Behind the Scenes with Actor and Singer Kevin Quinn

I met up with Kevin Quinn on his last day in Los Angeles, before the talented actor, singer and dancer was off to Nashville to start the filming of a musical film featuring costar Bailee Madison. We met at a very cool rustic garage in downtown Los Angeles where we spent three hours creating an exclusive photo series for the cover of Saturne Magazine’s Fall 2019 Edition.

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TALENT: Kevin Quinn Lighting Tech: Ethan Ingram — TALENT: Kevin Quinn **Lighting Tech:** Ethan Ingram

Talent: Kevin Quinn Photographer: Heather Koepp — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Photographer:** Heather Koepp

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Talent: Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Styling Team: DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin**

Talent: Kevin Quinn Stylist: DeAnte Law — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Stylist: DeAnte Law**

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Talent: Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law Nikki Keeshin — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law Nikki Keeshin

Talent: Kevin Quinn Photographer Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Photographer** Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram

Talent: Kevin Quinn Styling Team: DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin Photographer Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Styling Team:** DeAnte Law and Nikki Keeshin Photographer Heather Koepp Lighting Tech Ethan Ingram

Talent: Kevin Quinn Talent Manager: Joe Brooks — **Talent:** Kevin Quinn **Talent Manager:** Joe Brooks

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Kevin was such an exceptional talent to work with and Im so excited for all the amazing projects he has coming up. Make sure to check out the full photo series and his cover feature when its released for the Fall edition of Saturne Magazine

Team Credits:

TALENT: Kevin Quinn https://www.instagram.com/kevingquinn/

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp https://www.instagram.com/dreamcatchersphoto/

STYLIST TEAM: OTH’THAN BURNSIDE https://www.instagram.com/otheezystyledit/ with Assistance By: DeAnte Law https://www.instagram.com/deante_law/ and Nikki Keeshin https://www.instagram.com/babiekeeshkeesh/

GROOMING: Hali McGowan https://www.instagram.com/halimcgowan.mua/

Behind the Scenes with Musician Heather LaRose

Behind the Scenes with Singer/ Songwriter Heather LaRose

Lets face it, not every photo shoot is going to be held at a luxurious location complete with a glam team and hours set aside to create. Sometimes you’re given just a few precious minutes with an artist, set in locations that are rather uninspiring and you have to create awesome photographs despite it all.

It can be intimidating when you’re faced with all these obstacles and yet still have to be creative. Here is a few tips and tricks Ive learned from shooting these quick band promos

Research Your Artist
Research as much as you can about the artists before your shoot. It pays to know the person you’re working with; obviously you want to be familiar with their work and the style of music they create but to go a step further from that and find what makes them unique. I find browsing an artists Instagram is the easiest way to learn about an artists vibe; by analyzing the captions, the filters and the content you can really learn about the individual/ group esthetic.
Bring Props
You don’t need to bring anything too lavish but I do find that the use of props helps in more ways than one. In addition to helping”tell the story”, props can be a welcome distraction for subjects who are shy or uncomfortable in front of the camera. Some of my favorite things to bring are suitcases, old film cameras, mirrors, florals, etc. I also am known to bring furniture like benches and chairs to shoots as well.
Scout Your Location
Whenever the band is being interviewed by my partner for the written part of the feature, I like to scout the location for the ideal place to take portraits. Being a natural light photographer I always try to find a place that has access to nice natural light and doesn’t have a lot of clutter or distractions in the background- unless I can make it work with the storyline of coarse
Have a Game Plan
Once you have your research on the band, the location and the props you want to use form the story you want to tell. Have an idea of the poses and prompts you want to use to get the shots you need in the short time frame you have.

Here is an example of one of my favorite “5 Minute” Photo Shoots with band “Houndmouth”. We were at the Warner Bro’s Studio Office which is not as glamorous as it sounds. Its literally just an office building with people working at their desks making calls, working at computers…Inside my head I was just like, “Oh Crap”

Here is the lovely interview room

Yikes, right?! So during the interview, I snuck outside to scout and grab some props from my car and by the time I came back with the 3 large 1970s suitcase in hand, the band was ready to go.

I handed them their suitcases which just so happened to color coordinate with each of their outfits and we got to playing

The guys opened up one of the suitcases and saw some old granny glasses that I had used on a previous shoot and let me tell you, once they tried them on…it was the funniest shoot I had ever been apart of

Thanks for reading everyone. If you use these tricks next time youre out on a shoot, I would love to hear if it improved your work. Also, feel like to add your own tricks of the trade to the list in the comments!

Lilia and I Play Dress-Up at The Rag Doll Pink Palace

I met the sweet Lilia and her amazing mama, Jane Buckingham, at the Rag Doll Pink Palace for an epic three hour photo shoot for Saturne Magazine's Sept/Oct publication. This was my first time collaborating with the French publication and being a whole continent away I had to be alot more involved in the planning than usual which was stressful, fun, and gave me a whole new respect for all the editors I work with!

I had only a handful of days to secure a full glam team for this shoot, as well as for the photoshoot that I had the very next day with The 100 actress Lindsey Morgan, so to say my week was hectic was a bit of an understatement. However, by the grace of the photography gods, I was able to secure a team for each shoot and was ready to create some art with some amazing artists.

My stylist, Shaina Feldman was detrimental to making this shoot successful and truly outdid herself. She showed up with so many beautiful options for Lilia and I play dress up in and what better place to shoot than in a real life dollhouse?

Shaina Feldman stylying Lilia while Jane is working hard in the back

We were able to shoot 8 different outfits during our time together and I just cant decided which look was my favorite. I love the first and second look, but I also loved the last one too! Which one is your favorite?

Outfit 1- In Her Palace

Outfit 2- Wall Flower

Lilia looking amazing, me in my Target mom tee - whomp whomp

Outfit 3- Roses

Outfit 4- RagDoll

Outfit 5- Vintage Lace

Outfit 6- Circa

*Funny story about the above photo. I told Lilia to channel Britney Spears vibes circa 2000 for this portion of the shoot because, well.. look at this set up! Lilia looked at me like I was crazy and had NO IDEA what I was talking about. Shaina busted out laughing at me, and had me check my age while she pulled up the Britney archives on you tube for Lilia to watch.

Outfit 7- Hatter

Outfit 8- Blossom

I am beyond blessed to have had the opportunity to work with these ladies and I cant wait to work with them again! Make sure to grab your copy of Saturne Magazine when it releases this fall.