Marilyn Monroe?

I know it has been forever since I last posted. I have been so busy with shoots and editing pictures and setting up new shoots. I have lots of pictures I'm still working on and lots more blog posts to share. James and I are sitting in the San Diego International Airport right now, waiting for our flight back to Seattle. We just got finished with our first cruise, a 30th birthday present I set up for James to celebrate this milestone year.

I took these pictures here in early June. My former boss and dear friend Amy wanted to do some surprise pictures for her boyfriend, who LOVES Marilyn Monroe. We had so much fun doing these! My friend Rhea came to work on Amy's hair and did a FANTASTIC job! I had a big book full of Marilyn pictures so we could look at how Ms. Monroe posed for pictures, her expressions and obviously her clothing.

The verdict with Amy's boyfriend? He loved them! What do you think?










This classic Marilyn photo was was so hard to recreate. I took probably 50 different versions of this picture and this is the closest we came to the original shot. Obviously Marilyn was outside in her original picture instead of inside a house, but then again I'm sure it was more pleasant for Amy that a fan was creating that wind instead of the hot air coming from the smelly sewer grate Marilyn endured.










This one is one of my favorites!