Behind the Scenes with Singer/ Songwriter Sarah Silva

Judging by Sarah Silva’s Instagram account the young singer/songwriter has the sweetest personality and so naturally I wanted to go the complete opposite direction for the styling of this shoot. After all the photos are going into a Fall editorial slated to be released just before Halloween so why not bring a new version of Sarah to life? I came up with an edgy 1920s Victorian doll styled shoot with my all star team Juel Bergholm on Makeup, Rolando Aqui on Hair Styling and his lovely wife Amia Aqui on wardrobe.

These are the moodboards I created for my team to be inspired before our shoot with Sarah. Too see more of my moodboards and inspo check out my Pintrest https://www.pinterest.com/heatherkoepp7/

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Sarah Silva and her folks met up with my team and I at the cutest little black box theater in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles called the Skiptown Playhouse https://www.skiptownplayhouse.com/ for our four hour long photo shoot. The team got started prepping right away while I started setting up lights!

Talent: Sarah Silva Hairstylist: Rolando Aqui and MUA: Juel Bergholm

Talent: Sarah Silva Hairstylist: Rolando Aqui and Makeup Artist: Juel Bergholm — **Talent**: Sarah Silva **Hairstylist:** Rolando Aqui and **Makeup Artist:** Juel Bergholm

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Talent: Sarah Silva Wardrobe Stylist: Amia Aqui — **Talent:** Sarah Silva **Wardrobe Stylist:** Amia Aqui

Talent: Sarah Silva Wardrobe Stylist: Amia Aqui Hair Stylist: Rolando Aqui — **Talent:** Sarah Silva **Wardrobe Stylist:** Amia Aqui **Hair Stylist:** Rolando Aqui

Talent: Sarah Silva Hairstylist: Rolando Aqui — **Talent**: Sarah Silva **Hairstylist:** Rolando Aqui

Talent: Sarah Silva — **Talent:** Sarah Silva

#PolaroidOriginals taken by Heather Koepp Talent: Sarah Silva — #PolaroidOriginals taken by Heather Koepp **Talent:** Sarah Silva

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Talent: Sarah Silva Photograper : Heather Koepp — **Talent:** Sarah Silva **Photograper :** Heather Koepp

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Check out the exclusive photo series and interview when its released later this month in the Fall edition of Saturne Magazine!

TEAM CREDITS

MUA : Juel Bergholm https://www.instagram.com/juelhairnmakeup/

Hair Stylist : Rolando Aqui https://www.instagram.com/rolandoaqui/

Wardrobe Stylist: Amia Aqui https://www.instagram.com/amiaserrano/

Location : Skiptown Playhouse https://www.instagram.com/skiptownplayhouse/

Shot for : Saturne Magazine https://www.instagram.com/saturnemagazine/

Behind the Scenes with Musician Heather LaRose

Behind the Scenes with Singer/ Songwriter Heather LaRose

When I pulled up to the quaint bungalow tucked away in the Los Angeles hills, Daniella Monet was already sitting in the glam chair getting prepped for our cover shoot for Saturne Magazine. At five months pregnant, the “Victorious” actress was looking better than ever as the hair and make up team worked their magic.

In the meantime, wardrobe stylist Lauren Taylor and I started going through the days looks and narrowed down our top choices for the days shoot which wasnt an easy task, just look at all these beautiful garments.

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I hope you all enjoyed these exclusive behind the scenes images! Make sure to catch Daniella Monet’s feature when its released for Saturne Magazine this Summer! In the meantime, make sure to check out some of Daniella’s newest ventures

KINDER BEAUTY BOX :
Kinder Beauty is a new monthly box subscription co-founded by actresses and animal activities, Evanna Lynch and Daniella Monet. Kinder Beauty Box, is a cruelty-free and vegan monthly subscription box. We launched less than 2 months ago, and our very first boxes shipped out to customers starting on Jan 15. Every product in our boxes will be vegan, palm oil-free, and made by companies that are 100% cruelty-free.
We’re all about creating positive change in the world, and so we’ll be donating a portion of proceeds to our favorite animal rights groups. For the month of January, we’re donating to the LA County Animal Care Foundation in appreciation of the life-saving work they did during the CA wildfires. On top of that, we’re proud to say our packaging is made from 100% recycled and eco-friendly materials (even the ink used to print the logo is soy-based, not made from petroleum).

OUTSTANDING FOODS:
Having taken the risk 3+ years ago, Outstanding Foods is Daniella Monet’s first significant investment. With lead investor Rob Dyrdek, and a countless number of strategic influencers, actors, and athletes as investors, Outstanding Foods has been able to create a mushroom chip that not only emulates BACON, but will help people eat healthier while saving the lives of piggies! Our Pig Out Chips have become a viral product via social and was recently named Whole Foods Market’s Top 10 Trends for 2019.

SUGAR TACO:
Sugar taco is a female owned, carbon neutral, vegan, taco shop aiming to make quality vegan food accessible to everyone. They have also partnered with 8 Billion Trees (8billiontrees.com) and will be planting a tree for every meal sold. Additionally, many of their food items will support Food for Life Global; by purchasing one of those meals it will send a healthy vegan meal to a child in need. Sugar Taco will open in May inLos Angeles: www.sugartaco.com

HAIRSTYLIST: Michael Kanyon www.instagram.com/michaelkanyon

WARDROBE STYLIST: :Lauren Taylor www.instagram.com/laurentaylorstyle

MAKE UP ARTIST: Amy Chance www.instagram.com/amychance

Behind the Scenes: Caroline Romano

Decked out in fishnets and houndstooth, Caroline Romano the 17 year old singer from Mississippi came ready to slay her photo shoot and that she did! With just 2 hours to shoot and multiple creative hands on deck, we were able to knock out five gorgeous looks for Carolines feature for the Summer 2019 edition of Saturne Magazine. Check out some of our behind the scenes fun below!

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Hope you enjoyed these behind the scenes! Make sure to check out Carolines newest single, “Me and You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU61GvcLpZw

WARDROBE STYLIST: Lindsey Dupuis Bledsoe @lindseydupuis

GLAM: Cici Andersen @ciciandersen

Behind the Scenes with Haley Reinhart at the Ragdoll Pink Palace

I met Haley Reinhart at Rock Night Out, an event my partners and I put on in Los Angeles every month showcasing up and coming bands that take you back to the roots of rock and roll { IF you haven’t heard of us make sure to check it and join us for a show sometime https://rocknightout.com/ }

Haley and I connected throughout the evening while jamming out to “Dirty Honey Band” and “Des Rocs” on the Moroccan Stage. We traded social media info and a few weeks later I had an opportunity come up that Haley would be perfect for. A magazine shoot I had spent weeks planning had gotten cancelled last minute so instead of calling it off altogether I reached out to Haley to see if she would want to fill in and do a fun day of creating; no pressures just art. Three days later, I had her in front of my camera with my favorite creative team on set ready to create this fire of a series.

Huge thanks to Lariss Raquel Photography for majority of these beautiful behind the scenes photos from our shoot!

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MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan and TALENT: Haley Reinhart — **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan and **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart

TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan and BTS PHOTOGRAPHER: Larissa Raquel — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan and **BTS PHOTOGRAPHER:** Larissa Raquel

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TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan **PHOTOGRAPHER:** Heather Koepp

TALENT: Haley Reinhart and PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart and **PHOTOGRAPHER:** Heather Koepp

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TALENT: Haley Reinhart STYLIST : Gabriela Tena MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **STYLIST** : Gabriela Tena **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan

TALENT: Haley Reinhart STYLIST: Gabriela Tena — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **STYLIST**: Gabriela Tena

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Photographer: Heather Koepp STYLIST: Gabriela Tena — **Photographer:** Heather Koepp **STYLIST:** Gabriela Tena

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TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan

This was such an unforgettable day, Haley was such a pro to work with and really believed in the visions that I had; she brought her own flair to the mix and together we created a dynamic series of art. You can view some of the featured images over at

FORBES:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/03/27/haley-reinhart-takes-us-on-her-lo-fi-soul-tour-of-l-a-for-superb-new-album/#2d9d767473df

BILLBOARD:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/03/27/haley-reinhart-takes-us-on-her-lo-fi-soul-tour-of-l-a-for-superb-new-album/#2d9d767473df

My team really brought their A-Game for this one. Shout out to the creatives!!!!

STYLIST : Gabriela Tena https://lagab.style/

MAKEUP: Hali McGowan https://halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite/print

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHER : Larissa Raquel www.larissaraquel.com

Behind the Scenes: Froy for Saturne Magazine

FROY GUTIERREZ

This shoot with actor and musician Froy was a special one; not only because we had an AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL house to work in, but because I was also able to bring my momma to work with me! She has never seen me “in my element” before so it was THE BEST feeling ever to finally be able to bring her on set while she was in town visiting! And what a shoot it turned out to be, I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better talent or team!

Froy was absolutely AMAZING to work with and I had my go-to gals on set Hali McGowan on grooming and Gabriela Tena knocking out the styles. Check out the collection of Behind the Scenes photos below!

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TALENT: Froy MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan

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TALENT: Froy PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp STYLIST: Gabriela Tena

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PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Froy

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Froy : ALSO PEEP MY MOMMA SMILING IN THE BACK

Joe and Mom shooting the breeze while I take a picture of the makeup artist turned bts photographer Hali McGowan

TALENT: Froy PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp and MOM

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This is one of my favorite shoots to date; bringing my mom to work was such a rewarding and special memory that I will cherish forever. Froy is hands down one of the best peoples anyone could ever hope to work with;he just radiates good energy, fun, and professionalism… and he even gave my momma a big ol hug which made her feel apart of the team.

This series is looking soooo soo good and I seriously cant to show you all the full series when its released later this month! I hope you enjoyed these behind the scenes!

Make sure to check out Froy’s new single “Fix Me”, that track is fiiiiire!!

STYLIST: GABRIELA TENA https://lagab.style/

MAKE UP ARTIST/ GROOMING: HALI MCGOWAN https://halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite/print

BTS with Lindsey Stirling at The Ragdoll Pink Palace

It was late when I got the message from my good friend and editor Jasmine over at Grumpy Magazine that she wanted to try and squeeze in one last talent shoot before the Winter edition released. Before I could even answer (which would have been a yes either way), she told me it was Lindsey Stirling and I seriously couldn’t reply back fast enough. My brain instantly started planning out our shoot.

I had about a week to get everything prepared for this shoot and the biggest challenge per usual was finding an amazing location to shoot at. The concept I wanted for Lindsey was a vintage circus wonderland inspired shoot hahahaha no problem right?!

The actual moodboard Jasmine created and sent to the team based off my visions for the shoot

I got to work right away looking for locations and upon my search meet Winie the ringleader of the LA Circus; one of the biggest prop houses for circus themed films in the country. She greeted me with baby pink curlers in hair as she filled dishes of candy and tea for our meeting. We sat and chatted about her space and the history of her prop house before she showed me around the 4 acres of circus history

I had chills walking through this glorious place while I envisioned all the places I would pose Lindsey. At the end of our nearly 3 hour long meeting, Winie gave me the unbelievable offer to use her space for the shoot and I could not wait to report back to the team about this amazing location I had secured.

Unfortunately, it was a tad too far for the team to travel and so we were back to square one, with only 72 hours to spare. We secured a small studio in downtown Los Angeles just as a backup and it was looking like that was going to be the final shooting location.

I messaged Jasmine 24 hrs prior to the shoot, panicked and told her how uninspired I was by the location. I went from securing us the whole circus just to end up at the “lightbulb wall” room and I just really couldn’t hide my disappointment and I was struggling to find the magic in this new location.

A few hours later, Jasmine messages me to let me know she was able to secure The Ragdoll Pink Palace for our shoot. The relief was instant and the creativity starting trickling back.

When I arrived at 9:30 the next morning, Lindsey’s glam team David Gardner (@davidgardnerla) and Michelle Miller (@missmeeeshie) were already transforming Lindsey from sweet to circus fabulous.

While Lindsey was in makeup, wardrobe stylist Brittny Moore (@brittnymoore) and I pow wowed which outfits we liked the most and I went room to room to see where I wanted to photograph them.

We were behind schedule when we finally got to shooting but luckily the owner of the location gave us an extra hour and a half to work and so all in all we were able to get 5 looks done in the time that we had together.

This is by far my favorite editorial to have worked on all year. Lindsey was an absolute pro to work with and was so fun and sweet to boot. Make sure to grab the 2018 Winter edition of Grumpy Magazine with our cover girl Lindsey Stirling when its released later this month!

Behind the Scenes with Madison Iseman for Saturne Magazine

It takes a village to make any great project come together and luckily I have the best tribe around. Planning this shoot with actress Madison Iseman was so fun and I just knew it was going to be a killer day when it all came together.

I met Madison and her glam team at 10:30 am on Tuesday Sept 18th along with my wonderful stylist Shaina Feldman. Everyone got settled in for the two hours we had reserved and I was determined in getting 6 looks done in that time frame.

As usual, Shaina knocked it out of the park with her brilliant and unique looks which was so different to the space but somehow worked wonderfully. Madison and I were beyond excited to play around with the variety of vintage Versace, sequin shorts and faux furs.

The studio had so many awesome little sections to work with and I decided to start on the left side and work my way around to the windows ( praying the sunlight would shift by the time I got there because Holy Bright Light Batman!)

The first section was new to the studio and I was excited to break it in. We got Madison dolled up in this fabulous dress that looked like it was made for her! Just look at this angel!

Look 1: Angel Wing

Look 2: Breakfast Club

The second look was so fun and the blue just complimented Madison so so well!

Look Three: Sully

This faux fur jacket had everyone in heart eyes and it was tenderly dubbed as ‘Sully’.

Outfit 4: Daisy

This outfit was so cute and was giving me all those retro vibes in this space!

Look 5: Crosley and Versace

This was my personal favorite look of the day and it probably reflects in how many images I have from this portion of the photo shoot haha

Look 6: Canary

And our final look for the day <3 Madison look absolutely amazing in everything and was so easy to work with.

Im so proud of this series and cannot wait for you all to see the full gallery and publication when its released later this month.

Where the Antelope Roam

Nearly a year to the day that we met, Christy and I arrived to Antelope Canyon Poppy Reserve on a brisky windy Wednesday afternoon. The fields where barren and dry and we were two in a handful of visitors. We rummaged around our two car loads of wardrobe and props and one by one we started finding inspiration. We started off in a vintage 1940s linen dress complete with a straw hat and wind blown hair and bam! Magic.

Christy and I went on to do 5 other looks this day and found so much inspiration against this beautiful landscape. I sent each outfit series to publications and was blessed with the opportunity to be featured in 5 different publications from this one shoot.

This series 'Where the Antelope Roam' was released earlier this month in PUMP magazine

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I cant wait to share the rest of the publications with you as all they are released over the next few weeks!

Crimson Destinee

Destinee and I did this shoot in about 15 minutes just for fun one afternoon and much to our surprise we got this series published in Elegant magazine soon after. I am so proud of this series, I mean look at that lighting, and wind and movement and dress. To see the work in print check out Elegant Magazines Februarys Fashion Edition.

Exploring Double and Triple Exposures

I have been fascinated with double exposures since the moment I discovered I could do them in camera. I started experimenting with them early on in my photography career and the obsession with them have just grown! The first time I tried ,I hated the results I was getting! I had this idea in my mind of what they were supposed to look like (comparison the death of art folks!) and I set those images aside for over a year! After a year of creating, growing, and evolving as an artist I decided to take another look at those first ever double exposure attempts and wow, they blew me away! They were so creative and fresh and truly shot without limitations. They are now some of my favorite images ever.

Im glad I decided to revist these images but I am sad at all the missed images I could have taken over the year but didnt becuase of my fear! I didnt really start shooting double exposures much after that first attempt because I was so disappointed that it wasnt your standard "florals in face portraits" that we are use to seeing. It wasnt until I took Mark Maya's workshop (who is the bomb at double exposures btw), that I started playing around with them again. Mark taught me so much and now I know how to do the floral portraits haha!

Finally know how to do the bloom in face portraits lol

After a while I started experimenting with triple exposures and then went on to triple long exposures and variations of that. Recently, I had two series picked up by Dark Beauty Magazine featuring my triple long exposures (see blog post Not a Soul Around)

Here are a few of my favorites that got published

My advice for those interested in getting into double exposures is just experiment! Play around with your environment, look at the object and landscapes around you and see what would look cool if it was layered together. Happy creating!