The Theme Photographer : "Fairy Dust Friends"

This was such an amazing shoot. The location was perfect for this costume. As I was consulting with the designer, Agnieszka Osipa of Poland, this was the location (Jamie Brick Studios) I had in mind for this particular design from the first time i had the notion of using this outfit. Putting this shoot together was not an easy task with the location being 3 hours from Toronto. I had met Jamie through a friend, Andrew Miller, while we were on our way back from shooting for Cirque De Solie in Montreal. It is a very unique workshop, a kind of Hobbit looking place which i knew I wanted to shoot at the first sight of it! After clearing the location for the shoot with Jamie, It was time to go forth and get everything in order. I chatted with Agnieszka and made all the necessary arrangements to have her beautiful design shipped to me. Next was to put the team together. Andrew highly recommended, model Ashley J Hussard and makeup artist Jocelyn Santos Thompson and connected us all through Facebook. With everyone in agreement we set a date and time for the "Fairy" shoot. Only one thing remained needed... ears. Jocelyn suggested contacting Dewilde FX Company who she had worked with and knew the high quality of their work. Amazingly, even with the late notice, they were able to get us a set of amazing silicone elf tips in time for our shoot :) With ears in hand, off we went for the 3hr. road trip. We arrived at our amazing location and Jocelyn went to work applying the makeup and attaching the prothetic ears on Ashley. As they worked away, I began setting up the lighting to create the mood and to be sure to get the details needed. Once Jocelyn was done Ashley dressed into Agnieszka's design and her character was complete. Ashley fit the role perfectly!!! This is one of the shots chosen for full editing. I added the fairy dust trails that were created by Tiger_Stock while eating in Photoshop. Overall I would say this was an incredible team effort from start to finish, who without would have remained, as with all shots, an image in my head. Thank you to everyone involved!!!