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Hello everyone!

It has been a while since I actually typed out an update so here you go:

The past three months up here in New York City have flown by.  I'm leaving bright and early this coming Tuesday, June 12 and while I'm excited to go home and see everyone, I'm pretty reluctant to leave this magical city behind.  I had such a great experience learning under the amazing photographer Anna Wolf and I feel so unbelievably lucky to have been given the opportunity to work so closely with someone whose work I admire so much!

So a lot has been happening: I had three photo shoots in the past seven days, two of which were only a day apart; our music video for House of Fools finally premiered; and on an unrelated note, I bleached and dyed my hair!  I have met and worked with some incredible people who share the same passion as me to create a beautiful image and I hope to work with them again in the future.  So sit back and stay tuned for some more photo posts!

Now, I have less than 48 hours left to explore the city a bit more and then it's time to pack up, move back home for a few months, and graduate.  I cannot wait to see everyone and do lots of shooting in North Carolina.

Until next time!

xoxo,

Holly

Outtake from Friday's shoot:

"Oblivion" - House of Fools, music video

So earlier this year, friends/fellow photographers Andy, Natalie, and I produced, directed, filmed, and edited a music video for an awesome band called House of Fools.

It premiered today on AOL's music website, www.spinner.com, as the Video of the Day.

Check it out!

http://www.spinner.com/2012/06/07/house-of-fools-oblivion-video-of-the-day/


And be sure to check out some more of House of Fools' great music.
You can find them on Facebook.

NYC Photo Shoot #2: Sneak Preview

I had another shoot in Chelsea, bright and early this morning!  It was just me, my model, and my camera.  Here's a cropped in shot of one image from the shoot.

Model: Brandon Reed

Final Portfolio: Sneak Peek #1

An outtake from my first photo shoot in New York City!

Model: Phoebe Forbes

Stylist: Schimmy Schimmerling

Assistant: Brandon Warren

Spring 2012: Internship with Anna Wolf

A couple days ago, I landed my Spring 2012 internship!
YAY!

I will be moving to New York City for three months to work with the amazingly talented commercial photographer Anna Wolf!  Her beautiful work has landed her with quite the impressive client list, which ranges from Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters to Target and Toyota.  I feel so unbelievably lucky to have the opportunity to study under Ms. Wolf so stay tuned for updates!

Here are a few of my favorite images from her:

Halls Defense Commercial: Sneak Peek!

For our advertising photography and multimedia classes, we had to create a 15 second commercial for a product of our choice.  Kayleigh and I chose to do Halls Defense Vitamin C Drops.  The drops come in three different flavors: grapefruit, lemon, and orange.  Here are some screen captures of our raw, unprocessed video footage:

Remember His Name...

Now introducing Mr. Alec Shull!

Alec is a freshman in the Theatre program at UNC-G.  He is a good friend of mine from high school and seeing the growth from his freshman year in high school to now has been unbelievable!  He's an extremely talented actor so remember his name!  I have taken headshots for him in the past so when he contacted me asking to just shoot for fun, of course I jumped at the opportunity.

We shot using only natural light with a white reflector to for a little bit of fill light.