Photoshoot: Bailey Clark with photographer Matt Grashaw

A few weeks ago I got the great opportunity to do a photoshoot with some wonderful people, Bailey Clark and Matt Grashaw. 

Matt, who I met through my boyfriend, is a beautiful photographer who specializes in wedding and family portraits and has a wonderfully clean product. We wanted to do a fun shoot that was 'bohemian' themed, with a Free People kind of lookbook in mind. 

Bailey, a good friend of mine from high school photography and art classes, was known for her incredible modeling skills and ease in front of the camera, and was a perfect fit for our vision.

I really wanted to give this shoot an ethereal look, combining natural lens flares with loosely photoshopped backgrounds that accentuated the emotions of the picture and the 'freeness' of this bohemia we were creating.

For most of the shoot Matt was the photographer and Bailey was the model, with the exception of a few photos and poses by me. My job was to create a concept and style the model and scenes.

We went to a few different locations, starting in a woodsy area where the ground was covered in leaves and the trees were twisted and there was a tire swing hung. She wore a vintage grey tshirt with a vintage red knee length cotton skirt, accented by brown boots, diamond and turquoise necklaces, and some tibetan bracelets and rings.

The next location was just across the road at an old town train station. Although no longer a stop for running trains any more, it had all of the charm.

I had recently found an old suitcase at my favorite antiques store Fishy Finds, and we used that as a prop. I styled her in a Victorian sheer white cropped blouse, a beaded vest I found at the Lennon Closet in Ojai, some cut offs, knee high boots, and my handmade jewelry.

Matt had the next location in mind, which was a 'river' of sorts in a park a few cities away.

We ended up finding an incredible spot underneath a bridge that had graffiti that reflected into the water and, my favorite prop of all, an old trash bin that had been vandalized on and thrown into the mud.

So, of course, we pulled it out further and had Bailey pose on it. The colors were fantastic.

I definitely had some fun with the editing. I didn't want it taken too seriously- it's supposed to be a world of its own, and I wanted it to be beautiful but almost scrap-booked together. 

Leather shorts, a floral shawl, and a Forever21 "Wild Love" tank added to the grunge-y city feel of the space we found, almost apocalyptic in a way.

Bailey was a trooper for trudging into the murky water and even laying on that mysterious can.

The last location we went to was Paramount Ranch, an old cowboy town off of Kanan Road. The buildings were an awesome mixture of old wood, dust, lace curtains, and faded paint.

I may post some more pictures later, but for now these are my favorites from the shoot. 

I am looking forward to being home again and planning more photoshoots like this!