I recently photographed Carolina Houser, an extraordinary teen from Odessa, Russia, now living in East Tennessee.  She hopes to begin a modeling career and to this end she is taking classes with Gage Models and Talent in Knoxville.

It was her first time in front of a camera, so I made sure we scheduled not only time for hair and makeup, but also time for her to gain comfort and confidence, especially when given direction by me.  I do that for most client shoots, as the more at ease a person is, the better their images.

Speaking of hair and makeup, Carolina was styled by Tatyana Wilcox.  I cannot recommend enough Tatyana's services - she has worked in several European fashion houses and is a consummate professional.  She and I collaborated on how Carolina would be styled and photographed for a headshot and then for her shoot.

A word on headshots for an aspiring model - this is the time for the plain brown wrapper.  What I mean by this is that the agency or casting director needs to see what they have to work with.  Accordingly, any makeup or retouch must be done very sparingly.

I look forward to watching this beautiful teen mature and advance in her career.