I am so excited to announce that the amazingly talented team at Jackson Ruiz has been selected as finalist for NAHA 2010 Salon Team of the Year! Thanks to Tania Quintanilla (photography), Brandy Joy Smith (wardrobe) and all our wonderful models for your dedication to excellence. Here are the pictures that got us there!!!!
Tag Archives: TQPhoto
Personal Blog: First Date Pictures
Yesterday afternoon I received three pictures from Tania (TQPhoto) in my inbox… Unfortunately, I was out on a job and had to wait three whole hours before I could get home to download them! I saw them on her Facebook fan page (thank you iPhone!) before I got home so I knew what they looked...
A Year in Review
I must say, 2009 was quite a year… the words; busy, delightful, enlightening, crazy, beautiful come to mind but most of all I think 2009 was a year of change… I feel exceedingly cliché using a word like change because it’s been used far too much over the last year. How about using the word...
Photo Shoot: Austin Monthly, December 2009
The idea was a 80s party feel and I think we ended up with a SUPER 80s GLAM party feel! I had a blast working on this shoot… it was like a party in itself! Be sure to look for the December issue of Austin Monthly on news stands now! Photography: TQPhoto Hair: Bianca Castillo...
Photo Shoot: BUYDEFINITION.com fall lookbook 2009
There’s trend happening in fashion right now that seems a little controversial, but nonetheless, is all the rage… bleached eyebrows! This distinct look has been seen on catwalks for Chanel, Prada and Jean Paul Gaultier, as well as in Givenchy’s latest advertising campaign, and now in the fall lookbook for Austin’s own buydefinition.com! Esti Choi,...
Photo Shoot: Daguerreotype
When photographer Tania Quintanilla sent these images to me I was blown away. I put them on my computer’s desktop and I stared… and stared. I’m still staring three days later. Hair: Allen Ruiz. Wardrobe: buydefinition.com Models: 1 and 2, Sarah Johnson, 3-Stephanie Marlow, 4-Kendall Hightower
News: I got the boot!!
The golden boot that is… I am so excited to say that I won two Critic’s Choice awards for Best Use of Color and Most Creative Makeup Artist at the Austin Fashion Awards on Sunday! I was honored just to be a nominee but to actually win two awards is just amazing. I also had...
Photo Shoot: Austin Monthly, March 2009
I was fortunate enough to be the makeup artist for the style section of the March 2009 issue of Austin Monthly! I have worked for Austin Monthly once before and it was just as fun this time around! The shoot was at the beautiful Hotel St. Cecilia right off South Congress in Austin. It’s such...
