Had a shoot with Shanelle Gabriel on Thursday night on the hottest, muggiest night of the summer so far, and I don't have a/c in my apartment at the moment. I was well prepared with clothes and accessories, but other things went wrong. We were supposed to start at 7pm, and by 8 we were still waiting for the makeup artist in my miserably hot apartment. The MUA got in a jam and was not able to make it.... There we were with no professional make up. Shanelle had some Mac Studio Fix foundation, and combined with my makeup, I pretty much winged it; becoming makeup artist, stylist, and photographer. The only real draw back was that I had false eye lashes but no adhesive. I usually like false eye lashes in pictures, but we had to go with out...

We melted in the heat but forged ahead; completing the shoot in about 2 and a half hours... There are not many good pics, but there are enough to make the night worth it. Shanelle got the head shot she wanted, and a couple of promotional shots, and I got a piece for my series. She is a joy to work with after all is said and done, and I look forward to another shoot under better circumstances.