2019: I Got The Highs

Grandson, Rachel Hacken, Rian, Me, Josh Katz

2019 had its fair share of hardships. I let go of far fetched dreams but came up with new ones. I gained knowledge instead of bitterness when people took advantage of my kindness. I learned how to walk away from the things that were no longer good for me despite how hard I wanted them to fit.

I found unexpected passions and flexed on some new skills. I met a handful of incredible souls but lost my number one to the afterlife; I love you Gran. I created things that I loved and I created things that I hated but in the end I know we are our own worst critic.

I was pushed to my limits but I learned to make new boundaries. I discovered what a give and take kind of year looks like. I know the things I want to improve on in the coming days and I’am grateful for the growth I obtained in the past 365 days.

I said all year long, that this, “ was one of the worst years of my life”, but as I sit back and reflect on what was, I cant help but smile. I endured alot of bullshit… and somehow, someway I was able to find the good among all the chaos and all the loss. The human spirit is an amazing thing. I cant wait to show you more of mine in the coming year

2019 BEST in SHOW: Live Music

Best in Frame: Editorials

Haley Reinhart X Billboard X Forbes X Album Shoot

Badflower X Rock Night Out

In Flames X Music Video

Kevin Quinn X Album Shoot

Jade Hassoune X Saturne Magazine

AJA 9

Lilimar X Grumpy Magazine

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FROY X Saturne

Rome Flynn X Grumpy Magazine

Heather LaRose X Saturne Magazine

Jaylen Barron X Saturne Magazine

Daniella X Saturne Magazine

Daan Creyghton X Saturne Magazine

LILIA X Saturne Magazine

Mary Mouser X Saturne Magazine

Kevin Quinn X Saturne Magazine

Baby Ariel X On The Move

Jeremy Ray Taylor X Saturne Magazine

Sarah Silva X Saturne Magazine

Jade PettyJohn

Riker Lynch X Grumpy Magazine

2019 : Backstage

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Thank you all for looking back on this crazy year with me, thank you all for believing in my work and in me. I cant wait for all that I can bring you all in 2020, stand by because great things are coming!

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

LOOK ONE

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

LOOK TWO

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

LOOK THREE

LOOK FOUR

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

LOOK FIVE

LOOK SIX

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 Lindsey Stirling at The Ragdoll Pink Palace

It was late when I got the message from my good friend and editor Jasmine over at Grumpy Magazine that she wanted to try and squeeze in one last talent shoot before the Winter edition released. Before I could even answer (which would have been a yes either way), she told me it was Lindsey Stirling and I seriously couldn’t reply back fast enough. My brain instantly started planning out our shoot.

I had about a week to get everything prepared for this shoot and the biggest challenge per usual was finding an amazing location to shoot at. The concept I wanted for Lindsey was a vintage circus wonderland inspired shoot hahahaha no problem right?!

The actual moodboard Jasmine created and sent to the team based off my visions for the shoot

I got to work right away looking for locations and upon my search meet Winie the ringleader of the LA Circus; one of the biggest prop houses for circus themed films in the country. She greeted me with baby pink curlers in hair as she filled dishes of candy and tea for our meeting. We sat and chatted about her space and the history of her prop house before she showed me around the 4 acres of circus history

I had chills walking through this glorious place while I envisioned all the places I would pose Lindsey. At the end of our nearly 3 hour long meeting, Winie gave me the unbelievable offer to use her space for the shoot and I could not wait to report back to the team about this amazing location I had secured.

Unfortunately, it was a tad too far for the team to travel and so we were back to square one, with only 72 hours to spare. We secured a small studio in downtown Los Angeles just as a backup and it was looking like that was going to be the final shooting location.

I messaged Jasmine 24 hrs prior to the shoot, panicked and told her how uninspired I was by the location. I went from securing us the whole circus just to end up at the “lightbulb wall” room and I just really couldn’t hide my disappointment and I was struggling to find the magic in this new location.

A few hours later, Jasmine messages me to let me know she was able to secure The Ragdoll Pink Palace for our shoot. The relief was instant and the creativity starting trickling back.

When I arrived at 9:30 the next morning, Lindsey’s glam team David Gardner (@davidgardnerla) and Michelle Miller (@missmeeeshie) were already transforming Lindsey from sweet to circus fabulous.

While Lindsey was in makeup, wardrobe stylist Brittny Moore (@brittnymoore) and I pow wowed which outfits we liked the most and I went room to room to see where I wanted to photograph them.

We were behind schedule when we finally got to shooting but luckily the owner of the location gave us an extra hour and a half to work and so all in all we were able to get 5 looks done in the time that we had together.

This is by far my favorite editorial to have worked on all year. Lindsey was an absolute pro to work with and was so fun and sweet to boot. Make sure to grab the 2018 Winter edition of Grumpy Magazine with our cover girl Lindsey Stirling when its released later this month!

Lilia and I Play Dress-Up at The Rag Doll Pink Palace

I met the sweet Lilia and her amazing mama, Jane Buckingham, at the Rag Doll Pink Palace for an epic three hour photo shoot for Saturne Magazine's Sept/Oct publication. This was my first time collaborating with the French publication and being a whole continent away I had to be alot more involved in the planning than usual which was stressful, fun, and gave me a whole new respect for all the editors I work with!

I had only a handful of days to secure a full glam team for this shoot, as well as for the photoshoot that I had the very next day with The 100 actress Lindsey Morgan, so to say my week was hectic was a bit of an understatement. However, by the grace of the photography gods, I was able to secure a team for each shoot and was ready to create some art with some amazing artists.

My stylist, Shaina Feldman was detrimental to making this shoot successful and truly outdid herself. She showed up with so many beautiful options for Lilia and I play dress up in and what better place to shoot than in a real life dollhouse?

Shaina Feldman stylying Lilia while Jane is working hard in the back

We were able to shoot 8 different outfits during our time together and I just cant decided which look was my favorite. I love the first and second look, but I also loved the last one too! Which one is your favorite?

Outfit 1- In Her Palace

Outfit 2- Wall Flower

Lilia looking amazing, me in my Target mom tee - whomp whomp

Outfit 3- Roses

Outfit 4- RagDoll

Outfit 5- Vintage Lace

Outfit 6- Circa

*Funny story about the above photo. I told Lilia to channel Britney Spears vibes circa 2000 for this portion of the shoot because, well.. look at this set up! Lilia looked at me like I was crazy and had NO IDEA what I was talking about. Shaina busted out laughing at me, and had me check my age while she pulled up the Britney archives on you tube for Lilia to watch.

Outfit 7- Hatter

Outfit 8- Blossom

I am beyond blessed to have had the opportunity to work with these ladies and I cant wait to work with them again! Make sure to grab your copy of Saturne Magazine when it releases this fall.