Hello Darlings,
(Please note, I am not on this website very much so don't take it personal if I don't respond right away. You may be able to reach me at the links below.)
To view lots more of my work visit:
www.sequoiaemmanuelle.com
www.myspace.com/sequoiaemmanuelle
I also have a clothing line for men and women:
S&G Clothing by Sequoia & Gita
www.sandgclothing.com
www.myspace.com/sequoiaandgita
I'm a professional Photographer based in San Francisco, LA and NY.
For the next few months I'll be in SF working here.
I am looking for experienced and professional models who want to build their book with Editorial and High Fashion Photos.
If you are new to modeling, I am open to testing with new people also.
If you would like to create a portfolio, I offer those services as well.
My rates vary.
Please contact me if you have any other questions.
Thanks!
I am always interested in meeting new make-up artists, hair artists and stylists to work with also.. so don't be shy, drop me a line.
Sequoia Emmanuelle
Here's a little more about me...
I love making people feel beautiful.. special, and to share with them their divine reflection. I especially love photographing women. Being a woman myself helps me to understand and relate to how we see ourselves and what makes us feel beautiful.
It is a gift to be able to connect through the camera and to see people in such vulnerable places. With my camera, it has been a tool for me to connect with others in ways that touch my heart and soul. It has shown me beauty on the outside, but so much beauty on the inside.. it's important to see both and I try to bring that in my images.
Here's my bio beautifully written by my dear friend Tucker:
In the beginning there was light, and out of the light, darkness was born. Light and dark: two sides fraying to form a single vision, blending to create the shadows where dreams rise up like vagabond angels on tattered, diaphanous wings.
This is the photography of Sequoia Emmanuelle. Blending the whimsical surrealism of an emergent underground with technique as sharp as broken glass, the images reveal a lavish dreamscape in pieces, one frame at a time. Extravagantly staged, Emmanuelle's portraits encapsulate a growing subculture while remaining fiercely independent in their execution.
Raised on the fringes of American culture by a family of gypsy artists, costume designers, belly dancers, metaphysical healers and fashion photographers, the 26 year-old artist imbues her work with a style that is as informed by her own developed aesthetic as it is by her unusual upbringing. After putting herself through college, Sequoia Emmanuelle delved into the New York art world. Not content as a simple observer, she helped found La Reve and the Freek Factory—two production companies whose work brought her into close proximity with a visionary culture influenced by electronic music, neotribal fashion, theatrical performance, and body art.
"Almost every experience I have is being tainted with elements of my own storytelling," says Emmanuelle, describing her creative interactions with the radical galaxy of performers, musicians, fashion designers, and visual artists who, in addition to forming her circle of friends, have become the subject matter of her work.
Though obsessed with a specific niche of modern-day American culture, Emmanuelle's portraits are accessible to all. "My work is about humanity. I look for the beauty in everyone, and try to find the light in the darkness, turning pain into beauty. I work to reflect love, passion, and hope in a way that tells a story that every viewer can relate to on a human level."
Models (I will list those who are in the photos here):
Shelia- 618633
Sascha
Ashley Knight
Juniper Fletcher
Adrianna
Ulla
Secada
Gita Salem
Zoe Jakes
Lucid Dawn
Malakai
Faux Pas
(many more..I will get back to this!)
Make-up:
Kat Stienmetz- 651020
Lenea Roberts
Kayla Jo
Nicole Marie
Hair Stylist:
Lorenzo
Christian Landon
Dana Divine
Faith
Designers/Clients:
Miss Be:
www.missbe.com 743812
Jan Hilmer:
www.janhilmer.com
Bootzwalla:
www.bootzwalla.com
Steam Trunk Couture:
www.steamtrunk.com 752566
S&G Clothing:
www.sandgclothing.com
MoMo Falana:
www.momofalanany.com
