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Five Ways to Find your Personal STYLE!
What’s your signature style? What item won’t you leave the house without putting on? What, if you don’t wear it, makes you feel naked? Several years ago I went on a shopping fast for an entire year. That’s right, I did. April one to April one. It was kind of…
Why Being FLY Matters
“It’s absolutely the very best, most incredibly valuable, beautiful work to show a woman her beauty.” I started FLY right after a huge, horrible breakup. Its true. I sort of wish it weren’t, but in all honesty I needed a project, a way to better myself and to find my…
In a World of Photoshop and Filters...
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants” ~ Coco Chanel Have you ever seen an over filtered image and thought “that looks NOTHING like her?” I mean I really hate the ones that take away the “flaws” on my 2 year olds face. I mean, seriously?…
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Emily, c/o 2017 San Gabriel Foothills Senior Session
Ok, THIS girl! Emily is my people. This happens, sometimes. I meet a family that is like totally my people, and we get along like we've known each other for years and the shoot is fun and easy going and we have the best time and everyone is happy. That happened. And the photos. OH MY. LOVE. So... Emily is a Senior in my new home town of La Verne, where FLY (so basically me and my family) relocated this…
Emily, c/o 2017 The Lab Anti Mall Senior Session
Check out the adorably CUTE and spunky and sweet Emily, class of 2017. As a graduating Senior this year, Emily is thrilled to be leaving the drama of high school behind her and move on to what will certainly be a fun new challenge and change for her. Emily has this go getter attitude mixed with a fun, light-hearted, yet sensitive way about her. She's hard working and yet silly but still has a real sense of what she likes;…
Kaylee c/o 2017 Newport Beach Senior Shoot
Kaylee Kaylee dancer Kaylee. She's from the south people, Alabama to be exact, and she sounds exactly like what you think. Kaylee is actually one of the only Seniors I met for the first time at her shoot. Her mom and dad actually just moved out to the OC area a few months ago for a job, and Kaylee stayed behind to finish high school. So Jaquie (mom) and I met to discuss Kaylee's shoot and get to know one…
Makaela c/o 2017 El Moro Canyon Senior Session
Makaela is one of those awesome girls who just doesn't care at all what other people think. She does her own thing and likes it, without a care in the world about how she is perceived. I LOVE how free she is in that, and what a mature attitude for someone of 17 years. A cheerleader, flyer specifically, Makaela is just this ity-bity thing, and as you can see.. gorgeous! She's easy going, fun and totally playful, which was SO…
Kara, Laguna Beach Senior c/o 2017
This GIRL! Oh my, Kara, you cute cute thing! Finally, its your turn! Kara's family has been coming to Laguna Beach on vacation every summer since she was a child. With two older siblings both of whom have already been through the Senior experience with FLY, Kara came completely prepared and almost *experienced* to her shoot. It was AWESOME! A natural already, Kara proved to be so incredibly cool behind the camera. With such confidence and ease in her poses,…
Meet Jess
Jessica Spinella has been capturing the world in photographs for over a decade. She has a great passion and talent for identifying and freeing the incredible beauty in her clients and showing them how to be free and comfortable in their own skin, especially in front of the camera.