Kayla: A Modeling Portfolio

Beauty and brains. That's Kayla.

Add in a whole lot of ambition, and you've got a winning combo. (As if beauty and brains weren't enough, right?)

Yes, this girl's got it all.

Kayla is a medic in the United States Air Force and - as if that isn't cool enough - is also studying to become a pilot.

Seriously. How. Awesome. Is. That?!

Oh, and she also knows how to rock a killer pair of boots. Now that's perfection.

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"Have confidence in yourself and tell yourself 'you can' twice for every time you are told 'you can't.' Confidence that you can succeed is everything. Take every negative remark as a challenge to achieve more and progress to newer heights. You are able to do anything you believe you can do. You might even surprise yourself."
-— Alinda Wikert, first female owner and CEO of an airline.

Shelley: A Modeling Portfolio

Gorgeous red hair, flawless porcelain skin, and a figure to die for... At first glance, Shelley may appear sweet. She may look delicate. In fact, she has the sort of regal beauty that would cause most guys within a hundred yards of her to immediately break into heroics - like throwing their own jackets over a puddle she's about to walk through. Or, you know, something like that.

But don't let her looks fool you.

Okay, so maybe she really is sweet. But she's certainly not delicate.

Shelley knows her... Guns. She works at an armory and could probably take on the best gunslinger in the West in a shootout. (I couldn't resist.)

Because she's such a badass, warrior woman (inside joke), her usual types of shoots are dramatic - body paint, amazing costumes, elaborate weaponry... (I've even had the privilege of seeing some of these photos and, let me tell you, they're awesome.) So when we got together for her shoot, Shelley made it clear that she was really just looking for photos that would simply capture the essence of her. The type of shots that are down-to-earth, laid back, and naturally... Beautiful.

And, well, that was easy. Because Shelley is down-to-earth, laid back, and naturally... Beautiful.

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"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."
-- Katharine Hepburn

Sneak Peek: Tati :)

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"Keep true to the dreams of thy youth."
-- Friedrich von Schiller

Sneak Peek: Sasha!

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"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
-- Buddha

Sneak Peek: Kayla :)

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"It's your life. Live it with people who are alive. It tends to be contagious."
-- Peter McWilliams

Sneak Peek: Shelley :)

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"It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always."
-- Oprah Winfrey

Tatiana: A Modeling Portfolio

I often ask my clients to do weird things. I mean, nothing too strange, mind you... But still, things that normally raise a few eyebrows and elicit somewhat bemused responses like, "Um, you want me to do what?"

But when I asked Tatiana to run down the dock with her arms waving frantically in the air, she just glanced at me with a complete look of understanding and replied, "Oh, you mean like Phoebe from Friends?"

And right then and there, I melted a little bit in inside. Because, yes. That's exactly what I meant.

Tatiana oozes positive energy. She has a glow, and it's more than evident in the following pictures. But watch out... Her smile - gorgeous as it is - is completely contagious. In fact, I laughed and smiled so much during our shoot that, afterwards, my cheeks hurt.

Yes. That's how much fun I had.

When not gracing the camera with her gorgeousness, Tatiana studies fashion design at the New York Fashion Academy. She's got style - an enormous amount of style. And after our shoot yesterday, I think it's fair to say that - whether on the runway or behind the scenes - Tatiana is going to go far.

Because, after all, that's what happens when you follow your bliss... And Tatiana is definitely following hers. :)

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"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."
-- Joseph Campbell