Behind the scenes: August gallery show

August was a wonderful month, and it was especially amazing because of my collaboration with Allie Lehman and Megan Leigh Barnard. The three of us were doing personal (aka "for fun") creative portrait projects this past winter, and decided to put a gallery show together. We called it Ten by Three: A Badass Portrait Series since we each photographed 10 women in our own creative ways.

The photos below are in this order:

• Megan Leigh's work is on the left, Allie's work is in the center, and my work is on the right
• Models, in order: Aiko Yonamine, Ariana Ulloa-Olavarrieta, Deja Cierston, Jamie O'Leary, Katya Philmore, Kelsea Wiggins, Megan Sharbaugh, Parisa Ahmadi, Perrie Wiklof, and Stella Villalba

​The most beautiful thing I learned was that without this collaboration, the project wouldn't have been fun, or even possible. We needed each other to make this gallery show a success. And for me, that so closely matches the Creative Babes motto of "Fuck Competition. Build Community."

Some fun facts about my work in this project:

• All 10 photos were taken in my bedroom (evidenced by this behind-the-scenes pic)
• I did barely any retouching to my photos; all the color you see comes from the skills I recently taught myself about using color with studio lighting
• I shot all the photos within two weeks, back in April (these were waiting to be hung for 4 months!)
• I was thrilled to learn that Wild Goose Creative was interested in hosting our gallery - it was an awesome experience. (I'm sure my collaborators agree!)
• We had so much fun hosting "You by Three," an event with the opportunity to have similar portraits taken, that we'll likely offer it again this month! :)

Thank you to everyone who supported, helped, and loved us through this process. It was so fun, and we look forward to future collaborations not only with each other, but also with other amazing creatives in our beautiful city. <3

Happy Friday!
Autumn