Tim Prendergast and Booshie Design Photo Shoot

Photos from the photo shoot I did last week in DC with Tim Prendergast and my girl Ginger with Booshie Design. We did it in a parking garage in prob 20 degree weather, it was one the coldest shoots I've ever done. But it was suuucchh an honor working with both of them. For the last year I have been wanting to work with Tim, we met at a meet and greet in DC a long time ago and I thought he was such a cool, down to earth guy, and always wanted to shoot with him. And was so excited and thankful he squeezed a shoot in with us! I really love the sexiness, and edginess in his photos and think his work is so, Booshie ;) Hope you like them as much as I do!

The first pic is one of my favorites of all time, and I'll tell you why: Being a 'high fashion' model, none of my pictures are ever overtly sexy, and I have always wanted to have maybe just one sexy picture. Tim and Ginger delivered :) *Note: these are my REAL boobs. Granite, it took Ginger 30 minutes of stuffing and taping to make them look this big, but damnit they are mine ;) Buuuut the hair is not hahhahha. Real boobs, fake hair. Absolutely LOVE this pic!


Second shot, again, thank you Ginger for the boobs ;) This shot was a great collaboration. Tim added the glasses, and Ginger pulled out the gum. Both I think really made this picture work. But it was actually really hard to get! Two pieces of Bubbleicious in my mouth, and to hold the bubble and pose isn't the easiest thing in 6 inch heels and freezing your ass off. But after Tim teasing me enough, we got this totally edgy shot.

So if it wasn't cold enough in fishnets, standing around in practically just a bra and underwear was awesome :) But the below outfit is a true example of how amazing Ginger is. Tim said he wanted to do something 'edgy.' Ginger and I just looked at each other. So she grabbed a garment bag out of the trunk and started stapling. Swear to you, this dress/outfit was made in about 20 minutes and was stapled onto me. She is such a badass. I love the lighting in this, and the parking garage is so perfect in this shot. I on the other hand am balancing in 7inch stripper heels on a about 2 inch wide post.... 'Cause I'm gangster.


After standing out in the cold for about 2 hours I really wanted to vomit. But Tim wanted to do one more look, and I had put the below outfit on to go home in, so we just shot in it. Shirt made by the amazing Ginger, styled by yours truly. Ps I did get hella dirty looks going into the liquor store after the shoot in this outfit. They don't know I'm Booshie ;)

Booshie Meets DURKL Photo Shoot

Me and my darling Ginger, designer of Booshie (We are both wearing Booshie... Duh :)

Mi amore, Ginger, lead designer of Booshie Design called me yesterday and said get on a plane Saturday because she's flying me out to DC for a huuuggee shoot on Monday!!! :D I love her! She said she has the amazing Tony Veloz on board, who I have worked with before (see blog post here, and an example of our work together below).Ginger also has photographer, Paul Seegars whom I've never met, but am looking forward to working with booked for the shoot! Ginger scored the 18th St Lounge in the posh Dupont Circle area for the location to shoot (see below pic).
Modeling for the shoot will be:
1. Juelles (below wearing Booshie)
2. Ms. Booshie herself, Ginger (below wearing Booshie)
3. Me (below doing the final pass in Booshie's first ever runway show, wearing the same above dress :)
Along with a few other female models! When I heard what a talented group, and location she had set up I was elated, but I knew we could make this even bigger... ;)

I wanted to bring on the best in hair and make up, so Warren (see the many times we've worked together here). And below, Warren on hair and make up, with me wearing Booshie:


Me and the man, Warren himself doing his magic (I'm of course wearing a custom Booshie Tee ;)
Warren will hopefully be on board, but the beautiful, and talent Aja (see blog post here) is definitely booked, can't wait!! Our work together for PR and Partners below:
And where ever I go my side kick, and one of my best friends, Viseral Photography (ie my entire runway portfolio here is done by him) will be there too!!

Below me at the Fashion Fights Poverty runway show, shot by the great Visceral Photography


But I had one more idea, that would take this shoot to epic status... DURKL.

Backstory: I went to a runway show months ago in DC and saw this men's clothing line. In short, they blew my mind. Chill, confident, casual yet fashionable, and I fell in love instantly. Not to mention, the designer came out on the runway with a Corona...that sealed the deal for my love of all things DURKL! I follow their awesome Twitter, and always have them in the back of my mind, hoping that one day they will do women's clothes. But when this shoot came up, I thought this is a match made in heaven, and the perfect opportunity to work with DURKL!! (Not to mention DURKL got second place and Booshie got third for DC's Best Local Designer!! Check it out here) Thus, they two shall meet. Lucas over at DURKL is so nice, and easy to work with, I'm really stoked they are on board, and think they will really gain from working with all the great photogs involved!

DURKL model and designer modeling their designs. Love it.
When I booked DURKL, I had my friend, and fellow male model Gabe (below) in mind. He has, what I think is the perfect Booshie meets DURKL look, (see his portfolio here and see what I mean). He and I met at the Fashion Fights Poverty runway show (see pics here) that Visceral Photography shot. Since that was so much fun, Gabe and I did a shoot (above) with Visceral Photography, so I know Gabe's a great up-and-coming model with a lot of talent, and hopefully will benefit from working with both DURKL and Tony Veloz Photography.

Gabe and I at the model's after party for the above runway show (photo also by Visceral)


So there you have it, an epic photo shoot in the making!! So stay posted, because this is going to be the biggest, best, collaboration DC has ever seen, I'm so thankful to be part of it!! :D

One last pic, one of my fav of me wearing Booshie. Many more to come...

Bo Zhang 's Commercial Pics

love this one!

This is how I look when I get out of bed:

Easy breezy beautiful....

One more set from Bo to come, stay posted!

Danny's Pics From The Sebation Runway Show

As promised, above are the first set of Danny's photo's from last weekend's Sebastian Runway show. Photo's in less than a week, fast huh?! And the picks of Marylle and I are soo fun! ") Stay posted for pictures from the photo shoot (hint: I get a sweeettt mohawk!)

Bo Zhang's Nike Shoe Ad Pics

LOVE this one, perfect angle for a shoe shot!

not sure what this pose is... but go with it

How sweet is the Coca-Cola truck!!

Bo does the most amazing movement shots! See our earlier movement stuff here

Really like this shot. Just me chillin with my kicks on!

and of course, it's all about the Nikes!

These are the last group of shots I did with Bo Zhang last month. See other shots from this photo shoot here. Hair and make up done by me. This set was, obviously, bases on these sweet Nike 6.0's my brother got for me (read post about it here). These shoes are so hot, they're still not out yet! So, here you have in, another katelin's closet exclusive. And who gets a shot on a Coca-Cola truck!?! Yes!!!

JohnnyBe Photos

As you may remember (and if not, you can read the post here), me talking about shooting with a dorian fruit. Oh yes all you Adrew Zimmerman freaks, it does smell that nasty, but oo look how lovely the pics are! :) I hand made the tutu, and the pink 80's sweatshirt. The tutu actully goes with a Katelin Couture dress I made, but thought it could work for the dance theme we had. And it was so nice that JohnnyBe got the pictures to me in record time, and I'm stoked how they turned out!

JohnnyBe, Carey Hess and Adhesion Photo Art Photoshoot Recaps

Busy past two days!

I stayed up until 3am Saturday night watching There Will Be Blood again. Not the best idea since I had to wake up Sunday morning at 7:30am. But I made it up, and was out the door with freshly made muffins by 9am. The first shoot of the day was in Baltimore with Johnny at 10am. I really like his work, and wanted to add an alternative flare to my portfolio. When I got there he already had all of this lights, everything set up, AND the fruit cut, and ready to go. That's unbelievable for 10am! But it was great because I did my own make up and hair so we got started shooting pretty quickly. The first look Johnny and I did was ballerina. He is really talented with studio lights, so these simple shots on a backdrop are going to be sick! The second look we did was the fruit salad look. Johnny cut up a dorian (see a picture of one here) and made it to a coconut bra type thing with bean straps. Then we put a cluster of mini green bananas around my neck. :) You'll love these shots. Johnny was so poliet throughout the whole thing. We spent a good 20 min trying to tie fish line on me like a bikini, which could have been awkward, but it was no big. He was a real gentleman about the whole thing. Then the last set we did was with a corset... have you ever been in a corset... that is an experience. Wait until you see those pictures, it's madness! Can't wait to see all 3 looks!

After that shoot, it was straight to Carey Hess' apartment across town in Baltimore at 3pm. He had found an article online to make (note to all photographers) a turkey pan beauty dish.
Which was wicked cool! Carey is so awesome, we had no problem BSing and conversing about ideas. He kind of makes me want to barf though... Here's why: We only really did two looks. We shots up on the roof of his apartment building, some against a wall with a ball gown on, and a few messing around with his ring flash (my new fav photography toy!) So he really didn't take that many pictures. But here's why I hate him: almost every shot he showed me was AMAZING. He took the most honost picture of me. Not only that but he caught a candid shot of me laughing that is so real. He is known for his glamor/maxim style, but I saw more than that in his work. And by him capturing something like that, shows intuition of a true artist. I know Carey doesn't ever shoot TFP, so I was so lucky he was making an exception for me, and wants to do some different stuff. I look forward to working with him again really soon!

That night I didn't get back to DC until 11pm. Then yesterday was busy too. I had a fitting at Betsey Johnson in Georgetown in the morning, then a shoot across town in Columbia Heights with Stacia, Chontae, and a rope artist Mike, at 3pm. That was a unique shoot, and yes I did say rope artist. In a swimsuit top and boy shorts I was wrapped in purple and lime green rope Seriously. Again, could have been an awkward situation, but everyone kept it completely professional. It was an interesting experience in 4 inch heels, half naked leaning over the edge of backdrop so Chontae could touch up my makeup. All the while a man was wrapping rope around me, and the photographer was taking test shots of me. Yeah, could have been awkward. Thankfully it wasn't and I'm stoked to see the pics. The most edgy, fresh, high fashion shit, I've never seen done before. :)

Stay posted for pics from all three!

PHOTO SHOOT Recap: Tony Valeoz ( first set of pictures)

INSPIRATIONAL PHOTOS:
Lady Gaga lookGold & Silver Look
Purple eye shadow as seen in the spring '09 Gucci ad

Photos I took and e-mailed Tony:

These are the glorious first pictures I've got back from the photo shoot with Tony on Sunday. (Along with some behind the scences shots as well) But first, about the shoot....

Tony and I had been planning this shoot for probably a month. I had been looking forward to working with him longer. Having ample time to plan was great because we had a lot already thought out, and time to acquire accessories to really make the shoot work. In the end, we had three looks in mind: 1.) Lady Gaga 2.) Silver and Metal 3.) Spring Romper/Onesie. I pulled some pictures of lady gaga off the net (see above) and pulled the green cowl shirt you see on me above. I tried to chanel her vibe from the lightning bolt picture. The second look, Tony e-mailed me and said he'd like to do something similar, so I e-mailed him the picture of the black jumpsuit above. He loved it and picked up those wonderful bracelets seen in the pictures from Forever 21 to really complete the look. For the third look he had just mentioned a spring vibe and maybe a romper. I e-mail him the above shot of a super cute one I had, but was worried the picture wouldn't do it justice. One everyone saw it on, we knew we had to shoot it. And, of course I had to spray tan before the shoot so I could be super fake tan like Lady Gaga, and tan for the Spring look as well. I also brought along the above Gucci ad for makeup inspiration. It's funny how it all works it's self out in front of the camera! The make up artist Shawn was so delightful, and it was an honor to work with him. The makeup artist, D.D. isn't the most experienced make up artist but I really like how Tony pulled the color out! And, after most of the time sitting in hair and makeup (twice each) Tony only did about 20 minutes of actual shooting all together. It amazes me how some take hours, others take minutes...
I love the pictures so far, and it's fun to see the inspiration and the final product. My favorites though- I want to marry the polarized (very top) photo. (It and this one are my current favorites). I call it "Pookie" some of you might know about that... I really really like it. I also love the last one of me with my leg up. Soo fun. It's like I was saying to all three of them standing around me- I am so honored that talented people like yourselves are taking time out of their busy scheduals to work with me to build their portfolio. I am very lucky. I am just a vessel that others channel their creativity through. And fortunietly I have had the oppurtunity to work with some great people.

Whatever the case, the long wait to shoot with Tony payed off, I'm so excited about how the pictures turned out! And stay posted for the rest