Chelsey Cope is a good friend of mine and an amazing musical talent! She along with Michael Bewley, Billy Reid and Chavez Soliz form a new band named Elms. They just debuted their first single, so check that out below or click here!




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Oklahoma City has grown so much over the last couple of years, and it has been such an exciting thing to witness. New shops, restaurants, bars, events, and organizations inspired and created by Okies has developed our area and raised the bar on local community. H&8th Night Market (Hudson & 8th St downtown) is one of these events that brings thousands of people out each third Friday to visit shops, restaurants, and food trucks, see art shows, and my favorite- watch live shows with our talented local bands.
I believe they’re done for the winter, but keep an eye out for when they start back up in warmer weather! At the last event I shot photos of my amazing friend Chelsey!












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April 25-27th, 2013
Norman Music Festival is a staple for me every year- so much fun! The only bad part is that it’s almost impossible to catch everyone you want to see, but here are the sets I made it to!
Them Hounds:












Defining Times:




The Grown-Ups:



Tyler Hopkins & The Rebellion:




Oilhouse:









Josh Sallee:




Chelsey Cope:











Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights:

Sherree Chamberlain:










DEERPEOPLE:






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This project was my baby for over an entire year. It’s no secret I’m completely drawn to the edgy and unusual. I had the inspiration back in a college photo class- many years before the project culminated in a successful show to debut the finalized series at Brass Bell Studios in Oklahoma City back in October. (No mistake that it shared the month with the best holiday- Halloween!) A huge thanks to everyone who came out to support me in one of the artistic accomplishments that I’m most proud of so far. But if you weren’t at the opening, I’m finally releasing the images online here on my blog, so I hope you enjoy!
“ZOMBIES ARE PEOPLE TOO” is a conceptual and artist portrait photography series. The photos force together the opposing aesthetic themes of high-end fashion and the dark style of a modified zombie. It has solidified into a group of styled photo shoots, employing traditional fashion models who are eerily made up to resemble the living dead. The scenes are set in locations across Oklahoma (and one in New York). Click the link below to view the trailer for the series, made by the very talented Andrew Sloat. It was filmed during Caitlin’s shoot in New York.
ZOMBIES ARE PEOPLE TOO – Art Show Trailer
You can also check out the Series mini site, created by Catie Bartlett, here.
I couldn’t have done any of this without the extremely talented Jessica Fulton, my HMUA for the entire project. She was able to execute my vision perfectly and stuck it out with me through the year and a half it took to complete the series. I’d also like to the thank the models who appeared in the photos- for humoring my crazy idea and being willing to go out in public with a pound of black makeup on their faces (especially the guys) and quite possibly scaring some children. Their names are listed with each photo.
Caitlin Sloat:

Evan Crowley:

Lindsey Robinson:

Chelsey Cope:

Brock Lay:

I even included a self-portrait, assisted by Catie Bartlett:

Caitlin Sloat:

Christa May:

Alberto Roubert:

I’ll be following up with some behind the scenes photos and a post about the show opening at Brass Bell. I may also share some B-sides (photos that were not part of the final series, but great none the less). So stay tuned for those!
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I am so excited to finally announce the series that I’ve been working on for a looooong time, and the show where I will be debuting it! The theme is… wait for it…. ok, you already know- it’s zombies. Zombies meets high fashion, that is.
Brass Bell Studios will host a show opening for my conceptual editorial series, Zombies Are People Too, on Sunday, October 7th from 4:00pm- 7:00pm. Brass Bell Studio is located on the corner of NW 33rd & Villa in Oklahoma City. There is no admission cost, and the show will include a cash bar. After the opening, showings will be available by appointment during the month of October.
Check out the show website to watch the show trailer/sneak peek of one of the zombie shoots created by Andrew Sloat:
www.zombies-are-people-too.com
The idea was conceived years ago while doing a photo assignment for my fashion class. I made up my models to look like zombies to add some sort of creative interest in an otherwise very strait forward technical learning exercise. Since then, I’ve wanted to do an entire series, but take the time to do it right. It’s always been in the back of my mind. Last year, with the help of some awesome people, I decided to make it happen.
I’ve always been drawn to this dark aesthetic- kinda eery and creepy. I’m well-versed in B-horror movies, and Halloween is my favorite holiday. Obviously shooting weddings doesn’t really call for this style much (except of course in the case of the zombie engagement shoot), so when I have the opportunity to shoot photos with an edge, I’m very creatively motivated. I do however have an outlet in this realm when I’m working on some band promos or fashion shoots. (Now, I do want to clarify that the zombie aspect is truly meshed with fashion, so if scary movies aren’t your thing, rest assured that this will be fairly tame. Bloody/gory isn’t part of the vision in this case.)
For this series, I’ve worked with a handful of male and female models and the shoots take place in locations across Oklahoma. I couldn’t have done it without the help of Jessica Fulton, owner of Siren Beauty Lounge. She has been the makeup artist on the series, executing my vision perfectly! I’ve also worked with some fun and eager models who I’m excited to reveal at the show.
It has been a huge undertaking, but I’m extremely excited, and I think it will be the most personally important show I’ve done to date. Hope you can make it! Don’t forget to RSVP to the Facebook event!

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April 27-29, 2012
Norman, OK
Norman Music Festival is one of my FAVORITE local events of the year! So many of the best acts in Oklahoma, and good times with the natives. The festival is set up across several stages hosted by bars, restaurants, venues, and more in downtown Norman. It showcases the “who’s who” of local bands, as well as importing some national acts to headline. Here are a few of the acts that I caught.
Chelsey Cope:


CHUD:

Jacob Abello:






The Pretty Black Chains:



And a few shots from around the festival…

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