The Making of Ramonalisa

The photoshoot for my Fall/Winter collection for 2009 was a day to remember. The weather was perfect, the autumn light beautiful, and the team was terrific. Veteran Ramonalisa model Geneviève gave her all, even after having just come from another photoshoot that morning where she wore the hat of photographer. Beautiful Térésa, our second model, posed like a pro all afternoon and brought a lot of fun to the shoot.

But nothing would have been

possible without the behind-the-scenes magic of stylist-extraordinaire Sandra and photo wizard Ari Tapiero. Sandra is extremely professional and remained focussed all day long, making sure that the hair do's and makeup she had so perfectly executed before the shoot stayed perfect. On top of all that, Sandra just knows how to accessorize. Her input in everything that day was absolutely crucial!

Ari Tapiero is so talented and capable that instead of worrying about everything...

and trying to stay in control...like I usually do, I could actually relax and just enjoy the day. What a treat! It was his idea to do the shoot outdoors. This worried me initially, since the weather had been dicy, but of course the day was perfect. I watched in awe as Ari took the models up balconies, down alleys, and even into the middle of the street! All with absolute confidence, ease, and light-heartedness. All the pictures were taken within the three hours we had to do them, and we finished the shoot on schedule at precisely 6pm. By 8, I had all the photos on a disc and Ari gave me another disc of the finished photos from the ones we selected together the following day. I am now convinced that there is nothing Ari Tapiero cannot do!

You can see all the fantastic photos at ramonalisa.ca...be sure to look for all the "invisible" effort that went into them!