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 with Actor and Singer Kevin Quinn

I met up with Kevin Quinn on his last day in Los Angeles, before the talented actor, singer and dancer was off to Nashville to start the filming of a musical film featuring costar Bailee Madison. We met at a very cool rustic garage in downtown Los Angeles where we spent three hours creating an exclusive photo series for the cover of Saturne Magazine’s Fall 2019 Edition.

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TALENT: Kevin Quinn Lighting Tech: Ethan Ingram — TALENT: Kevin Quinn **Lighting Tech:** Ethan Ingram

Talent: Kevin Quinn Photographer: Heather Koepp — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Photographer:** Heather Koepp

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Talent: Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Styling Team: DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin**

Talent: Kevin Quinn Stylist: DeAnte Law — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Stylist: DeAnte Law**

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Talent: Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law Nikki Keeshin — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law Nikki Keeshin

Talent: Kevin Quinn Photographer Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Photographer** Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram

Talent: Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin Photographer Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Styling Team:** DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin Photographer Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram

Talent: Kevin Quinn Talent Manager: Joe Brooks — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Talent Manager:** Joe Brooks

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Kevin was such an exceptional talent to work with and Im so excited for all the amazing projects he has coming up. Make sure to check out the full photo series and his cover feature when its released for the Fall edition of Saturne Magazine

Team Credits:

TALENT: Kevin Quinn https://www.instagram.com/kevingquinn/

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp https://www.instagram.com/dreamcatchersphoto/

STYLIST TEAM: OTH’THAN BURNSIDE https://www.instagram.com/otheezystyledit/ with Assistance By: DeAnte Law https://www.instagram.com/deante_law/ and Nikki Keeshin https://www.instagram.com/babiekeeshkeesh/

GROOMING: Hali McGowan https://www.instagram.com/halimcgowan.mua/

Behind the Scenes with Actress Mary Mouser

Behind the scenes with Cobra Kai actress Mary Mouser

Behind the Scenes with Singer/ Songwriter Heather LaRose

FROY GUTIERREZ

This shoot with actor and musician Froy was a special one; not only because we had an AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL house to work in, but because I was also able to bring my momma to work with me! She has never seen me “in my element” before so it was THE BEST feeling ever to finally be able to bring her on set while she was in town visiting! And what a shoot it turned out to be, I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better talent or team!

Froy was absolutely AMAZING to work with and I had my go-to gals on set Hali McGowan on grooming and Gabriela Tena knocking out the styles. Check out the collection of Behind the Scenes photos below!

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TALENT: Froy MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan

TALENT: Froy MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp

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TALENT: Froy PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp STYLIST: Gabriela Tena

TALENT: Froy PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan- with that backup camera doing some BTS WHHHAT?!

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PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Froy

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Froy : ALSO PEEP MY MOMMA SMILING IN THE BACK

Joe and Mom shooting the breeze while I take a picture of the makeup artist turned bts photographer Hali McGowan

TALENT: Froy PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp and MOM

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This is one of my favorite shoots to date; bringing my mom to work was such a rewarding and special memory that I will cherish forever. Froy is hands down one of the best peoples anyone could ever hope to work with;he just radiates good energy, fun, and professionalism… and he even gave my momma a big ol hug which made her feel apart of the team.

This series is looking soooo soo good and I seriously cant to show you all the full series when its released later this month! I hope you enjoyed these behind the scenes!

Make sure to check out Froy’s new single “Fix Me”, that track is fiiiiire!!

STYLIST: GABRIELA TENA https://lagab.style/

MAKE UP ARTIST/ GROOMING: HALI MCGOWAN https://halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite/print

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

BTS of On The Move Mag: Samm Henshaw at Epic Records Sony Studios

Life has been so crazy and I have been slacking on keeping everyone updated on what Ive been up to and for that I apologize. Over the past few weeks my life consisted of planning editorial shoots, shooting rock concerts, an amazing nude art series, broken cameras (yes plural), a fancy Hollywood party, a new puppy, and multiple artist shoots. So as you can see I havent had time to breathe let alone blog but things have slowed down( for now) and I cannot wait to start updating you all on my summer adventures.

At the start of July I was contacted by the editor of On the Move Mag, Pam Charbit to see if I'd be interested in doing another shoot for their publication. It had been almost a year since our shoot with actor Keiynan Lonsdale, so I was excited to be able to work with their team again. This time we were invited to Sony Studios Productions to meet with Epic Records newest signed artist Samm Henshaw.

We were given the rooftop area to shoot which was pretty drab to be honest. Think studio lot, so square tan buildings, bright California sun, and faded outdoor furniture. We were able to get some nice images but there was only so much I could do in such a limited space.

We shot for maybe five minutes before I decided to switch directions. I ecieded to let Pam conduct her interview, while Samm's publicist and I went off in search of a location inside the building.

Luckily, once inside I was able to find all sorts of inspiration. There was one location where they conduct meetings. It was a large open room with wooden risers and under the risers were these great track lights, that with a prism and bam, magic!

Samm was just the sweetest person to work with and I know his music career is going to explode! The photos and interview will be released in the September issue of On the Move! Check back to see the exclusive images and full gallery soon

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