Where the city/environment is a character.

Frozen grass, sticks and dirt make me happy… We are all looking for things that move us. It’s winter and I forgot how cold the wind could be when it hits your spine in Seattle -like ICE! The sky (ceiling) is so close to you it feels like you climbed up the beanstalk, and arrived at a forest where they serve you pancake breakfast from a latter. During the 09-holiday season I produced a photography story in the Northwest.  The story originated from an idea of city/environment as a character. The result was a subject in frame with a sensory expression of it.  Myself, and Northwest photographer Paul Hernandez both from Seattle wanted to give a little glimpse into the city from a native’s perspective. Cold bricks and fishnets..

Photographer: Paul Hernandez

Model: Joanne Lonseth

Styling: Joline Towers

Makeup by Calvy

Hair: Julie Rea

*Special Thank you to

Agent Jamie Fish & Heffner Seattle

Nine days prep. 75 wigs in four categories. Female icons: Gene Harlow, Twiggy, Marie Antoinette, and an LA Bombshell. Wigs were purchased from various vendors, and trickled in within two days. At the tail end of pre-production, preliminary lighting, and a camera test. I de-constructed, cut, styled, and aged all wigs. A three day / 24 hr time frame. Shoot day, seven hairstylists, and myself applied each wig in an assembly line form allowing for a continuous flow of filming.