the girl with the green hair {portland lifestyle photography}

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one of the things i love about photographing alyssa is her look is always changing. last time i shot with her she had black hair. for this shoot, green. next time it will probably be something different.

we had been talking for awhile about this shoot - sort of inspired by hedi slimane's portraits of frances bean cobain. playing gritty, lots of black and white (although i couldn't resist a few in color). playing with light and contrast. just playing, which is what test shoots are for. keeping inspired, figuring out new things to try.

i've got a few more tests to post soon. stay tuned... :)

harriette {portland portrait photography}

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harriette is my best friend's younger sister, so i've known her for many years. not to be totally cheesy but she has grown up to be so beautiful and talented! she has always been quite the fashonista, and she's now studying at the art institute of portland. i photographed her senior portraits a few years ago, and was excited to get to shoot with her again for fun. we got together for a last-minute test shoot before it started pouring rain - can't wait to work with you again soon, harriette!