Hurray for the birthday girl!⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣Picture from an older session (2013)⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣Model & MUA: @tinavonnekro⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” — Michael Jordan⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣Photo from a shoot with the magnificent @savage.betty (model & MUA) — late September 2019⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣Original picture made with colored gels, but it doesn’t look bad in black & white either…⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣

“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!” — J. R. R. Tolkien⁣ ⁣⁣.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Picture taken during the “Secret Garden” workshop by @aucontrairephotography ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Model: @nicia_unlovelier ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣MUA: @jenny.mua⁣⁣ ⁣⁣.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

"Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie." — George Herbert . . image taken during a workshop given by @aucontrairephotography Model: @nicia_unlovelier⁣ (Instagram only) MUA: @jenny.mua . .

"Life begins on the other side of despair." — Jean-Paul Sartre . . Model: @btmnora MUA: @beautygooacademy . . Black & white memories of a great shoot in the studio! . .

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣Picture taken during the workshop “Secret Garden” by @aucontrairephotography ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣Model: @leila_lunatic ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣MUA: @jenny.mua ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣

To boldly go where no man has gone before... Or should I say baldly? . . 📷@nathaliehupin . .

“Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.” — Victor Hugo⁣ ⁣⁣.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Picture taken during the “Secret Garden” workshop by @aucontrairephotography ⁣ ⁣⁣Model: @nicia_unlovelier⁣ ⁣⁣MUA: @jenny.mua ⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣

“The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.” — Rabindranath Tagore⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣Picture taken during the “Secret Garden” workshop by @aucontrairephotography ⁣ ⁣Model: @nicia_unlovelier ⁣ ⁣MUA: @jenny.mua⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣.⁣ ⁣

Red halo . . From the light painting shoot with the lovely Jennifer which was a trooper for standing as a statue during the long exposure times (up to 12 seconds). . . Model & MUA: @jenny96top . . Post processing in Capture One Pro and Affinity Photo . .