meet alison

listen to : the sea (night version) - mø  and let it happen - tame impala

this is alison. alison is jack's girlfriend. alison might be the coolest person i've met in a while. she studies studio arts in ontario, where she's from (i think she explained what studio art is to me when we were shooting but i still have no idea.) she's cool in the way that you know she's looking at things a little differently that you are and that, for me, is the most intriguing thing. i would highly recommend checking out her work here (website) and here (tumblr.)

she was in vancouver for the summer and i got to see her a few times and i kind of think she only agreed to let me shoot her because jack made her (just kidding) but nevertheless i'm really happy we got to. here are some of my favorite shots.

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isn't she great? you should follow her on instagram too: @rumalow.

 

till next time, 

r.

sydney and the bends

listen to: i've got your number by elbow and did i make you cry on christmas day by sufjan stevens

there was a point when i wanted my art up in a show. i wanted my friends to see my babes plasters up on walls like the masterpieces the girls are. i thought that was what success was. a friend of mine directed me to sydney, saying that if i wanted to put on a show in this city, she was the girl to talk to. luckily sydney talked some sense into me and gave some advice that i still hold dear and im honestly so thankful for that.

anyway, i went over to sydneys place a few weeks ago and we took some photos. im happy with how they turned out.

 

she's the kimono queen and she's cool as heck. i'm seriously contemplating shaving my head now to be honest.

till next time,

r.

the summer heat with jennifer

this shoot is from august 12, 2014.

listen to: disparate youth by santigold and girl is on my mind by the black keys.

i've wanted to shoot jen for as long as i've known she existed and i was ecstatic when i got the chance.

it was one of the hottest days of the summer when we were shooting this but i'm happy with how the photos turned out. here are some of my favorites.

you can follow jen on instagram (@mrreeow). 

till next time!

r

reds and blues with jesse

this shoot is from december 11, 2014.

listen to : you're so dark by arctic monkeys and spellbound by siouxie and the banshees

this was my first time meeting jessie. he's got such a presence and we got along very well. i can't wait to work with him again.

we wandered around chinatown in the pouring rain and took some photos. here are some of my favorites.

i love love love him. you can follow him on instagram here and here.

till next time,

r

My Girl is Gold with Ines

i've had this photo idea playing around in my mind for a long while and i figured it was time to finally put it to use. i originally wanted to use gold paint but do you know how hard it is to come across gold body paint that doesnt look just yellow and sparkly? incredibly, if you're looking for it short notice, which i was since i'm impatient as heck. i thought about using gold leaf but i worried that it would look too much like this series of self portraits that i did last year but in the end i said fuck it and chose gold leaf instead. i'm really happy i did.

i met ines through mutual friends and was super eager to work with her because i mean come on. look at her. so when i put out a call for a model i couldn't be more happy when she responded. we met up on a saturday morning and shot.

here are some of my favorites.

i'm beyond stoked on how these turned out. isn't she gorgeous!

listen to: gold lion by the yeah yeah yeahs and golden age by tv on the radio. 

happy tuesday! 

Emilija and the Autumn

I met Emilija back in January when I shot for Charles & Grace. despite it being below freezing and us being windy beach side, the photos turned out great and you can see those here. 

anyway. Emilija and I met up the past friday and wandered around the end of hastings taking some photos. here are some of my favorites.

isn't she great? i'm in love with these shots.

i've been listening to You're Dead! by FlyLo allll day and i recommend that you check out this album sometime this weekend. he does not disappoint. check out Never Catch Me and Coronus, The Terminator. 

 

till next time,

r

Isla and the Last Light

over the weekend i was fortunate enough to meet up with one of my favorite people, isla, and take some photos. it was the last sunny day we had in vancouver before the never ending rain and i'm really really happy with how these turned out. you have no idea how hard it was to pick my favorites but here they are.

yeah. isla is my dream girl. follow her on instagram.

 

Danielle

i shot danielle from lizbell agency a few weeks ago for cianda's styling project that i talked about in my second blog post. here are some of my favorite shots.

i'm pretty stoked on the way these turned out. 

BANKS came out with her album Goddess recently and you've gotta check out Stick. def a new favorite song. 

-r

molly in my room

on sunday evening my friend molly came over and we took some photos. these are some of my favorites.

isn't she gorgeous? i had a lot of fun with this one.

on another note, i can't get enough of Visions by Phantogram. what an album. listen to Black Out Days and Fall In Love.

happy tuesday!

-r