Home sweet home! I've had time to reflect on my journey through the upper west coast and it was enlightening to say the least. It's hard deciding where to begin without going through so much back log. I will start by saying that I have been developing this no makeup series (www.nomakeupseries.com) for five years now and proud to say that I have captured over one hundred women with the majority being from Massachusetts. The goal was set at one hundred earlier this year but I've decided to aim higher for two to three hundred women.
Ambitious, you can say that but if I set to accomplish a goal I'm sure going to get it right no matter how many times I fail which now brings me to my awesome journey through the west. A friend had contacted me about photography work for herself and her daughter while visiting NYC but it was too short notice. She resides in the other side of the world and it would have been very hard to reach her until she told me she was residing in Seattle for a month or so. Her occupation doesn't allow her time to be in one place. I had the idea to finally take my no makeup tour on the road and experiment.
I researched different modeling sites and received a good amount of responses. I then researched flights which overall, along with the rental car, cost me under $500 for four days. Thank you Priceline! I've always been one for an adventure and I said screw it, I'm going to Seattle. Now, with only one day to photograph my friend I had all this other time to spend. I decided to go to Vancouver as well and explore the possibilities of my no makeup series there.
As a photographer, you should always come prepared. I'm an over packer when I travel because I believe in the phrase, "you never know!" Without access to a studio I had to be sure I brought the right gear which included both my Nikons, 3 lenses, my two strobe lights, umbrellas, extra sd cards and my reflector. With everything packed I left Boston early in the morning on a flight to Seattle.