*Beautiful Women*Artists*Grafitti*Fashionistas*Drag Queens*Old Hollywood Snuff*Hookers*Highways*Fancy Galleries*Dirty Alleys*Abandon Drive-Ins*Smoking&F*cking*I'm the photographer yer mom warned you about...*
This is me, hangin' out in my messy kitchen. Word up.
You know what rules? Chick photographers. It's a whole other experience. Fun, girly, and sexy!
I specialize in high contrast, edgy, dark shoots. I work with minimal lighting, and minimal editing (I have NO idea what I'm doing on photoshop...it's all a fluke.), because I feel a real photographer fixes issues with their photos WHILE they're taking them. Oh, and P.S....don't laugh at my setup. It's ridiculous. It's literally 2 $20 lights. I'm like the wizard of awes, and behind the curtain is just some 60watt bulbs!
Take THAT, all you slaves to studio!
I like girls with curves, and brains. Silly, and crazy, always wins me over. If you're willing to sit in a puddle, or hang off scaffolding in stilettos, all with a smile, then you my dear, are my new best friend! It's all a team effort, and it's all in good fun. So sucky girls need not apply!
Obviously, I'm into girls with unusual looks, tattoos are always a bonus, extreme hair...super long, or super short, or super big, or just super rad is also a huge asset. Style, grace, and humor are essential. I'm not your regular photographer, it won't be you're regular shoot, and I promise we'll have a fabulous time!
Danny Bio: (words by MJ)
Danny graduated from the prestigious Etobicoke School of the Arts, in Toronto, as a Visual Arts major, in 1996. Her humble photography beginnings started in the smoking pit parking lot, back in the fall of 1993. Coercing her friends to dump water on themselves, strip down to wifebeaters, and ties, and stick their hands down their pants, so she could take gritty, and edgy, portraits of them. Danny went on to take a photography course that year, but was persecuted for her controversial subject matter, high contrast prints, and absolute rejection of artistic authority.
Danny later went on to study Fashion Arts and Cosmetics at Humber College in Toronto, but always keeping her focus on visual style elements. When the course took a "do-as-your-told" direction, she became a beauty school dropout. To pay the bills, she got a job at a local photo shop, mainly for the discount on high end cameras. In her spare time, she continued to pursue her interest in fashion, photography, and style, by creating custom clothes, and accessories. As her business grew, she took her profits, and made the move to Montreal. Once she established herself, she began to put emphasis back on her passion, and started photographing local chicks, events, and personalities, in her inimitable style. Word of Danny's guerrilla D.I.Y. approach to photoshoots, and her alternative, yet professional results, quickly spread, and her talents were soon in high demand. Edgy, dark, and distinctly sexy, Danny now is building a promising career using her signature style, that separates her from the current crop of independent photographers in Canada.
Recent Industry Resume 2007/08:
*Worn Journal- Editorial/Product (issue 5&6 cover)
*Lewd Clothing- Lifestyle/Editorial/Product 2007/2008 season
*Finn Boutique- Lifestyle/Editorial/Product 2007/2008 season
*Pistol Rose Clothing- Lifestyle/Product
*Under Pressure Event/Magazine - Main Photographer
*MTL Tattoo Convention- Main Event Photographer/Artist Portraits
*Pinata Head Film- On-Set Stills
*Grand Bizarre (Stereo Bar)- Main Event Photographer/Portraits
*Fear & Loathing MTL- Event Photographer/Portraits
*Pinup Girl Clothing- Product/Lifestyle
*Costco/Private Expressions- Fashion Product/Lifestyle
*Yves La Roche Gallery- Main Contract Photographer
*123Klan Graphic Designers- Project Photographer
*Faux Amis Graphic Designers- Project Photographer
*OMEN (artist/painter)- Collaborative
*SAJO Construction/Apple iStore- Container Project Captures
*WORN Journal- Valentine's & Prom Promos
*SneakerPimps Exhibition- Contracted Event Photographer
*Dr.Sketchy's Anti-Art School- Contract Photographer
*SHA Fashion Show February- Live Photoshoot
*SMM Single Men's Magazine - Main Photographer
*SD&R/Chop Shop Toronto/LA - Contract Photographer
*Sarah Scotford Bathing Suits - Contract Photographer
*Cirque de Boudoir - Event Photographer
*PUMP Fitness Montreal - Promotional Campaign
*Single Men's Magazine - Contract Photographer
*Montreal Fringe Festival/Mz.Gina - Promotional
*Montreal HOUR- Cover Shot June 5th-12th, 2008
*Zilon Vernissage- Yves LaRoche Gallery
*Issue 6 WORN FASHION JOURNAL - Cover
*Montreal Hour June 5-12, 2008 - Cover
*Under Pressure Vernissage/Yves La Roche Gallery
*Montreal Tattoo Convention Vernissage
*Bomba Luxury Clothing - Branding
*Gloss Productions/Model Placement - Portfolio
*Color Me Bad - Vernissage @ Yves Laroche Gallery
*Under Pressure 2008 Event/Magazine
*Total Tattoo UK (cover)
*Black Sheep Book Project
*Naked Eye Magazine (fashion spread & calendar)
*My French Connection Montreal
*French Kiss Montreal
*CTV - Passion For Fashion
*Janelle Cooper Wedding
*Under Pressure 16 (Cool Herc/Futura)
*Simons Department Store / Quebec City
Recent Model/Portfolio/Portrait Work 2007/08:
Sara Von Zombie (alt model)
Vicious (alt model)
Holly Gauthier-Frankel (Miss Sugarpuss/Burlesque Dancer)
Jessie Von Zombie/Jessica La Blanche (pinup/alt model)
Dana Tkacz (International promo model)
Noah Henne (7:11/musician)
Corey Miller (Coredata/musician)
Hannah Aitchison (LA Ink/High Voltage Tattoo)
Kim Saigh (LA Ink/High Voltage Tattoo)
Kool Herc (Godfather of Hip Hop)
MC Serch (White Rapper Show)
Lexie Von Hagen (model)
Miss D'Jo (Miami Ink)
Lucky Diamond Rich (Guinness Most Tattooed)
Delice Mugabo (activist/political writer)
Raquel Huggins (CanFit pro trainer/gym owner)
Laurence Lady Luck (International female poker player)
Atom Turk (award winning artist/Guru Tattoo San Diego)
Tin-Tin (award winning artist/Tin-Tin Tattoo Paris)
Steven Turpin (makeup artist)
Sayaka Desmarais (model)
Adam Cappuccino (model)
Tangerine Dream (adult entertainer)
Spesh K (artist/rapper Halifax)
DL Incognito (artist/rapper Ottawa)
Scien (graphic designer/graffiti artist)
KLOR (graphic designer/graffiti artist)
Seaz (graphic designer/graffit artist/Under Pressure)
Conor 43 (graphic designer/Under Pressure)
Caroline Lambray (model)
Alex Coolich (model)
Marie-Lyne Boulet (fitness model)
Angus Byers (musician/artist)
Megan Byers (general kickass chick)
Roxanne Arsenault/DONZELLE (musician/kitch fasionista)
Christel Huybregts (burlesque dancer)
Karen Hamilton (model/bartender/hottie)
Eva Papatsonis (SAJO/model)
STASH (International Artist)
Futura 2000 (Umm...INCREDIBLE.)
Sexy Sha Punkettes (promotions/models)
Lyse from the Hot Kitchen (Musician)
Rebecca Louder (babe)
Quinn Fenton (model)
Dawn Litton (total babe)
Sara Von Zombie (Playboy Submissions)
Chrissie B (Crossdressin' babe)
Sarah Scotford (model)
Erin English (model)
Susy Alexandre (model)
Julz DeCaria (model/l'oreal/SMM)
Olivia Patterson (model)
Christelle (model)
Clause (model)
Marie-Claude Bourbonnais (fetish model)
Miss Gina (Dragpiper/Fringe Promo)
...too many to mention!
*I do limited TFP/TFCD unless otherwise specified, or I feel you can greatly improve my portfolio, or I have a specific shoot in mind, that your look would fit. Photography is my full time job, so I unfortunately can not fit in shoots for fun. Sorry darlins'!.
**I work with a TOTALLY RAD makeup artist. Her name is Kalven, and she's the shit. She's an artist, and a perfectionist, and incredible at what she does...oh yeah, and she's cool as hell. You'll ADORE her.
***I am completely willing to travel. If you can get me there, and put me up, I will gladly come to you!
