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/

GETTING READY

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/

Behind the Scenes: Caroline Romano

Decked out in fishnets and houndstooth, Caroline Romano the 17 year old singer from Mississippi came ready to slay her photo shoot and that she did! With just 2 hours to shoot and multiple creative hands on deck, we were able to knock out five gorgeous looks for Carolines feature for the Summer 2019 edition of Saturne Magazine. Check out some of our behind the scenes fun below!

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Hope you enjoyed these behind the scenes! Make sure to check out Carolines newest single, “Me and You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU61GvcLpZw

WARDROBE STYLIST: Lindsey Dupuis Bledsoe @lindseydupuis

GLAM: Cici Andersen @ciciandersen

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!

GETTING READY

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

BTS with Meg Donnelly for Grumpy Magazine

Some photoshoots you are given the luxury of spending several hours with a talent, while others you have just a brief moment to connect and get the images you want. I had an hour to work with Meg and I have learned in this industry to work fast. We were able to do four looks in the time that we had together.

She is truly an amazing talent and was so wonderful to work with. Here is some fun behind the scenes images from our shoot to tide you over until the series is released next month for Grumpy Magazine!

GETTING READY:

MAKEUP ARTIST :Anton Khachaturian @antonmakeup

Hair Stylist: Suzy Balderas @slayed.bysuzy

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STYLING BY: Lo VonRumpf @stylevr

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Extras

Metamorphosis: Meeting My Internet Bff and Our Feature on Vogue Italia~!

As all great modern friendships go, I met Alexis through a mom group on Facebook two years ago. Our friendship blossomed over our love for photography and we started chatting more frequently; text messages turned into phone calls, phone calls turned into video calls, and video calls turned into a roundtrip flight to Los Angeles. Alexis took the long 8 hour trek across the country to meet face to face!

We fell into sync as though it was a normal afternoon and this was something we did all the time. We made the best of our 24 hours and started off with a shoot in Vasquez Rocks, and then a trip to Huntington Beach complete with churros and Karaoke. With a harrowing ride back to LAX the next morning, we may or may not have pushed the gas tank to the limit, with 30 minutes to departure. alll because.....we kinda sorta, got distracted with puppies at the mall. And that right there defines our relationship haha!

On a whim I submitted two images from our shoot to Vogue Italia and one was accepted! This is my first accepted image by the publisher after months of submitting previous work. It is just so fitting that the image that finally spoke to them, is one that was created with my sista from another mista. What a great way to end our trip, and begin the next level of our friendship.

Check out her amazing skills at www.instagram.com/invoke_indigo

PART ONE: 'Formation'

PART TWO: Metamorphosis

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!

Sophie Simmons : Its in the Gene's

It was a rainy morning in January as I drove up to Venice for the 10am call time with singer Sophie Simmons. You may recognize the last name or recognize her from her on going appearance in Gene Simmons Family Jewels but the singer who just released her first album, 'Black Mirror', is making her own way in the industry.

I was contacted by Grumpy Magazine to do a shoot with her and the concept was just epic. It was going to be outdoors at Vasquez Rocks but the weather forced us to make a quick change of plans, those plans landed us at Podshare of Venice. Having no idea what to expect when I arrived, I swung open the doors to a completely dark room filled with rows of bunk beds; complete with sleeping travelers resting next to piles of laundry and luggage. It was 930 in the morning and the place smelled of freshly microwaved meatballs. I instantly thought, oh crap.

I quickly scoped out the place and tried to find inspiration in the corners of the room that held any sort of light. As I walked around the building I saw how cool it really was and I started to relax, I really had no time to panic since Sophie showed up minutes after I did. The MUA and Stylist were quickly behind her and we got things set up for shooting.

There was little conversation exchanged during the hour shoot but we were quick and efficient and got some killer content which was just released in the Spring Issue of Grumpy Magazine which you can pick up on issu.com.

Here are the images from the magazine as well as a few bonus images

Crimson Destinee

Destinee and I did this shoot in about 15 minutes just for fun one afternoon and much to our surprise we got this series published in Elegant magazine soon after. I am so proud of this series, I mean look at that lighting, and wind and movement and dress. To see the work in print check out Elegant Magazines Februarys Fashion Edition.