:) I love shooting boudoir
More beauty…still on that black and white kick, sounds like I have a series coming up ;-)
Model: Jourdyn
Hair and Makeup: Saj Mack
Photography: Marlene Lillian
Some more random fashion…finally catching up on projects!
Model: Chloe
MUA: Thomas Gaddis
Hair: Marion Merenivitch
Wardrobe: Maria Ah
Photographer: Marlene Lillian
A little random beauty from a few weeks back :)
Model: Jourdyn Alexis
MUA: Thomas Gaddis
Hair: Marion Merenivitch
Wardrobe: (er, headpiece) Olori Swank
Photographer: Marlene Lillian
Long time, no blog…
Two weeks ago I was back home in DC (!), to shoot the Dark Room Collective Reunion Tour, along with photographer/poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
The DRC was established in a Victorian in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the late 80s. Founders Thomas Sayers Ellis (who also happens to be a ridiculously talented photographer and one of my mentors), Sharan Strange and Janice Lowe created the Collective with hopes of sustaining a community for young Black writers to flourish. Alumni include Pulitzer prize winners Natasha Tretheway and Tracy K. Smith, along with Kevin Young, John Keene, Major Jackson, and Tisa Bryant.
It was an honor to be in shared space among such literary giants, and the reading was off the chain. I’m still on an emotional/creative high as I think back to this magical weekend. Everything happens for a reason, be it a blessing or a lesson, and for me, this gathering was a combination of the two. I’m really inspired to get back into writing poetry as much as I did in my Howard years, letting words render me vulnerable again :)
I’m only posting a few photos but you can check out the rest here.
You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.
—Bob Marley
I dream frequently of water.
of swimming,
of drowning,
of floating,
of being submerged,
of cool and warm current against my skin
of blue and green
of coming up for air
treading, always treading.
From Sunday’s shoot! Had a lot of fun :)
Model: Jen
Makeup: Thomas Gaddis
Hair: Marion Merenivitch
Wardrobe: Kelvin Parker
Wardrobe Styling: Brandon Lewis
Photography: Marlene Lillian
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—Robert Glasper Experiment - Fever Ft. Hindi Zahra (French-only Bonus Track)
‘I need to see the other side, the other side…’
Amazing amazing amazing x a million grillion.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
—John Wooden
