Behind the Scenes with Singer/ Songwriter Sarah Silva

Judging by Sarah Silva’s Instagram account the young singer/songwriter has the sweetest personality and so naturally I wanted to go the complete opposite direction for the styling of this shoot. After all the photos are going into a Fall editorial slated to be released just before Halloween so why not bring a new version of Sarah to life? I came up with an edgy 1920s Victorian doll styled shoot with my all star team Juel Bergholm on Makeup, Rolando Aqui on Hair Styling and his lovely wife Amia Aqui on wardrobe.

These are the moodboards I created for my team to be inspired before our shoot with Sarah. Too see more of my moodboards and inspo check out my Pintrest https://www.pinterest.com/heatherkoepp7/

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Sarah Silva and her folks met up with my team and I at the cutest little black box theater in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles called the Skiptown Playhouse https://www.skiptownplayhouse.com/ for our four hour long photo shoot. The team got started prepping right away while I started setting up lights!

Talent: Sarah Silva Hairstylist: Rolando Aqui and MUA: Juel Bergholm

Talent: Sarah Silva Hairstylist: Rolando Aqui and Makeup Artist: Juel Bergholm — **Talent**: Sarah Silva **Hairstylist:** Rolando Aqui and **Makeup Artist:** Juel Bergholm

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Talent: Sarah Silva Wardrobe Stylist: Amia Aqui — **Talent:** Sarah Silva **Wardrobe Stylist:** Amia Aqui

Talent: Sarah Silva Wardrobe Stylist: Amia Aqui Hair Stylist: Rolando Aqui — **Talent:** Sarah Silva **Wardrobe Stylist:** Amia Aqui **Hair Stylist:** Rolando Aqui

Talent: Sarah Silva Hairstylist: Rolando Aqui — **Talent**: Sarah Silva **Hairstylist:** Rolando Aqui

Talent: Sarah Silva — **Talent:** Sarah Silva

#PolaroidOriginals taken by Heather Koepp Talent: Sarah Silva — #PolaroidOriginals taken by Heather Koepp **Talent:** Sarah Silva

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Talent: Sarah Silva Photograper : Heather Koepp — **Talent:** Sarah Silva **Photograper :** Heather Koepp

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Check out the exclusive photo series and interview when its released later this month in the Fall edition of Saturne Magazine!

TEAM CREDITS

MUA : Juel Bergholm https://www.instagram.com/juelhairnmakeup/

Hair Stylist : Rolando Aqui https://www.instagram.com/rolandoaqui/

Wardrobe Stylist: Amia Aqui https://www.instagram.com/amiaserrano/

Location : Skiptown Playhouse https://www.instagram.com/skiptownplayhouse/

Shot for : Saturne Magazine https://www.instagram.com/saturnemagazine/

CJ and Katy's Chino Hills Engagement Session

When I first booked CJ and Katy for their Mid-December wedding I couldn’t wait to get the couple in front of my camera! They expressed their awkwardness in front of the lens prior to our session but their love for one another radiated in every message they sent and their trust in me was beyond refreshing that I knew we were going to have the most beautiful session together!

I met up with the couple for the first time on a warm summer evening in June in the beautiful of hills of Chino State Park.

Once again, Katy expressed that after all these years together, her and CJ had never had a professional photo shoot done together and I could tell they were a little nervous but I could also tell that they were really excited too! And so I made it my mission to SLAY the hell out of this session.

I had so much fun putting this sweet couple in front of my camera; making them laugh, swapping stories and getting to know them one on one before their wedding!

Take a look at some of my favorite images from our session

This couple was just DYNAMIC! Their love was so clear in every whisper, touch and laugh. CJ honestly blew my socks right off my body during our session. SO SOOOO many fellas are just NOT into getting their photographs taken, but this stellar dude right here, let me tell ya…he would do anything to make his bride smile and he brought out ALL the charisma and nailed this session.

You can truly tell these two souls were meant to be together and I am immensely blessed that I was chosen to document their eternal love.

Behind The Scenes : Daniella Monet

When I pulled up to the quaint bungalow tucked away in the Los Angeles hills, Daniella Monet was already sitting in the glam chair getting prepped for our cover shoot for Saturne Magazine. At five months pregnant, the “Victorious” actress was looking better than ever as the hair and make up team worked their magic.

In the meantime, wardrobe stylist Lauren Taylor and I started going through the days looks and narrowed down our top choices for the days shoot which wasnt an easy task, just look at all these beautiful garments.

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I hope you all enjoyed these exclusive behind the scenes images! Make sure to catch Daniella Monet’s feature when its released for Saturne Magazine this Summer! In the meantime, make sure to check out some of Daniella’s newest ventures

KINDER BEAUTY BOX :
Kinder Beauty is a new monthly box subscription co-founded by actresses and animal activities, Evanna Lynch and Daniella Monet. Kinder Beauty Box, is a cruelty-free and vegan monthly subscription box. We launched less than 2 months ago, and our very first boxes shipped out to customers starting on Jan 15. Every product in our boxes will be vegan, palm oil-free, and made by companies that are 100% cruelty-free.
We’re all about creating positive change in the world, and so we’ll be donating a portion of proceeds to our favorite animal rights groups. For the month of January, we’re donating to the LA County Animal Care Foundation in appreciation of the life-saving work they did during the CA wildfires. On top of that, we’re proud to say our packaging is made from 100% recycled and eco-friendly materials (even the ink used to print the logo is soy-based, not made from petroleum).

OUTSTANDING FOODS:
Having taken the risk 3+ years ago, Outstanding Foods is Daniella Monet’s first significant investment. With lead investor Rob Dyrdek, and a countless number of strategic influencers, actors, and athletes as investors, Outstanding Foods has been able to create a mushroom chip that not only emulates BACON, but will help people eat healthier while saving the lives of piggies! Our Pig Out Chips have become a viral product via social and was recently named Whole Foods Market’s Top 10 Trends for 2019.

SUGAR TACO:
Sugar taco is a female owned, carbon neutral, vegan, taco shop aiming to make quality vegan food accessible to everyone. They have also partnered with 8 Billion Trees (8billiontrees.com) and will be planting a tree for every meal sold. Additionally, many of their food items will support Food for Life Global; by purchasing one of those meals it will send a healthy vegan meal to a child in need. Sugar Taco will open in May inLos Angeles: www.sugartaco.com

HAIRSTYLIST: Michael Kanyon www.instagram.com/michaelkanyon

WARDROBE STYLIST: :Lauren Taylor www.instagram.com/laurentaylorstyle

MAKE UP ARTIST: Amy Chance www.instagram.com/amychance

Behind the Scenes with Haley Reinhart at the Ragdoll Pink Palace

I met Haley Reinhart at Rock Night Out, an event my partners and I put on in Los Angeles every month showcasing up and coming bands that take you back to the roots of rock and roll { IF you haven’t heard of us make sure to check it and join us for a show sometime https://rocknightout.com/ }

Haley and I connected throughout the evening while jamming out to “Dirty Honey Band” and “Des Rocs” on the Moroccan Stage. We traded social media info and a few weeks later I had an opportunity come up that Haley would be perfect for. A magazine shoot I had spent weeks planning had gotten cancelled last minute so instead of calling it off altogether I reached out to Haley to see if she would want to fill in and do a fun day of creating; no pressures just art. Three days later, I had her in front of my camera with my favorite creative team on set ready to create this fire of a series.

Huge thanks to Lariss Raquel Photography for majority of these beautiful behind the scenes photos from our shoot!

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MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan and TALENT: Haley Reinhart — **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan and **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart

TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan and BTS PHOTOGRAPHER: Larissa Raquel — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan and **BTS PHOTOGRAPHER:** Larissa Raquel

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TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan **PHOTOGRAPHER:** Heather Koepp

TALENT: Haley Reinhart and PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart and **PHOTOGRAPHER:** Heather Koepp

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TALENT: Haley Reinhart STYLIST : Gabriela Tena MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **STYLIST** : Gabriela Tena **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan

TALENT: Haley Reinhart STYLIST: Gabriela Tena — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **STYLIST**: Gabriela Tena

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Photographer: Heather Koepp STYLIST: Gabriela Tena — **Photographer:** Heather Koepp **STYLIST:** Gabriela Tena

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TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan

This was such an unforgettable day, Haley was such a pro to work with and really believed in the visions that I had; she brought her own flair to the mix and together we created a dynamic series of art. You can view some of the featured images over at

FORBES:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/03/27/haley-reinhart-takes-us-on-her-lo-fi-soul-tour-of-l-a-for-superb-new-album/#2d9d767473df

BILLBOARD:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/03/27/haley-reinhart-takes-us-on-her-lo-fi-soul-tour-of-l-a-for-superb-new-album/#2d9d767473df

My team really brought their A-Game for this one. Shout out to the creatives!!!!

STYLIST : Gabriela Tena https://lagab.style/

MAKEUP: Hali McGowan https://halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite/print

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHER : Larissa Raquel www.larissaraquel.com

Behind the Scenes with Madison Iseman for Saturne Magazine

It takes a village to make any great project come together and luckily I have the best tribe around. Planning this shoot with actress Madison Iseman was so fun and I just knew it was going to be a killer day when it all came together.

I met Madison and her glam team at 10:30 am on Tuesday Sept 18th along with my wonderful stylist Shaina Feldman. Everyone got settled in for the two hours we had reserved and I was determined in getting 6 looks done in that time frame.

As usual, Shaina knocked it out of the park with her brilliant and unique looks which was so different to the space but somehow worked wonderfully. Madison and I were beyond excited to play around with the variety of vintage Versace, sequin shorts and faux furs.

The studio had so many awesome little sections to work with and I decided to start on the left side and work my way around to the windows ( praying the sunlight would shift by the time I got there because Holy Bright Light Batman!)

The first section was new to the studio and I was excited to break it in. We got Madison dolled up in this fabulous dress that looked like it was made for her! Just look at this angel!

Look 1: Angel Wing

Look 2: Breakfast Club

The second look was so fun and the blue just complimented Madison so so well!

Look Three: Sully

This faux fur jacket had everyone in heart eyes and it was tenderly dubbed as ‘Sully’.

Outfit 4: Daisy

This outfit was so cute and was giving me all those retro vibes in this space!

Look 5: Crosley and Versace

This was my personal favorite look of the day and it probably reflects in how many images I have from this portion of the photo shoot haha

Look 6: Canary

And our final look for the day <3 Madison look absolutely amazing in everything and was so easy to work with.

Im so proud of this series and cannot wait for you all to see the full gallery and publication when its released later this month.

Malibu Adventures with Emily Skinner

6 AM Monday morning; the California interstates are jam packed already and my glam team and I are in the thick of it. Why, you ask? Well, because we are on our way to spend the day with Disney star Emily Skinner and her beautiful momma Jennifer for an exclusive one on one photo shoot for Saturne Magazine.

We all started our day off early in anticipation of the long morning commute to beautiful Malibu California. My glam team got to the park right on time to greet Emily (thank god) because my gps hijacked the route and put me on the complete opposite side of the park--apparently my GPS thinks I'm adventurous...Im not. Luckily my glam team is amazing and got to work on transforming Emily for our day of creating.

When I finally arrived 45 minutes later (insert crying emoji here), my make up artist Hali McGowan and hairstylist Suzy Balderas were finishing up final touches on Emily and soon after, my stylist Nery Rodriguez arrived and started laying out all our clothing options!

Unfortunately there was a mix up with film permits and we were asked to leave the park and find a new location. CRINGE! It was beyond embarrassing and I almost didnt include this in the blog because of how embarrassing the moment was, but life is real and moments like this happen--not often thankfully, but they do and you have to overcome them. Luckily, I knew of a location about 20 minutes away so we all drove one by one to the new park. I am a firm believer in everything happens for a reason and l honestly think we got better images at the new location than we ever would have got at the original location. Happy accidents yall, happy little miracles.

When we got to the new park and Emily did her fitting and choose five outfits to shoot in. Everyone grabbed various bags and props and we all started the mile and half trek though the Malibu canyon.

Emily's beautiful Mom Jennifer Skinner looking as graceful as ever

Everyone helped carry the load, and yup even little Emily back there did her part haha!!

We finished shooting right around 4:30 pm..(talk about a long day, am I right!?) but I honestly, I could have kept going because this park just had endless amounts of beauty and historical charm.

I am so excited to share this exclusive photo series with you all when it is released later this month in Saturne Magazine. In the meantime here are some outtakes and BTS to tide you over!

Outfit 1 - Designer: Mustard Velvet Dress: Dumebi @atelier_dumebi White Undershirt: Hottie + Lord @hottieandlord

Provided by @mannfolkpr

Outfit 2

Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing

Stylist Nery Rodriguez in action for Outfit 2

Outfit 3

Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing

Outfit 4

Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing

Outfit 5

Designer: Red Velvet Skirt: Dumebi @atelier_dumebi Provided by @mannfolkpr

Man, my hair hahaaa..it was a looong day. Dont judge

Huge shout out to all five of these fabulous women for spending a full day hiking, laughing, swapping life stories, and creating art together. Make sure to follow them all at

Talent- Emily Skinner @emilyskinner__

Hair- Suzy Balderas @slayedbysuzy

Make up- Hali McGowan @halimcgowan.mua www.halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite

Stylist- Nery Rodriguez @campyvamp www.stylriot.com

Wardrobe provided by @mannfolkpr

Women Who Rock: Bones UK in Collaboration with The Pretty Cult and Rock Night Out

People often ask me what my favorite thing to shoot is, and everytime my answer is live music. I love everything about it; the energy of the crowd, the feel of the bass coursing through my bones as it pours from the speakers, the excitement that radiates from the performers as they step onto the stage.

Being in the photo pit is like balancing in between two worlds; that fine coveted line that separates artist from fan. It is a surreal experience and time seems to slow down the second you cross that barrier. I cannot express the joy I get from holding a camera in my hand and touching the stage with my other. Being able to combine my two greatest passions into one and do that for a living, well I couldn't ask for a better gig.

Ive been so blessed to work with such amazing people in this industry, but my girls Arielle Salsa, aka ' Satan's Seamstress', and Rachel Hacken, the Duchess of Los Angeles's Rock Night Out, always come to me with the coolest gigs, and when the three of us team up together, woooo boy, ya better watch out.

This month, the three of us teamed up with the UK's female rock duo Bones for an exclusive photo series styled by The Pretty Cult followed by the secret underground performance hosted by Rock Night Out. Check out the photos below to see what we've created.

A few days later, Rock Night Out hosted the band at Madame Siams underground venue which housed a capacity of 250 bodies. With over 600 plus rsvps to the show, only the true die-hard fans got into the performance. With its dimly lit halls and low ceilings the venue had a very brothel like feel and made for a very intimate performance.

The band played an hour long set and even had a quick guest appearance by Johnny Stevens of Highly Suspect, a close friend of the band after their tour together last year.

The band finished their performance late into the evening and guest where in no rush to leave as patrons stuck around to chat up the band and crew and visit the bar a few more times. I saw myself leaving the venue right around 11:30 pm fulfilled from an amazing night of music and anxious to see what else these badass babes will be unleashing into the world next.

Where the Antelope Roam

Nearly a year to the day that we met, Christy and I arrived to Antelope Canyon Poppy Reserve on a brisky windy Wednesday afternoon. The fields where barren and dry and we were two in a handful of visitors. We rummaged around our two car loads of wardrobe and props and one by one we started finding inspiration. We started off in a vintage 1940s linen dress complete with a straw hat and wind blown hair and bam! Magic.

Christy and I went on to do 5 other looks this day and found so much inspiration against this beautiful landscape. I sent each outfit series to publications and was blessed with the opportunity to be featured in 5 different publications from this one shoot.

This series 'Where the Antelope Roam' was released earlier this month in PUMP magazine

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I cant wait to share the rest of the publications with you as all they are released over the next few weeks!