FASHION FIGHT NIGHT 3!!!

WOW! What can I say? February has proven to be a WHIRLWIND of AWESOMENESS for me!!! I couldn't think of a better way to top off this month than Fashion Fight Night 3!!!

The event took place at the Uppercut Boxing Gym and was put on by Metro Magazine!Our team assembled at 8 am (and we didn't go on until 10pm!) to begin running through hair, makeup, styles and test shoots!!!

First off - a HUGE and ENORMOUS Thank-You to my team! Brandon, Micah, Gabi, Trevor, Christian and Colin - THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! You all brought so much creativity and passion to this event, I couldn't have done it without you all!

The clothes we used for FFN3 were sponsored by Humble Fashion and Belle Reve Boutique!

 We BROUGHT the competition and ROCKED the event - and WON!

 

Colin joined our team last minute (literally the morning of!) and I am SOOOO happy he did! He absolutely brought the energy we needed and was amazing to work with - and the perfect addition to complete my DREAM TEAM!

Also, for all of you reality-show-lovers, Colin will be making his debut THIS TUESDAY on Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel!!! CHECK HIM OUT!
 
Here are some behind-the-scenes images from our prep!
 
The place was SOLD OUT with 800 attendees!!!
 
My awesome friend Olivia took these photos of our team in action!!!
 
Round 1: Gangster - and YES - That is a TOMMY GUN!
 
Round 2: SEX BOMB!
 
Round 3: White Trash Wedding!
 
Thank you once again to all of the fans who came out to support Team Photogen Inc and I last night! The energy was AMAZING!!! We have some AWESOME footage from the event that should be up soon so those of you who didn't make it can experience it!

ROCK ON!

eliesa

An Update from Mexico!

Hello friends, family and blog-stalkers!Just a quick little update from Mexico! B-Funk and I are down here shooting a wedding (and YES - the weather is BEAUTIFUL by the way! ;0) and we are having a fabulous time! For anyone who has called my phone the past few days, I can only receive text messages and e-mails, so if you need me - go that route!
 

So, on our second day here, we ventured out with the clients around La Isla Mujeres via golf cart! We ended up getting a SWEET personal tour by this dude who created an island by using recyclable materials (like plastic bottles, trash, etc) to basically create a renewable island! It's really pretty sweet! This is his second island - the first one he lived on for 7 years before it was destroyed by a hurricane! It's really pretty amazing!

 

Shooting a wedding on this island was absolutely AMAZING! Brandon and I decided to do some time-lapse shit later on in the night and this is what turned out!

 
I have also been shooting a TON of film these past couple weeks!
I'm soooo excited to see what I've got!
 

Vegas: Red Rock Canyon!!

I have wanted to shoot in Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas for a while now! So, I figured that this year was the year to make that happen! I also always wanted to shoot at dawn! It was gorgeous! With the sun coming up and the truly golden light - a girl with her camera couldn't go wrong!

It was a long day - models, hair and makeup showed up to the hotel at 3am, but it was TOTALLY worth it! We were also able to experiment with outdoor studio lighting in direct sunlight vs natural ambient light!

Many photographers joined me and it was a fabulous excuse to try out new techniques!

The UBER cool Daniel Chin!

A HUUUUGE thank-you once again to all of the photographers, models and talent who joined me on this shoot! We had an amazing time!!!

eliesa

WPPI Party Photos!

Well - today is our last day in Las Vegas and I have a TOOOONNNNN of editing to do on some sa-WEEEEEET photos from photo shoots the past couple days!

While we were in town, we had the pleasure of catching up with Jenny and Reed who's wedding B-Funk and I shot this past season!

A little Anti-Workshop Alumni shot...
 

What is Vegas without the parties? And who else can party better than photographers? Check out my FRIENDS!!!! It was sooo good to see (and meet) you all!!

Jason Domingues of Domingues Photography
Lisa Robbins of Lisa Robbins Photography and Blu Domain
Jeffrey Lawler of JNP Studios
Dalisa Cooper of ALTF
Jennifer Longaway of Jennifer Longaway Photography
Paula Luna of Luna Photo
My new best friend - Sarah and Chris Rhoads
Cesar and Tanya Perez of Perez Photo
And my fabulous new friend Brooke Schwab of Brooke Schwab Photography
 

This is a crappy photo. However, it pretty much sums up the current state of all of our feet right now - Cadence got the worst of it! OUCH!

 
Mexico - Here we come! Stay tuned for some yummy, yummy shots from our Vegas shoots!

 eliesa

Vegas: Day 1!

Our first day in Vegas was a ton of fun, yet a whirlwind! I always forget how overwhelming Vegas can be - but SO. COOL!!!

Today we had a full on photoshoot with some FABULOUS photographers...more images from that to come!

Right now, I need a nap! :0)

The boys at BLU...

The UBER fabulous Jason Armond!

I won! I won! One of my competition prints received the highest rating in the 'Awards of Excellence!' - SO. FUCKING. AWESOME!!!

A BIIIIIGGGGG group of us out for dinner!

Our days in Vegas have only begun! More photos to come!

eliesa

VEGAS BABY VEGAS!!!

The time has come to make the trek to Las Vegas for WPPI (aka...the annual mecca for photographers around the world!)

This year, we are celebrating a fabulous year by taking the entire Photogen Inc crew out to Vegas! This week is going to be filled with scoping out the new hot products, seeing old friend, meeting new ones, shooting some OH-SO-FABULOUS images and...PARTIES!!!

If YOU will be in Vegas and want to meet up with Photogen Inc or simply see what we are doing: FOLLOW ELIESA'S TWITTER!!!

This week is bound to be BRILLIANT - stay tuned for MANY photos!!!

Oooh - and one last thing! After Vegas, B-FUNK and I are headed down to Mexico for a week to shoot! I will be back in the studio on March 2nd!

If you need anything, please e-mail me at eliesa@photogen-inc.com

eliesa

Minnesota meets Hollywood!

It's about time MinneSNOWta got some attention! I'm secretly really excited for the new movie 'New in Town', which takes place in Minnesota. I know, I know, it's a lame-cliche-comedy-chick-flick, BUT I have hopes of people no longer mentioning the movie 'Fargo' whenever I say I'm from MN...and I LOVE cheezy chick flicks! 

Meet the Dream Team!

My crew for Fashion Fight Night 3 is OFFICIALLY THE best group of people EVER! We are SO excited for this competition...it's going to be BAD ASS!

Operation Inspiration: Snow Shoot!

Blog Episode #3: Operation Inspiration - Snow Shoot from eliesa on Vimeo.

Eliesa's Images:

Brandon's Images: Ryan's Images: Eli's Images: Cadence's Images: The Crew! Enjoy! eliesa

Inspiration: Winter!

Yesterday, I had a photo shoot in Wisconsin and on my drive to our neighbor state, a heavy fog had rolled in and left this BEAUTIFUL frost on the bare trees! I just haaaaaaad to pull over and take a few shots!

I'm not even sure these images give nature justice as to how stunning it looked! It was gorgeous - and reminded me maybe some good things can come from winter! ;0)
Have a happy weekend!

eliesa