Jena and I had a lot of fun together Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Center. I met up with her at her hotel room in Midtown for a NYFW strategy planning session. Jena also couldn’t help herself from flipping through all my photos on my camera, as is her habit. As my trusted fashion confidant, Jena gets to preview a lot of my content and then give me feedback and advice.
After chilling for a bit we rode over to Lincoln Center together in her car. She and I had a blast street-style hunting together. Jena was photographed by like a million street-style paparazzis. It’s not hard to see why in her Dolce & Gabbana dress, right? I love that she put a temporary Chanel tattoo on her inner forearm, which is one of the best places to be tattooed. It’s where my new tattoo is, so obviously I’m biased.
Before Jena headed in to see Honor I introduced her to my friend Karen of Where Did U Get That. I first met Karen at NYFW in February at IFB because she wanted to photograph me in my Mongolian fur. Then we danced together at a party in Chicago over the spring. Karen is a sweetheart and always has on the fiercest vintage sequin dresses. The two hit it off immediately so I had to photograph them together, and Karen even insisted on photographing Jena for her personal photos.
I snagged this photo of fashion icon, Vogue regular, and blogger Shala Monroque after the Cushnie Et Ochs show at Milk Studios. I believe there was some type of issue with her transportation, and this photo is of her waiting for everything to be sorted out. I didn’t want to bother her since she seemed really stressed out about the mishap. After waiting for her to hang up her phone call I took three quick photos of her sitting on the railing like this and walked away. The last thing I ever want to do is cross the line from street-style photographer into a paparazzi. I’m sure some day I’ll get to say hello to her.
In the end, I think this photo is much more beautiful than a posed shot. I’m really falling in love with candid photography.
