Old Hollywood pool shoot
celebrating jenn’s 38th Birthday
Loved doing this Old Hollywood inspired photoshoot for Jenn's 38th birthday! This hard working mom needed a break from her husband and kids for a day where she got to play dress-up, drink champagne and float in a private pool. She's been my client for several years and I think this shoot is our best photoshoot to date! Jenn’s favourite colour to wear is black but she trusted me enough to try something different for some of the looks.
Not only did she get a full Old Hollywood glam make-over, she also got to go swimming in a suit. I call the look: "Nothing really matters anymore so jump the f*ck in." Jenn also got to swim in her birthday suit which I think is quite fitting considering it was her birthday.
The main reason these photos turned out as great as they did is that Jenn’s attitude for the day was complete trust in the process and was willing to try things outside her comfort zone. We had so much fun on the day and I can’t wait to work with her again and come up with an even more incredible concept!
xx Andrea
"There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone's spirit coming through, something unexplainable, that's beautiful to me." -Liv Tyler
Read what Jenn thought of her photoshoot experience:
“I wrote this a hundred times looking for the right words to properly express what working with Andrea has done for me as a woman, wife, mother and professional. Working with Andrea is nothing short of amazing. You can transcend into a different time, play a character, act out your fantasies or more simply, get that professional shot that embodies your power, worth and professionalism all in one fantastic angle and moment. I have had the luxury of shooting with Andrea on five separate occasions over the last six years where we have explored everything from professional branding, boudoir, boudoir with a twist, smoke bombs and my recent favorite – the pool. What a day! While each experience I have had with her has been unique, it seems every time I shoot with her, the bar gets raised higher and higher.I cannot praise Andrea enough not only for her work but more importantly for how she makes me feel. Empowered, beautiful and like a Hollywood star, Andrea brings out sides of me I did not even know were there. With her pure talent, joie de vivre and eye for “the shot”, I could not think of better medicine for my soul than a day spent investing in myself with this Lady.”
Every birthday girl deserves a photo in their birthday suit.
I’m notoriously bad at remembering to take photos behind the scenes, but thankfully I had an assistant, Chrissy, who was kind of enough to take snaps throughout the afternoon. Click the images below to see them in full.
