Your FIRST Shoot....

[Cassie Wanda]

Ever. How was it?

My first shoot was with Ama Lea photography. How it happened was pretty funny. I've been told for awhile "You should model, your so pretty" And well, I'm too short for Next Top Model, so I brushed it off. One day my friend called me and asked if I was busy because this photographer on MySpace posted a bulletin about needing 25 models for a school project with a vintage feel.
Luckily I wasn't working so I hopped in her car with a couple cardigans and pearl necklaces. We got to her apartment and the buzz was so exciting! There were people coming and going, hair and makeup being done and of course shooting. When it was my turn I was kind of nervous, but after I was blinded by the light there wasn't enough time to wonder how it went, because it was the next person's turn!
A couple days later she posted a blog with all our photos and the full creation. I found out then that the project was photograph 25 people in the same lighting without moving or changing the set. She chose to do 1955 senior class portraits. I added my photo and the finished project.
Enjoy!

And what was your first experience?

[Vanessa Vixen]

I loved that shoot that Ama did! Your very lucky that your first shoot was with Ama :D
Well my first shoot was when i was 17,it was with Mitzi Valenzuela(Mitzi & Co) Lucky for me I had the amazing Angel Jagger doing my makeup and hair,and Mitzi helped me out soo much! My mom(remember I was 17) and I went to her studio in LA and we shot for a couple hours,i was so nervous at first,but then when the camera clicked i was hooked! The rest as they say is history. Here's the result:

:D

[Cassie Wanda]

But you got Mitzi ;) And I still havent been able to shoot with her! Haha. Great stuff, how did you manage to make her your first shoot?

Vanessa Vixen said:

I loved that shoot that Ama did! Your very lucky that your first shoot was with Ama :D
Well my first shoot was when i was 17,it was with Mitzi Valenzuela(Mitzi & Co) Lucky for me I had the amazing Angel Jagger doing my makeup and hair,and Mitzi helped me out soo much! My mom(remember I was 17) and I went to her studio in LA and we shot for a couple hours,i was so nervous at first,but then when the camera clicked i was hooked! The rest as they say is history. Here's the result:

:D

[Dottie Darling]

You ladies have great pictures! I love the Class of '55, very cute.

[Cassie Wanda]

I love this!

Lolitadoll said:

Mine was for the english fashion mag called 'ID'...I was approached by the son of the editoe who was starting off his photographic career....his sis had just shot KyLIE in pants, the week before , undressing in a car... I was working while working on my vintage stall called 'Miss Bunny's Boutique' back in 1996, i was 24. It was shot, outside in the street where i lived at the time, in Camden....I wore one of our vintage nurse uniforms, embroided with 'Miss Bunny 'on it! I had just come back from the US and was feeling very inspired by all things retro pinup! I was super shy, it lasted 5 minutes but i loved it and was mega excited when the mag came out!xoxo