Very excited to show a little preview from my latest personal project series Tokyo Dirty Laundry. Had to post it here, once again, because some things just look awesome larger…stay tuned for more on Vive!Genevieve. Model: Erin Hair/ Makeup: Chie of Watanabe Salon Photography/ Styling: Genevieve Sawtelle
Yay! The My Japan Book is finally here. Thank you to all the wonderful photographers who contributed & the My Japan Team…120 pages of awesomeness designed by yours truly (Genevieve Sawtelle), compiled by Stephen Jackson & currated by Liezel Strauss!! Check it out here & order a copy (All proceeds to JEN NPO): My Japan...
Quick look from the my shoot with Alex yesterday…Stay tuned to our fashion site Vive!Genevieve to see more! Hair/Makeup: Chie Model: Alex Styling/ Photography: Yours truly! See More Soon: Vive!Genevieve
Out with the old, in with the new! I’ll be getting rid of my old personal blog at genevievesawtelle.com and replacing it with VIVE!GENEVIÈVE at vivegenevieve.com! If you have a chance check it out for a few more photos from our shoot & in the future…some of my fashion/commercial/ personal work & inspiration. Of course...
Okay, I guess I should really say…mainly Kasey (+ train). Last month we headed to Suiten-gu Shrine in Ningyocho about a week after Shichi-go-san to take a few pictures of Kasey and his family to commemorate the big 5 for Kasey with some family portraits. Kasey had his official Shichi-go-san shrine visit the weekend before, but luckily...
A TENTH REINDEER? YEP. That’s right. The youngest and, by far, the cutest of Santa’s hip, young, group of elite reindeer… I had the pleasure of shooting Mateo & family last month for a Christmas/ Holiday inspired family portrait session. Mateo totally rocked his reindeer antlers…occasionally he looked more like an angry bull charging during...
My Japan Part II exhibition is finally here! Come check it out (open until mid-January) at Nirvana in Midtown…and make sure to buy a print. Here’s Liezel & I hanging the exhibition. Thanks to everyone who made this happen! Our Facebook supporters, Nirvana, Subject Matter Gallery…and especially The Photographers. A special thanks to Mr. Sato for his...
A few from a family portrait shoot from last month with the Tami, Erik & family at Zojoji. Besides being a super fun and down-to-earth family, Kjerstin was a a ball of energy! She cracked me up with her (imaginary…shh!) friends, “elephant” and “blue/purple dog”,…they kindly stepped out of the frame for these family shots…...
It’s been a busy month and I’m just now catching up on some blog posts! Here’s a few from a shoot with a lovely French model Camille…flower inspired with make up/hair/styling by Chie of Watanabe Salon. La Fleur indeed! Hair/ Makeup: Chie of Watanabe Salon Styling: Chie of Watanabe Salon Model: Camille Special Thanks to Watanabe...
Had the opportunity to check out fur fur 2011 fall collection at JFW last night on a little fashion/runway photo-taking assignment from the lovely Kate Black of Magnifeco . LOOOOVVVED the hair/flowers…right up my alley! Tons of fairy dust, flowers, ruffles and a little smokey haze gave the clothes a definite ethereal look. Just a...
A couple of images from a maternity shoot this weekend with an adorable couple. Alycia is due in less than 3 weeks so we just made it for this maternity shoot! We captured some great images of the happy parents-to-be, Alycia & Greg. Alycia opted to do a belly boudoir shoot (which, as you know,...
Just wanted to quickly post some pics I did this week for local favorite cupcake vendor, Bella’s Cupcakes. LOVE the wedding cupcakes! What a great wedding cake alternative for unconventional brides and grooms! (Not to toot my own unconventional horn, but my hubby and I also served carrot cake cupcakes at our wedding soirée…so, I...
This weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Kate Black, the lovely eco-fashionista/blogger behind the daily eco-fashion blog Magnifeco.com! If you haven’t already, check out out her blog, it’s definitely worth bookmarking… it features gorgeous products that are fair-trade, sustainable, organic, recycled, vintage and/or vegan. Here’s a look at Kate’s latest eco-friendly wardrobe. For more...
Check out a couple of pics from my latest shoot with Andreea. The concept for the shoot was kind of Mod meets MIA…and Andreea totally rocked some ghetto fabulous earrings along with awesome Mod inspired make up/ hair courtesy of Chie of Watanabe Salon! Special thanks to Liezel from Bottega Tokyo for lending us her wonderful, beautifully...
