Last October my querida amiga Noemi Gonzalez invited me to help out creatively for Talia's photo session at Blok Studio in Downtown Phoenix. I focused on wardrobe and makeup. Blending both our wardrobes and painting a thin but sharp sexy liner with some natural contour. My favorite look was the sheer black long-sleeve w/ a scarf used as a wrap top. I feel it created such a cool contrast and I had never seen Talia so confident before. She had it down with the poses! Noemi did her thing and just as always, she captured Talia beautifully. It had been YEARS since Talia and I last spoke or even seen of each other. Catching up brought forth a new friendship and incredible support towards one another as we're both in creative endeavors. It's amazing to see a new beginning + empowerment one has within themselves. That's totally what I felt coming from this session. Talia is a local musician in the Phoenix Valley and I'm sure once there's better control of the 'rona you'll be hearing her announce some local shows - So Make sure to search for her tunes on Spotify and follow her on Instagram! This year she's got an amazing single coming out (she gave me a sneak peek. I FLIPPED! I LOVED!) Once it's released, you bet I'll be sharing it on my socials 😉 Tell me what you think about these photos in the comments! Talia's Instagram + website: @taliaroya www.taliaroya.com Get Talia's look!
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TWENTY-NINETEEN. Wow, hi all! It's been a long time since I've posted on my website/blog. All I have to say is... life. But I'm back. That's how I've been feeling lately. Just back. To myself, a lil battle scarred but clear minded at heart, stronger and re-learning all my loves. No matter how long I go w/o creating I know I'll always go back to growing this part of me. This month I've got my beautiful friend (since high school!) Isela, modeling for me. It was spontaneous and not as planned as I normally am for these projects but I think I needed that. We went with the flow and since the sun was just about going down when we got to our location I took that as a challenge to shoot with flash. I normally don't shoot with flash + it had been forever since I picked up my camera that's-not-a-celullar-device-since well, you can see the date on my archives, lol. Isela has done modeling in the past and it had been a while for her too but really, we can clearly see she's still got it. I'm thrilled with the way these photos came out and will be playing with flash photography some more. There's definitely a 90's look which I'm diggin'. With all my love, friends and even those of you that have followed my creative work since I started, I say: THANK YOU ❤️ Let's see what this year brings. More than ready.
Model: Isela Vigueras ( @lovelisela ) Photo + Wardrobe + Makeup: #steffespinoza There's a Z pattern going on here, I KNOW. ha ha! Zhara (pronounced share-ah) is a new friend of mine. I met her about a month ago during my summer vacation back in Phoenix. We have so many mutual friends yet we had never actually met before, which is crazy because we get along so well. She's passionate and puts her whole heart, mind and effort into her photography. Check it out! Links will be down below. For a while now I have been wanting to play with my camera again and have a new face as my canvas. This whole outfit is thrifted at Goodwill. Shopping with this girl is a blast! We're those people with a mountain of clothes in our carts, lol and we don't mind taking our time. I tried playing with the sunset and darker hues in our surroundings during this shoot. She has amazing brows (brow envyyyyy!) and great features so I didn't want to cover up too much. I chose a yellow eyeshadow which went beautifully with her skin tone. Hope y'all enjoy these beautiful shots of Zhara!
Zhara's Instagram: @_z.y.n_ Photog+Wardrobe+Makeup: Myself #steffespinoza I'm in love with this girls hair! She's an overall natural beauty and so very talented. A photogtapher + videographer, which if you've seen Stephen Lynch's @mondaymusephx you've seen her amazing work. She's as good of a model as she is a photographer! There's something in the air when you get to work with another creative; Sparks fly. When I read her photoshoot experience I was reminded why it is I do what I do, and why I continue to push my boundaries and LEARN all I can when it comes to photography and creative direction. Her words were truth, inspirational and they show exactly the beautiful -oh so cool- heart that Zoa has. I am SO happy she agreed to model for me! Enjoy these shots, I had all the heart eyes while editing 😍
Model: Zoa / @Z0a + @Zoaphoto Make sure to visit her website to see more photos! ---> Zoa's Journal Photog+Wardrobe+Makeup: Myself #steffespinoza This is Mina, isn't she a beauty? I did 3 fun looks with both our wardrobes. It was a great time catching up and becoming familiar with fun locations in Phoenix. I made mind notes to do a fun chill shoot with Mina the next time I was in town and these were the result. I LOVE how the photos came out. Enjoy!
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