Quattivea Shoot

Last night New Paltz hosted a DUBWAR event in the Cabaloosas nightclub. For my next project, I decided to photograph models at this event. The models were to embody the Quattivea personality- wtf is Quattivea?

Quattivea is a character, a description of a fly ass girl- someone who spends all their money on living the dolce vita-

and sooo- sloppy, drunk and beautiful- my models made their way to the bar - and partied- while i photographed their fabulous outfits- including printed mc hammer bands- gold chains, beautiful hats and ridiculous make-up

Thank you Quattivea!

Quattivea Shoot

Last night New Paltz hosted a DUBWAR event in the Cabaloosas nightclub. For my next project, I decided to photograph models at this event. The models were to embody the Quattivea personality- wtf is Quattivea?

Quattivea is a character, a description of a fly ass girl- someone who spends all their money on living the dolce vita-

and sooo- sloppy, drunk and beautiful- my models made their way to the bar - and partied- while i photographed their fabulous outfits- including printed mc hammer bands- gold chains, beautiful hats and ridiculous make-up

Thank you Quattivea!

Quattivea Shoot

Last night,

New Paltz hosted a DUBWAR event in the Cabaloosas nightclub.

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Hats Shoot

So today I am doing a photoshoot for a bunch of beautiful hats from the costume shop in our school. The model, Tiff Nguyen, will be modeling tophats, head bands, head-gear with nets, and beautiful big featherbands. The make-up will be done by up-and coming make-up artist, Elana Doran. This is the continuation of a shoot we began last week. We got so excited and so into last week, that we ran out of time. So I am enthusiastic about continueing the shoot. Images will be up this weekend, there are a lot!

Also this weekend, we will be doing a nightlife documentary fashion shoot. Dubwar, which is this reggae, electronic- very deep music event is happening right in the heart of New Paltz. Our goal is to get our very fashionable models, wearing their own clothing, interacting with non-models at the party, and showing that fashion, honey!, is every day and in this case, every night!

Stay tuned!

Getting Started

Hey All,

So this is my first blog, let me know how I do! As I mentioned in my about me, I am a photo major at SUNY in New Paltz, just an hour and a half away from the city. I am originally from Brooklyn, New York, but living in New Paltz to study. I have been studying and practicing photography for over 7 years now. Along with photography, I study public relations and Italian. Ultimately, with my 3 degrees, I would like to pursue a career in commercial photography, especially for fashion, portraiture and travel. As of right now, I am studying, but trying to build my own business in photo- which is not easy! As I started browsing the web for advice from NYC commercial photographers, I found it difficult to get responses from them. I guess they didn't lie when they said that it is a competitive business. And so, for now, I am learning, building a portfolio, and of course enjoying my college years all during the recession!