I am the worst at my blog these days. I guess that is what happens when you are a new mother, and trying to balance everything. Of course my baby comes first. He will always be number one...and then my fiance is a close second ha-ha. Kidding! They both come first, and my career a close second.
Recently I did a photoshoot for the cover to my upcoming EP, "Dreaming Is Believing." I had this crazy idea to be in a hoop, so I contacted this club called "Mynx Fitness" that offers hoop classes. Can you believe Saskatoon has such a thing!? I was able to take a private class, which now I think I didn't need, but it was fun anyhow.
The photographer I booked was Gemma of Gemma Johnson Photography. If you have not seen her work, you have to. She is a Brit, so I loved her already, plus she is just a monster behind the lens. She is extremely creative.
The hardest part of the shoot was finding wardrobe. Yes, Saskatoon has hoop classes, but clothes are limited! Go figure! I needed a red gown for the shoot, which was impossible to find. There were some things, but not good enough. We settled for green, which ended up turning out to be even better. See how everything happens for a reason. Where did we find the dress you ask? Oh at a bridal shop. What can I say...we had no choice. The green dress was perfect, even though we had already purchased a black one, which instead of returning I got to magically keep.
Usually I have a stylist for these things, but again...where do I find one in Saskatoon? I actually do love Saskatoon, but I also love making fun of it.
This time I decided to style my own hair, and do my own makeup. Very ballsy of me, I know. I have enough training from all the musical theatre I've done...why not save a buck or $300. The morning of the shoot I was feeding my baby, getting him dressed, styling my hair, doing my makeup. Somehow I managed to do all this in under 2 hours, which is shorter then some makeup artists have taken to finish my face. I love perfection, but come on now, time is of the essence, and am I really that ugly? Kidding!
The photoshoot was awesome. I had an assistant hoop coordinator holding my baby and my hoop while NHD ran to get an extension chord. Then when NHD got back he had the baby and hoop girl could concentrate on my hoop. The photographer, Gemma, had to shoot fast because I could only stay on the hoop for seconds at a time or else my arms or butt would fall off. I also didn't want to sweat off the makeup I worked so hard to put on that morning.
The shoot was 2 hours long in total. This was a world record for a shoot in my life, and the way I like it. Fast and sweet! I have to thank my baby for that.
I am so excited for you guys to see the final product. The EP will be released end of this year. The exact date will be announced soon.
Stay tuned for "Dreaming Is Believing."
I thank God that my dreams are coming true, and I hope yours are too!
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