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A creative mind
Alana Barrell is not a typical artist. She has a mind like no other and the beautiful paintings she creates are an expression of her unique outlook on life. It’s in part due to being raised in South Africa, Singapore, Ethiopia, and Brunei throughout her childhood, but it’s in part due to the fact that she lives with schizophrenia.
Flower power
I think my new favourite saying is, “There’s magic in chaos” and nothing could describe this shoot more accurately. For those who don’t know me, I like to plan out every possible detail of a photoshoot. That being said, when I’ve worked with someone as long as I have with Christelle Souverbie, I like to go with the flow and see where the wind takes us.
Lady in the Lake
I grew up watching movies about King Arthur and the infamous Lady in the Lake. There are many different interpretations of who she really was but to me she was a powerful warrior that guarded the sword Excalibur. I could write a long explanation that goes into the background of the characters but I know you’re just here for the cool pictures and a curiosity of how they were created.
Creative blacklight
I’ve always wanted to play with black light because of the intensity of the neons that can be created. I wanted to make sure I could do it in a sophisticated way because it can so easily go trashy. Don’t get me wrong, I love trashy but I knew that black light could be so much more if carefully used.
Burlesque Smokebomb
France came to me looking for a photoshoot where she could have a beautiful portrait of herself, be super creative and have great promo images for her burlesque shows. Inspired by her intense magenta hair, I knew we had to make the photos as colourful as possible.
The perfect revenge
Revenge Photoshoot
(noun)re·venge/rəˈvenj/ pho·to shoot/ˈfōdō SHo͞ot/
The process of self exploration during a glamour or boudoir photoshoot after exiting a toxic relationship. The perfect re-entry onto social media that says “F*ck the past & the haters, I’m ready for an exciting new future – done my way.” It’s a coming out party for your bad-a** self.
Witchy Vibes
Behind the scenes of a very witchy smoke-bomb photoshoot with burlesque star, Lou Lou la Duchesse de Riere.
I’ve always wanted to play with smoke bombs, they always looked so cool in photos but I have to admit I was scared at the same time. I didn’t know how I was going to control the smoke, how fast I had to take the photos, if any good images would ever come out or would it just be a messy disaster. It’s a good thing I like challenges and just because I might be nervous about something, doesn’t mean I’m not going to try it.
Sophisticated Body Paint
There are a few photoshoot concepts that I cannot get enough of and gold body paint is one of them. The story behind this shoot was to create a golden goddess from a different time and I think we accomplished it!
Golden Cosplay
Creative body-paint cosplay photoshoot in Old Montreal. This is what happens when a client trusts their photographer.