Sat 3/28: Shoot w/ Chirae and Jereen

Today I had two shoots scheduled, first one at 10am with Chirae and another one at 3pm with Jereen. I scheduled Rebekah (the makeup artist/model I shot with a few weeks ago) to do Chirae’s makeup and both Chirae and Rebekah arrived around the same time to my place in Oakland. Rebekah did a great job, as usual, and Chirae’s makeup looked beautiful; she did a very soft natural look. Chirae and I went outside in my neighborhood and to shoot. It was a very bright and sunny day and the light was pretty harsh, so I tried to stay in the shaded areas along the streets. We got some pretty good shots!

Chirae is only 19 years old and already getting well into a career of screen writing and directing films. She is very mature for her age and I was shocked to learn of her age – I figured she’d be older than that! Two of her scripts were contest winners so I imagine she’s a really good writer, and she’s working on editing and directing other films. I look forward to seeing some of her work in the future. It’s so refreshing to see young talent making it!

The day got hotter as Chirae and I were wrapping up and since it was only around noon, I decided to spend the time between shoots at the beach. So after Chirae left, my partner and I went to the neighborhood café and got some sandwiches and salads and went to the beach. We lay on the sand, enjoyed our lunch, and I ended up taking a short nap and getting a little sun burnt, but it was so nice to spend some time at the water and in the sun! I did oversleep a bit though and made it back to my house just as Jereen was pulling up.

Jereen is an adorable girl and came all the way from Sacrament to work with me. Since it was so hot outside and the light was so harsh, I decided to shoot her first look in my studio, so we shot indoors first. I got some great shots of her, she’s very photogenic and I enjoyed using my lights (which I haven’t used in a while since I’ve been focusing on outdoor shooting lately). Then she changed and we walked around my neighborhood shooting in shaded areas. I got some great shots of her, she’s so beautiful!

If you’d like to see the photos from my shoots today please check them out in my gallery.