Sparkle Pixie is one of the in-demand alt models here in Toronto. Her blue hair is quite something and her easy manner and interesting look is quite something. We've built up quite a rapport, having shot together a few times now (including my first ever studio shoot that I totally botched!). I've also shot a couple of makeup parties for her as she's an outstanding makeup artist in addition to being a model.

So Pixie dropped me an IM one day just before Christmas and said something like, "Heyyyyyyyy, I gotta new dress, lets shoot". Well, who was I to say no!

We got really lucky and landed Taca Hair for the shoot. He did an amazing job with her hair and her extensions.

I ran down to chinatown the day before the shoot and picked up a few accessories. I thought the umbrella worked rather well.


Toward the end of our shoot, Pixie threw on some clothing from Zombie Queen.


I changed up the lighting in the middle of the shoot, using a small (18"x12") softbox along with the existing fill. I know the hand position turned out a little weird, but I liked the lighting on her face.


I've got a flash gallery of some of the better images from the shoot here:
A Pixie Lolita, Photo'd by Don

And a blog entry explaining more about the lighting here (if you are interested):
Photo'd by Don Blog: Pixie Lolita

Thanks for looking.

[vizjerei]

Love them. Thanks for posting the setup also!

[Venturi]

Great shots of a very pretty girl.

Sigh, I just find it a bit sad the "kids" of today think it necessary to "enhance" their looks by poking holes all over their faces.

[dkittle]

Thanks guys. For the record, I like the holes :-)

[roentarre]

Very impressive set of images. The colour and the mood are all very well done. Her gaze is the most interesting in the images.

[stevebrot]

Thanks guys. For the record, I like the holes :-)

As they say..."There is no accounting for taste..."

Steve

[gawan]

Great series!, I love the first one most, the red umbrella is so good in the wholeness!

[ltdstar]

awesome photographs and impressive website, very well done.

[SpecialK]

Nice shots. Not fond of the "cold sores" look, though.

(Oh, and technically (per the book), Lolita was a specific example of a "nymphet", a particular sub-set of girls, and between 9 and 14 years old. But, unfortunately for Nabokov fans, in everyday use, the term has come to describe something else).

[Taff]

She is stunning and you have captured her well

[daacon]

Indeed ragardless of one's opinions on holes (and for the record I am against it haha) - she is a lovely model and you have captured her essence well. Portrait photographs alway impress me as I well suck at it. Well done.