Mark Owens is rad

About a month and a half ago a photographer named Mark Owens contacted me via the internet. He is publishing a book of influential people, mostly musicians, and was traveling to Portland to photograph Bibi McGill who is currently on tour with Beyonce. Bibi is one of the hottest guitarists on the music circuit so I jumped at the chance to be able to work with her, not to mention Mark who is pretty talented and has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry.

The weather was pretty spotty that day and we spent a lot of time setting up the shot, covering all the equipment from the rain, waiting in the car for the rain to pass, and starting all over again. We eventually gave up on the open air shots and headed for location number two -- underneath I-405 in north Portland. Mark had a vision of lighting one of his old guitars on fire and having Bibi channel her inner Jimi Hendrix.









I originally was only going to work one day with Mark but things went so well that he invited me back the next day to work with Jennifer, a local model. Mark wanted her hair in rollers (a first for me) with vintage inspired makeup and bubbles. A lot of the shots had a little too much bubble action but the end result is still pretty fun.





All in all, the two days of shooting were a ton of fun. It was a great honor to work with someone of Mark's caliber -- something I hope to do again in the future!

Amy Gillespie | makeup artistry, Portland makeup artist, beauty, fashion

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