition Makeup Artists heavily involved with the use of light reflectors and mineral ingredients to give the skin a flawless finish.

Serious inquiries only. Please apply by sending reference photos of YOUR OWN WORK, applicable website links, and a short resume with contact information. Send an e-mail to KellieAnn with the Subject titled, ARTISTS WANTED

The Best,
KellieAnn Reynolds
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Friday

Edlexus { Author Headshots } Akron, Ohio

Unmistakably, Edlexus is not afraid of life and she's not afraid to love. Life hasn't always been easy for her, or any of us, yet she has perservered and given back. And while there are many charming people, the unusual and yet far more pleasant virtue of sincerity is oftentimes rare if nothing else.



Edlexus just so happened to be working in Akron, Ohio on a day when Daniel walked into the shoppe to have his actor headshots printed. She really liked the photos and asked him who the photographer was and Daniel gave her one of my business cards. She sent me an email and we started brainstormin' about a shoot together. Edlexus wanted awesome photos created for the cover of her upcoming book, as well as for the Author Bio page, and her Ministry website, and she wanted me to do it!



Some interesting facts about the shoot: We did it at her apartment. I had never been to her place before so I had no idea what to expect other than we were planning to work against a white wall. The white wall turned out to be a short vaulted ceiling next to a window with limited natural light to pull from. This was okay, I knew I could still work with this. I brought in my studio light and we got to work. The seamless look turned out pretty great, and you can't even tell in the final images that the wall and ceiling connects, splits and curves behind her. :) Edlexus also had a fabulous orange couch and some cool curtains, which we used with various funky wardrobe changes. That's what I call improvisation! I love a challenge :) And I L-O-V-E, love these images of Edlexus. 


Isn't she beautiful?!