Meet the Creative Team!

When reflecting on how happy I was with how the lookbook turned out, I began to ask how.  How does all this come together?  How can something look so effortless when days before I was running all around pulling my hair out over so many details?  Dozens of printouts from pinterest cluttered my desk with images, colors, styles I loved that inspired me to do this shoot in the first place.  I had a car full of props and clothing and jewelry I had gathered throughout the month.  It was overwhelming.  At times I just wanted to give up.  How had I made it through?

I realized it was because of my amazing creative team.  With their combined experience, we were able to pull together my fantasy shoot.  I want to introduce you to them, so I asked if they would answer a few questions to give you an insight into who they are and where they're heading.

Meet our Photographer:
 Nicole Hamlin of Admyar Boudoir

Name: Nicole (Cavany) Hamlin- I got married one year ago and I have procrastinated on changing my name to Hamlin. Not that I don't want to, it's just that I am dreading the Social Security Office!

Favorite quote: "If it's about you, it's up to you" -My mom Tammy Cavany



When/how did you decide you wanted to be a photographer?: I was always fascinated by photography as a child. In high school I was lucky enough to take photography and learn to develop 35mm film in a dark room (which is a dying art form). I have always been passionate about capturing a single moment with my camera, but I didn't start working professionally as a photographer until about two years ago.

What do you hope to bring to the world through your art?: Beauty, Confidence, Enlightenment, and I hope to empower artists everywhere to not be afraid to do what they love: Create.

Describe yourself in two words: Passionate Artist.

Name three of your strengths and one of your weaknesses: Strengths would be: Adaptable, Creative, and a quick learner.

What do you like best about yourself?: I love that I am open minded and have learned to portray confidence in everything I do.

What are your goals for 2013?: Strengthen my brand by showing women that they can be Fearless, Feminine, and Sensual through boudoir photography.

What do you think is the toughest part of being a woman today?: Believing that you are beautiful.

What advice can you give aspiring photographers?: Never. Ever. Stop. Learning. Period.

Meet our Model:
Karoline Kate
Name: Karoline Kate

Favorite Quote:? “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”-Anne Frank
When/How did you decide you want to be a model?: I use to get dressed up and take pictures of myself for fun when I was bored, then somehow modeling just fell into my lap and taking pictures, and being in pictures wasn’t just a hobby anymore it was something I was really passionate about. And now I continue to work hard and get better at what I do to hopefully be able to do big things one day.
What do you hope to bring to the world through your art?: Defiantly that not every model has to be as cookie cutter as the world has presumed models to be, every woman comes in their own shape and size with their own look. Things like height and waist size shouldn’t hold you back.
Describe yourself in two words: Creative Dreamer
Name three of your strengths and one of your weaknesses:
My biggest weakness is defiantly confidence, when people hear you are a model they usually immediately assume you are vain or arrogant, but everyone has insecurities whether they show them or not.  And mine sometimes tend to get the best of me in everyday life.
1) When I set my mind to do something, I do it. And I do it right and to the best of my ability.
2) I always try to see the best in people.
3) I embrace my uniqueness and let all the negative commentary about my eccentric style roll off my back, I am who I am and I am never changing for anyone who doesn’t like it.

What do you like best about yourself?: That I am more of a leader then a follower. I don’t fall into one certain style or one certain trend I just do my own thing; I’ve never looked at people and thought I want to be just like them, I’ve always wanted to be just like me. Be that person other people want to look up to.

What are your goals for 2013?: Get more exposure in the modeling world, work on my photography skills, start college, try to start being a more “live in the moment” kind of person and worry less about things that aren’t as important as I think they are.

What do you think is the toughest part of being a woman today?: Being expected to meet the unrealistic standards the worlds laid out for you. Just because you are a woman doesn’t mean you have to get married or have children, and that you shouldn’t go to college, or that you have to wear makeup and spend hours making yourself look perfect.
Being a woman in this day in age means getting judged every step you take in life no matter what it is.
What advice can you give aspiring models?: Stay true to yourself. Don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t have what it takes, because you do. Also, don’t change who you are to meet anyone’s standards but your own. Never let negative remarks or negative people get you down, or make you think you can never live out your dreams. Be patient and positive eventually your hard work will pay off and all those people who said you’ll never make it will be left speechless.

Meet our Makeup Artist:
Name: Amanda Hopcraft


Favorite quote: 
“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” – Dr. Seuss

When/how did you decide you wanted to be a makeup artist?: My love for makeup {and slight flare for the dramatic} started when I was around 11 or 12. I started doing drama and theater and somehow through that, I was bit by the bug. I had years where I thought I wanted to do something else; all the while in the background I knew I would be a makeup artist some day. To some degree I think fate took over to bring me to where I am today. It’s the one thing in my life that above anything else I knew I wanted to do. In 2010, after completing grad school, I decided to make it my full time career and the rest is history.

What do you hope to bring to the world through your art?: My passion is making everyday women feel glamorous and beautiful. I feel like my work makes people happy and ultimately that’s really what I think most artists desire to achieve.

Describe yourself in two words: adaptable, extrovert

Name three of your strengths and one of your weaknesses:
Strengths:

- I can talk to anyone

-I’m a really fast learner

- I complete a goal when I set my mind to it 

Weakness:
- I sometimes take too many projects on and overwhelm myself.

What do you like best about yourself?: My sense of humor hands down.

What are your goals for 2013?: To grow my business, travel, be an amazing leader, help someone.

What advice can you give aspiring makeup artist?: Make sure you have a well rounded education, there is SO much more about this business than just applying makeup.

Stylist & Jewelry Designer:
Ashley Taylor of Sailor's Omen (me!)
Name:  Ashley Taylor



Favorite quote: I actually have two all-time favorite quotes:

 “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”

When/how did you decide you wanted to be a jewelry designer?:  It all started out making my own jewelry in middle school.  I was obsessed with creating everything from simple macramé anklets to elaborate bib necklaces.  Even while in college I still made jewelry.  Working on so much detail gave me zen and I was able to find a nice escape from the pressures of academics.  I even sold one of my handmade necklaces right off my neck during my senior art show.  After college, I went to work for a bead wholesaler who expanded my knowledge of stones and taught me about their energies.  I was never happier working with hundreds of strands of different stones from about the globe.  Realizing how important it was to use this knowledge I began working with stones – improving my intuition, learning how to drill through and string them up.  After spending lots of money on beads and producing so much jewelry, I decided to start consigning some of it to make my money back.  That got the whole crazy ball rolling.

What do you hope to bring to the world through your art?:  I wish to bring the beauty of peace and clarity to the world through my art by the use of materials and the atmosphere I create with - because with peace and clarity, it is much easier to see and share love.  Lol I can be such a hippie! 

Describe yourself in two words:  Adaptable & intuitive.

Name three of your strengths and one of your weaknesses:  Strengths: Determined, compassionate, and experimental.  Weakness: Too willing to please.

What do you like best about yourself?:  I like who I am:  I laugh, dance and cry when I want to, I love with all my heart and soul, I have the desire to always seek truth and I try to see everything with “new eyes.”

What are your goals for 2013?:  Continue trekking to find my own unique style for Sailor’s Omen, learn the art of electroforming and maybe even clean my up my studio.

What do you think is the toughest part of being a woman today?:  Balance.  Having a career, a home life, and a healthy exercise and diet are a lot to take on, and with so much pressure from every angle it’s easy to get cornered and block out the rest.

What advice can you give aspiring jewelry designers?:  Practice makes perfect.  Find your style through trial and error.  Don’t be afraid to try new things.



Once again, I'd like to thank our amazingly talented team.  Be sure to show them some love by liking their pages on FB and checking out their websites.  I'm looking forward to working with them all again!


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