Black Cat Cosplay

Working with Jessica is always awesome and her Black Cat Cosplay is definitely one of my favorites. Black Cat is an amazing character in the world of Marvel’s Spiderman and was created by Marv Wolfman. Her costume was originally designed by the late comic book artist Dave Cockrum, who is best known as the co-creator of X-Men characters Storm, Nightcrawler, and Colossus.

In my research before the shoot I learned a lot of cool facts about the charecter and thought it would be cool to share them with all of you. Many people believe that Black Cat is Marvels answer to DC’s Catwoman, when in fact it was actually based on the Tex Avery cartoon “Bad Luck Blackie” which was about a black cat who brought misfortune to anyone whose path it crossed. Felicia Hardy (Black Cat) was actually portrayed as the low-cut black costume wearing, professional cat bugler with a steady relationship with a superhero almost a decade before DC’s Catwoman; who at the time was known only as “The Cat” a mask-less pick pocket in a green dress and love interest of Batman.

One more fun fact about Black Cat is that Marv Wolfman actually made the charter as a villain to Spiderwoman and it wasn’t until he changed writing assignments to “The Amazing Spiderman” that he brought the character with him.  I hope you all enjoy the photos and thank you for stopping by my blog!

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Suburbia

Here is a Suburbia inspired fashion shoot I recently did. I hope you all enjoy the photos and I hope to see you all on my facebook page here!

Knightingail Comics: Assassin Eloa

Last week I had the opportunity to shoot for the amazing comic book Knightingail. I’ve got to say that the prep for this shoot was probably one of my favorites, because it included reading comic books. My goal was to bring The Dark Princess character (also known as Assassin Eloa) out of the pages and into real life. With an amazing cosplayer like Jessica Nigri as my model achieving this was easy.

The photos in this post are just a sample of what’s to come. The others are going to be turned into posters and sold on Knightingail Comics website, so be sure to like them on facebook for their release date! I hope you all enjoy the photos and don’t forget to visit the links at the bottom of the page!

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Hell on Heels Couture

Recently I worked with the amazingly talented and award winning fashion designer Suzy Homewrecker. Her line Hell on Heels Couture is an amazing blend of colors and patterns that I feel raises the bar in the world of alternative fashion. Below you can see pictures from the shoot as well as an exclusive interview with Suzy.

Q: How long have you been designing clothes?

A: I started making clothes in 1998, self taught using the trial and error method. I have been designing for the alternative fashion scene ever since. There were so many designs I had in my head of what I wanted to wear, only I would never be able to find it; stuff I would see in movies or music videos when I was younger “but only if it were black” or “if only this was a slightly different cut” the other problem was never being able to find clothes that fit right…that is what originally pushed me to start designing clothes. I design the outfits and accessories, I cut everything out freehand and never used a pattern. I also sew everything myself.

Q: What inspires you as a fashion designer?

A: Music and art inspires me as a designer. Fashion is wearable art.

Q: What advice would you give to aspiring fashion designers?

A: Research research research.. look up labels and what their process is. Find out where to get fabric wholesale and see what works for you. It really depends on what your goals are. If you want to sell at Magic to boutiques, design and have your outfits mass produced or design a custom line all original and handmade. My goals have changed over the years, don’t just stick to one idea either. Do what is obtainable and realistic. Also, collaborations have always introduced me to new people.

Q: Where can people purchase your clothing?

A: Currently I am selling only collectible custom handmade outfits and sell to exclusive boutiques like Missconstrued Boutique in Phoenix.
www.hellonheelscouture.com

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RAW Presents: Stimulus

This Thursday RAW: Natural Born Artists is holding it’s monthly showcase at the Martini Ranch in Scottsdale. This special event is titled “Stimulus” and will feature artists from mediums such as Photography, Fashion, Visual Art and Music. I am very excited to announce that I will be participating in this amazing event and would love nothing more than to see all of you there! This will be my first art showcase in Arizona and it should be a fantastic one! I will be displaying some of my most popular work in print as well as unveiling new work that has never been shown to the public before!

There will be fashion shows from; Pierced Heart clothing, Trisha Bray, Triple M, Sonic Speeder and Satyr Comma Jewelry. As well as live musical performances by Fuchapro, blackmatt, Satyr Comma, and Geibral Elisha. Visual Artist include Jerrel Singer, Jnz Altered Art, Kristen Fagan, Chad Curry and Peggy Derrico with photography by Jonathan Tamayo, Bill Nash, Stephanie Lewis and 12 North Photography.

Stimulus is jammed packed with talent and it is most definitely not an event to be missed. Below are the event details:

When: 3/1/2012 at 8pm

Where: Martini Ranch | 7295 E. Stetson Drive | Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Details: 21+ event. Fashionable attire. Tickets are $10 via presale. $15 at the door.

Make sure you select the artist that you are supporting from the dropdown when you purchase your ticket! You can purchase tickets by clicking here!

I hope to see you all Thursday!

The Arizona Renaissance Festival

This Saturday 12 North Photography had the awesome privilege of photographing the amazing Arizona Renaissance Festival and what an experience it was! Everything from the food to the talented staff of performers was extraordinary. I defiantly learned why people travel from all over the state to be apart of it.

There were so many amazing performances on the many stages at the festival all with something fun and interesting to offer. But I would have to say the one that stood out to me the most was a dark dressed masked man by the name of Frank Della Penna and his carillon. The music he played truly rang out across the fair ground bringing in a large audience of curious and excited listeners. Frank Della Penna also let 12 North Photography use his song “Red Earth” as the music for our video of the Festival. You can learn more about Frank Della Penna by following the link at the end of this post.

At the center of the Arizona Renaissances Festival is of course the joust. This is where the four knights of the realm come together in what was supposed to be a simple test of their skills. Instead it turns into an all out fight which leads  a four-way joust to the death competition where there can only be one victor. What a war it was and an exciting one at that equipped with horse battles, sword fights, fire, blood and 100′s of screaming spectators to add to the realism of the action.

In the end I would have to say my experience at the Arizona Renaissances Festival was a great one. It was as if I had walked into a movie because it truly had it all; romance, drama, action, adventure, comedy, etc. I will say that most of the time when you hear the phrase “fun for the whole family” if your like me you think fun for kids and maybe some mild entertainment for people over the age of 17. But this is not the case when it comes to the Arizona Renaissances Festival. It truly has something for the whole family to enjoy that is why I strongly suggest you go attend before it’s over!

The Arizona Renaissances Festival runs every weekend until April 1st! So don’t miss out on all the fun and excitement of  one of the best Ren Fairs around!

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Mortal Kombat Cosplay

A few weekends back I had the great opportunity to work with 3 amazingly talented Arizona Cosplayers; Jessica Nigri, Rosanna Rocha and Paris Sinclair. The result was an awesome set of Grindhouse style Mortal Kombat photos. I chose to go with a Grindhouse theme because I feel that Mortal Kombat definitely falls under exploitation category. Like Mortal Kombat, Grindhouse films (or exploitation films) have always been infamously violent and share many similarities to the game. For example Cannibalism was a common theme in Grindhouse films and with characters like Mileena (modeled by Rosanna Rocha) it reigns true in the Mortal Kombat series as well making Mortal Kombat in my opinion one of if not the best fighting game ever made. Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope you enjoy the photos!

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