The Ka

Shoot

2010-08-15T14:59:00.000-07:00

Here's an oldie but a goodie!

Last summer, full time wedding photographers Jeff Babineau, Liam Hennessey, and Heather Gionet all teamed up together for a day of shooting in an old town abandoned Jail House.

That's right. JAIL. This place was amazing. We got there and all put on some wonderful masks to stop from dying of aspesdos toxins and who knows what other toxins in the air. We opened alot of windows to make the air tolerable in there.

It was truly and awesome experience. We lurked around such a creepy old place, finding all kinds of nooks and crannies and even some isolation chambers. Sadly they were way too dark to shoot around.. and creepy for that matter. The peeling paint on the walls was incredible for backdrops.

Oh.. and we did all these with wedding dresses. Yes! We are a little crazy but it was too hard to resist.

The photos below were the ones taken by Jeff Babineau. It was our first time shooting together and hopefully not our last!

Review

2010-08-05T10:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Can you believe it's August already!? Where is 2010 going!

So I felt today would be a good day to do a post with a couple reviews of products. I felt this would be a good idea as I have a lot of people ask me what products I use on my sets. This would be a good place for other people who have interests in make-up, hair, skin care or other things used on set to get an idea of what I use and what I find works well.

ALSO If you HAVE any requests or questions or anything feel free to send me an email and I would be more than happy to answer your questions!

HERE WE GO!

The first product is one of my favorite things on the planet. It's Lush's Ultra Bland. I use these stuff like a fiend. Ultra Bland is a facial clenser that is made with peanut oil (so if you have nut allergies this isn't a good product for you) but if you don't, this will be your best friend in the whole world. Lush makes it's products with all natural ingreediants, and in this one you will find rose, beeswax and honey that while cleaning, sooth and moisturize the skin.

The reason I love this product so much is that it is the BEST Make-up remover I have EVER used. Period. I wear make-up everyday, and this stuff will take it all off, even hard to get after mascaras and fluid liners. Just massage in with your finger (only a small amout will do the trick, it IS oily so you make sure you wash it off really well with warm water afterward) and with circular motions rub around the areas you are trying to clean off. It is super gentle that it wont irritate even if you get it in your eye, (which I do a lot)

I HIGHLY recommend this product to anyone who wears a lot of make-up or who uses it on a daily basis.

My second choice for a review are the colour pallets by a company called Wales. I have probably 5 or 6 different versions of these ranging from multi-colours, to nudes and blushes.

These are some of the best eye shadows I've used in all my years of experimenting with bright coloured eye lids. They are very bright and want to stick to your skin and I find they have a really good upkeep through the day or the night.

These colours react BEST if you have foundation or a primer on your eyelid before application. This will also help with keeping it from creasing through the day. I find the colours with a bit of a shimmer to them work BEST, and want to come off onto the brushes easy where as colours with a matte finish take a bit more work to come off but will. You CAN use a bit of water for a thick liner finish but do with caution, if you soak the pot you will damage your colour, so try using a small brush around the edges if you use that method.

The nude pallet is my favorite for everyday wear, lots of choices of browns and nudes for a soft clean look with a liner, also works well as an eyebrow filler too!

That's all for me today folks! Check back soon for more updates, shoots and reviews!

Shoot

2010-07-27T18:01:00.000-07:00

This is from my second shoot with the lovely Cyndi Gordon!

She makes me all pretty like! Haha. She was inspired by the controversial photos from the Miss USA Pageant, which were all about raw sexy women. I also think this was the first shoot I did with my new hair. Soo.. double score on that.

Madison came along to add some blonde extensions in and make my hair super full and sexy for this shoot. Thanks Doll!

Hair: Madison Ingram
MUA: Self
Photography: Cyndi Gordon

Shoot

2010-07-23T06:47:00.000-07:00

Here was the first shoot I did with the lovely Cyndi!

She even curled my stubborn hair! :D She wanted to do some dark work in the woods, in the snow no less! We didn't get the "dark" feel we were looking for initially but we defiantly got some good shots that we were both happy with!

Shooting in the snow is one thing that I actually love to do, and don't really feel that I do enough. I know it seems a little crazy to be outside in the cold like that, but there is something so rewarding about going that extra mile to get the cool shoot, be it in the snow, on some abandoned lot, in a swamp (Erin ;) ) or anywhere that makes the shoot that much more interesting. This is one thing that I took pride in working as a model, that willingness to jump into something gross. :D

Kinda makes me miss my green hair :(

Photographer/Hair: Cyndi Gordon
MUA: Myself

Shoot

2010-07-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

Here are a few images from a short session with the lovely Billie Chaisson!

One thing I love about working with Billie, is that she captures such a natural image. Everything is delicate and dainty and pure. Also one of the first times I've done a photoshoot that my hair wasn't style or straightened! Oh yes! I have a wavy mop!

Shoot

2010-07-19T07:28:00.000-07:00

Last summer with having a large amount of time off before the wedding, I managed to squeeze a few shoot dates in there with some people I never had the chance to work with before.

Jenna is a fantastic girl, who like myself, started working as a model before picking up a camera herself and falling in love with the art of photography!

This is a pretty simple set for me. Pretty natural make-up and hair and styling. Not my usual, but now and then is a good practice to be simple hehe.

Photography: Jenna Kathleen
MUA: Myself

Shoot

2010-07-19T07:24:00.000-07:00

Here is another flash from the past!

Brent is one of my favorite people, and photographers! He blossomed out of the blue and took over the fashion and designer scene in our home town, and really couldn't have had a better, or more creative person for the job. Brent always has fantastic concepts, lighting, and photoshop skills to make incredible, and very memorable photographs!

Hopefully he will find some time in the near future to stop traveling and work with some silly local models again ;)

Photography: Brent McCombs
MUA/Hair (top 2): Mallory Ryan

MUA/Hair(second photo set): Myself

Shoot

2010-07-19T07:21:00.000-07:00

Gotta love some oldies but goodies!

Erin is one of those photographers, who can really make anyone look good! She has the natural skill and talent to not only shoot the model, but pose them and make them look their best in every photograph!

This is a simple set we did one day. She was wanting to practice some more portrait-esq shots so we went on a little adventure finding pretty coloured houses to shoot on!

Photography: Erin Nicole
MUA: Erin

Shoot

2010-07-19T07:17:00.001-07:00

This is another shoot done with the lovely Jenna!

Very "Kiss" inspired with one of my favorite models, and people to work with Karen Murdock. She is so fun and always up for creative shoots with other models. Tis why I love working with her!

Photography: Jenna Kathleen
Model: Karen Murdock

Welcome

2010-07-18T18:03:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to my little spot on the web! It will be a little bit before I have some posts on here. I want to have a few updates written up and ready to post before I throw some major stuff on here so be patient while I find some time to round up some old photos and sessions for you all!

So just wanted to say hello, and leave you all with a few random FACTS about Ka

1: I have a fly in my ear..

2: I drive a motorcycle, and sometimes I forget and while I'm riding I think.. "OMG Im Driving a Bike!!"

3: I have 4 snakes and 2 lizards, and I hug them and kiss them and call them my babies!

4: I haven't seen my natural hair colour since I was 12

5: I am a married woman and love every minute of it!