ToughLove. MPD

Fantasy Attic Costumes

2011-10-07T18:29:00.000-07:00

Practice

2011-09-16T20:34:00.000-07:00

Testing out the new airbrush machine. I'm hooked.

Just Another Saturday Afternoon

2011-09-13T19:40:00.000-07:00

I'm absolutely in love with this old ballroom. It's located two stories above Fantasy Attic Costumes. Anytime I have had an Idea for a photo shoot lately it has started in this crazy room.

Here is my latest with Elizabeth ( TL Newbie) and Miranda.

Frakensteins Bride Marie

2011-08-11T14:45:00.000-07:00

It's hard to come up with original ideas for shoots when everything's been done. So Nia and I put our heads together to come up with something that took two or three unoriginal ideas and created something unique.

Fantasy Attic was kind enough to let us use their products (Ben Nye), space, and costume pieces to make this happen.

All I can say is....

IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!! IT'S AHH-LIVE!!!!!

Ashley:Invoke

2011-07-31T22:31:00.000-07:00

I this this is going to become a series. The lighting, the styles, the makeup. It's fabulous, fashionable, and intense. I want the photos to speak to you in a different way.

Model: Ashley Shamoon

She Rides The Night

Nia:Evolve

2011-07-20T17:11:00.000-07:00

This is me reinventing my work, and what I do. I need to continue pushing harder to get to where I want to be. Thanks to Nia I managed to kick it off right!

Hi, I'm Taryn

2011-07-06T18:25:00.000-07:00

This is just a peek of me in front of the camera.

My favorite outfit.

Fantasy Attic: Greek/Egyptian

2011-05-09T08:42:00.000-07:00

2011-03-20T20:48:00.000-07:00

Days Go By

2011-01-16T22:16:00.000-08:00

These photos are the product of what I would like to call " Throwing my self into my work".

I'm avoiding dreary realistic emotions, but it's making my looks more creative and allowing me to push the envelope.

I don't mind feeling blue as long as it sparkles.

Emily Finely

2010-12-21T09:52:00.000-08:00

I can't show you all the photos because I have to post the article first, but I am in love with these photos.

Here's The Latest

2010-12-19T21:27:00.000-08:00

I started slacking on the blog again, which I try very hard not to do. But my work (MUG) is excessive and my personal life far from normal(Yup, laying it all out).

Here's a reflection of that in my art:

Models:

Miranda Chase
Katie Casebolt
Amanda Lewis
Nia Scott
Sarah Gibson
Victoria Lane

MUG Shoot Day 2

2010-10-26T22:59:00.000-07:00

As the creative director for Makeupgeek.com I often spend nights at the kitchen table painting Face charts for the site, and trying to master the perfect look. So this time around my assignment was holiday looks and looks for the Era's series. I did just that and the results were fullfiling.

Todays studio session was two holiday looks and one era. I got to make a cameo as the 1950's bombshell. I also brought in two new models for the MUG website. Kaitlyn and Sarah.

These were the first ones I edited.

Natalie Jones ( NattyJPhotography) was the photographer on the set.

I edited the shots as well as did the Hair and Makeup.

MUG Eras

2010-10-25T22:59:00.000-07:00

The first sneak peek at MUG's next themed set of tutorials.

Photography: Jen Kniivila-Visual Poetry

Model: Amanda Lewis

Hair & Makeup: Taryn Scalise

Dress: Get Up Vintage

2010-10-24T19:11:00.000-07:00

I have never been a super fan of the generic family portraits where everyone is wearing their turtle neck sweaters and sporting fake smiles. I would rather see a real moment captured in time

I took a break from my usual fashion photo-shooting, and snagged the opportunity to shoot Matt and his son Mason.

Fall Trend Part 4

2010-10-04T10:20:00.000-07:00

MakeUpGeek.com Trend Article

Model: Katie Casebolt

Fall Trend Part 3

2010-10-04T10:12:00.001-07:00

MakeUpGeek.com Trend Article

Model: Nia Scott

Fall Trends Part 2

2010-10-04T10:06:00.001-07:00

MakeUpGeek.com Trend Article

Model: Amanda Lewis

Fall Trends Part 1

2010-10-04T09:40:00.000-07:00

I had to do an Article for MakeUpGeek.com on fall trends. I was going to do 3 ( makeup, Hair and fasion) but I stuck to the makeup. I was only able to use 1 photo of each girl so here are the extras.

Model: Emily Finley

People are Strange

2010-07-28T14:50:00.000-07:00

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange faces come out of the rain
When you're strange no one remembers your name
When you're strange, when you're strange
When you're strange.......

Sarah Chapman

2010-06-22T09:21:00.000-07:00

I met Sarah when I first moved to Suttons Bay. She lived across the street from me and her mom and my mom made us a play date. Even though our friendship never really evolved from that day (until now) I always liked her and considered her a great and talented person.

Yesterday was Sarah’s birthday, and we decided it would be the perfect day to do a shoot of her. I had asked her previously at the COTS event if she would be interested in modeling for me sometime and she was totally down.

So here's to breaking the mold!

Senior Session

2010-06-16T21:48:00.000-07:00

It's no secret that Nia Scott is one of my favorite models. Some would say she's my muse even. I would not argue. She is not only completely unique looking, incredibly beautiful, and sweet, but she is also hilarious! With a love me or hate me attitude she will surely go far. Whether it be in modeling or just life in general this girl has it.

When the time came for Nia to get senior photos I jumped on the chance! It was orginally Natalie Jones's Idea to put Nia in a pin-up setting, then we decided it would be great for senior photos. We wanted to make this something Epic and it was.

I did Nia's Hair and Makeup. She picked out her own outfits. Natalie and I worked as a team in this shoot, but these are my shots! So enjoy!

Thanks for the Motorcycle Daddio!

Asbestos On Your Iron Lung

2010-05-25T19:31:00.000-07:00

The idea for this photoshoot started with one single dress. A dress that I reconstructed after a night of drinking wine and watching old movies. Then when the male model didn't follow through, I tossed in two other female models and made it a theme. Gothic Glam and a background with destruction. The building that was once an Art Gallery/Rave/Furniture outlet in the early 80's is now filled with asbestos and cancer. So where else would we do it? HA!

Regardless of the danger warnings my models put on a great show. Bending, stretching, and jumping into poses revealed the movement of the dresses and allowed the makeup and Hair shine!

Models: Angie Smith,Kaitlyn Marie Giguere and Laurel Schlitt

HeadShots

2010-05-25T13:14:00.000-07:00

My beautiful friend Emily Finely is expanding her horizons in the acting world and with that she needs some new photos of her lovely face.
We kept the hair and makeup simple so her natural beauty could shine through.
Her expressions and talent are priceless!

Valerie

2010-05-06T19:35:00.000-07:00

I first Met Valerie at Von Maur. After a few hundred visits to VM I gained a new friend. I have always wanted to use Val in a shoot but with conflicting schedules we could never manage to pick a day. Like fate would have it I needed a model today and she was finally available.

CupCakes and SweetHearts

2010-04-22T20:01:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to keep up with my one shoot per month plan but these shoots certainly do have their ups and downs. This shoot was all about Cute girly dresses and spring colors. I used Metallic sunglasses to give it a fun twist and kept the hairs soft and curly. This was Kristals first shoot with ToughLove and she did Great! Nia was also in this shoot a rocked it!

PS: Miranda

2010-04-19T08:19:00.000-07:00

I promised Miranda her own personal shoot because she did a big favor for me. This is her one- on-one.

PS: LuJane Pt. 2

2010-04-06T11:15:00.001-07:00

PS: Mercedes

2010-03-26T17:22:00.000-07:00

PS: LuJane

2010-03-24T13:45:00.000-07:00

For LuJanes Capstone Project She Hired me to create 3 looks for her and put together a shoot. These are two of the looks.

Give 'Em Hell, Kid

2010-03-15T22:03:00.000-07:00

Well I'm a total wreck and almost every day.
Like the firing squad or the mess you made.
Well don't I look pretty walking down the street.
In the best damn dress I own?

This was Katies chance to break out of her everday "Cute" self

and show people she truley is a captivating beauty and absolutley furocious!

Silent Starlets

2010-03-14T15:32:00.000-07:00

This is a ToughLove MPD look at the roaring 1920's.

In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted.

She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks.

I gave each model a character to embody that I felt some what represented these woman.

Nicole the sociallite, Amanda the flapper, and Nia the strong androgynous.

Models: Nia Scott, Amanda Lewis, and Nicole Theunick

Gypsy Rose Lee

2010-03-12T19:05:00.000-08:00

This is Emily. She and I met through her Boyfriend (my little brother) and I instantly knew she had modeling potential and she looked like a killer canvas. Turns out I was right. We have been trying to put together a makeover of sorts for a month or so now and finally got to put this little project together.

The Makeover included:

Hair color
Hair cut
Eyebrow shaping

This is our Emily before the makeover. Cute as a button.

Let Them Eat Cake

2010-03-09T13:47:00.000-08:00

A 3 theme photo shoot, with 3 photographers, and 3 different models, that had been planned for months slowly became a one model, one photographer, and one theme shoot. We made the best of it.

Here is my Marie Antoinette photo shoot theme. The only one that survived that day.

The Frog Socks Had to Go

2010-03-05T14:37:00.000-08:00

I have been trying to put together a wedding album for my brides to go through so they can pick out makeup looks for their wedding. I was having Marley over so we could lighten her hair again and I could do one of my bridal looks on her. After I had finished doing her hair I couldn't do a bridal look because I was inspired to put something else together instead. I went to my closet and tried out a few dresses but the only thing I could think of was this ZacPosen for Target photo I had seen earlier that day.

Here is Marley with her new do' and my random brainchild.

Mind you this shoot was done in the hallway of my apartment building and the laundry room in the building next door.

This is the photo that inspired me. I want this dress.

The TL Initiation

2010-03-05T14:07:00.000-08:00

Before I bring models into the TL world I like to test them out with a one-on-one session before hand, so they can get the feel for what we do and I can see what they can do.

Often times I see people and I just can't get them out of my head untill thay model for me. Amanda is Deifinitely one of those people. I have been waiting forever to do her makeup and get her into the studio. Finally the day had come! I grabbed some cute outfits and picked out a makeup scheme then had her meet me at the WCC studio.

Meet My New ToughLove Model Amanda

These Killings are Gorgeous

2010-01-31T23:26:00.000-08:00

Since I have slacked SO much I am updating with a few recent photos of my work. I have decided I need to update this everytime I do anything that has to do with ToughLove. There are a LOT of new things brewing so please stay tuned!

You know its winter when....

2009-11-22T18:05:00.000-08:00

The photographers start moving the shoots into the studio. Haha. Well at least this Makeup photographer!

I had the ultimate privilege of using one of my dearest friends Studio to do this photoshoot for these amazing women. I would like to thank Jen Kniivila For letting me use her studio, camera, AND wine, to create this fun and flirty shoot.

These shoots have have become more and more popular through the halls of the U of M hospital as one by one ( or two's and three's) these fantastic, smart, and beautiful women contact me for photoshoots. This time it was Carla, Andrea, and Kristen.

We picked out some uber sassy (and saucy) outfits, and paired them up with smokey eyes and fabulous curly do's! The end result was absolutely stunning. Here are a few photos from the shoot.

2009-11-08T21:32:00.000-08:00

Since I started doing these photoshoots I have never known what I am going to get with each person that walks in my door. So far it has been one really good experience after another, and these ladies are no exception!

Sue and Jennifer are both really lovely, down to earth woman, with delightful personalities. In creating each look for them I took all of that into account as well as the outfits we had picked. With Sunshine and good weather on our side I know this shoot would be nothing short of a full success!

A smile that could kill a shark.

2009-10-29T21:49:00.001-07:00

Don't let this gorgeous blonde fool you. Although she has a taste for finer clothing labels, she is in no way you average bombshell. Austyn has a sense of humor that you would not expect, She is extremely Brilliant and has the biggest heart.

I met Austyn through our mutual frined Barry. She had been seeking a makeup artist and boy did she come to the right place! Not only did I throughly enjoy the getting to know you part of my process and learning all about this introverted nerd in disguise, But I also love her fierce modeling poses and the fact that the camera loves her. I have a good feeling you will too.

I hear that train a comin' its rollin' around the bend....

2009-10-24T18:29:00.000-07:00

First thing I notice when Jennifer walked into my apartment was " wow she has really pretty hair". Then after talking to her for awhile over hairstyles and makeup plans I realized that she was really laid back, witha great sense of humor and not to mention very pretty. When we headed out to shoot it started to rain and was cold. But Jennifer was a trooper and posed in the rain and sleet. She did quite well if I do say so myself.

Annual Halloween Photoshoot

2009-10-16T20:53:00.000-07:00

The ghosts of all things past parade, Emerging from the mist and shade That hid them from our gaze, And, full of song and ringing mirth, In one glad moment of rebirth, And again they walk the ways of earth As in the ancient days.

Ms.Torture

2009-10-09T18:00:00.000-07:00

My best friend Tiffany is one of my very first ToughLove models. She rocks an eccentric look, with a killer smile, and is always willing to go the distance for an excellent shot. Tiffany also puts on her best game face and poses for a before picture that most of my models cower away from.

Tiffanys been gone for roughly 8 months and has finally moved home. So what else do we do other than toss some highlights in her hair, give it a trim , then do her up right with a mini photoshoot!

Tiffanys Before Picture " If your gonna take one do it now because I don't think I can be any more of a mess than I am now".

Studio Portraits

2009-10-08T08:32:00.000-07:00

Nat and I put together a studio day at WCC so I could show off my makeup skills and so she could work on her lighting project. I also used it as a chance to display a dress that didn't quite make it to my runway back in June.

The dress is just a fun cotton material dress.

These are my photos.

We're All Mad Here.....

2009-10-05T20:25:00.001-07:00

For awhile now I have been discussing details for an Alice in Wonderland reinactment photoshoot. More highfashion and less animation. But instead I got a lovely mix of the two. With big hair and flashy colors, real belly laughs and genuine smiles. It was a lovely shoot minus the mesquitoes.

*Natalie Jones was also a co-photographer on this shoot but her photos are not shown.

In autumn when the trees are brown, The little leaves come tumbling down

2009-10-03T19:09:00.000-07:00

Today started out rainy and cold. Then after I finished with their hair and makeup the sunshine came out and we were ready to shoot. This was my first time meeting the two friends/ co-workers, Bronwyn and Aimee, but hopefully it will not be the last. I had a blast preping them for the shoot and making sure their different personalities shown through in their pictures. Here are the first six that I have edited.

A2 Photo shoot

2009-09-20T19:55:00.000-07:00

I feel Like I rushed the editing of these photos just so I could show you how incredible this shoot was. These are only 6 of 852 photos taken today. Also I want to Thank my friend Nat Jones for photographing with me today. Her photos aren't shown but I will post a link when she is finished with her set.

Clothing by : Studio Apparel
Makeup,Photography and Hair by: ToughLove
Models: Marley, Nia, and Angie.

Not Just Another Walk in the Park

2009-09-14T00:56:00.000-07:00

I had the Pleasure of working with three beautiful and very diverse woman today. Each one had an incredible personality as well as a shining sense of humor. I throughly enjoyed working with them and creating different looks for each one. Here are a few of the photos from the shoot.

Dia de los Muertos

2009-09-09T09:54:00.000-07:00

I have been fascinated with the day of the dead (or Dia de los Muertos)for some time now and I thought the best way to show my appreciation for such an inspirational holiday I grabbed one of the ToughLove girls and spent the day creating looks and a set for us.

Studio Apparel

2009-08-05T11:39:00.000-07:00

I am absoluetly in love with studio apparels clothing. Not to mention the designer is the sweetest woman ever and is extremely helpful. I love working with her. I set up this photoshoot for her so we can get her name and her clothing out to the world. Buy her stuff. Its incredible and one of a kind!

My models were Cass, Katie and newbie to the ToughLove world, Myrandah.

Makeup On Myself

2009-07-30T15:09:00.000-07:00

From the very beginning of my career I have always known to be in this industry you have to look the part and sell yourself. You are your own buisness card. So everyday I take an extra 10 minutes than I normally would. I try different looks everday. I think it's very important to be diverse in my work. If I have a shoot coming up I always do the looks on myself to make sure everything will come together nicely before I start on my canvas.

WARNING:

There are LOTS of pictures.
I am Very fair in some photos so you might need sunglasses.
Most of these are self taken
These are in no particular order

A Day For New Hair Do's

2009-07-25T21:10:00.000-07:00

Thursday morning (early) My friend Cass stopped over for her new do'! We discussed different hair style ideas but we both decided on it being all black. I added a few blue violet tones to her hair as well. For makeup we stuck with an exaggerated black silver and white look. M.A.C Boot black liquid liner lined her lids in a nice cat eye swoooooop! pale pink lips (one of my favorites) and bronzey cheeks. Check out the latest Cass!

Melissa came over on the same day and we chopped just a bit more off. It has taken us just about a year for Melissa to brave this fabulous look! But I will save that story for her TL time line. For now I'll just show you the photos of her new do'.

The Good, The Bad, and The Itchy

2009-07-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

I have been planning this photo shoot for some time now. Finally today it happend. With the original plan to have 5 models (too big of a number usually) to model my dresses from the fashion show as the day went on the models started dropping like flys till I only had two. Faith and Lisa. When They arrived they had a third Chelsea! I was so happy to see her considering I was bumming that only two dresses would have been displayed. I managed to get them ready, Hair Makeup and All, and get them out the door just before 6pm! I had a guest photographer to work with today. His name is Charlie Naebeck.

When we arrived at the location we were attacked by mosquitos! We headed to the feilds and took lots and lots of beautiful photos of these beautiful ladies!

Towards the end we were almost tossed out on our butts for trespassing. I talked them out of sending us to jail gave them my buisness card and offerd to help them and send them pictures. They let us go and we went home.

Here are a few photos I just finished editing!

Fashion Anarchy: My first fashion show.

2009-07-17T10:01:00.000-07:00

This being my first Fashion show I felt very inexperienced but in the end it all turned out so well. I was slighty short with music timing but all in all it was pretty awesome. I couldn't have down it with out my team, the models, The band, and my co-pilot/hederosexual life partner Jen Kniivila. All these photos were taken by her.Visual Poetry.

The Modern Exchange is a Vintage clothing storeand Venue. The perfect place to hold the show. So of course I thought why not have them in the show as well. With all these cool duds I spent 3 hours sifting through racks about racks and stacks of clothes. I came out with a few of these Rad Items. Makeup: Taryn Scalise

Stereo Addiction is one of my favorite local bands. Each member has an incredible personality and a great sense of humor which makes for a pretty entertaining show. Their music has a pop/punk feel, with personable lyrics, they even throw in a fun song about zombies. I couldn't think of any other band that would fit this show as well as they did. So thanks guys for adding that special something to our show. www.Myspace.com/Stereoaddictionmusic

I first met Becky Buford during a photoshoot set up by Jen Kniivila. I was modeling her clothes and fell in love with a white dress I modeled for her. We ( Jen and I) had been looking for more designers for the show and decided that Becky and her clothes were a perfect canidate for our show! She is a dream to work with let me tell you. She has a creative out look on her designs and can whip up a hot new top in minutes. These skills should take her far. Makeup: Katie Ray Gun Makeup

I wasn't really in to making clothes for the show. I was pretty happy just doing makeup and directing the show. But Jen Kniivila convinced me that I had to and we needed to fill the space. That was in the beginning. After a few months it became this obsession. Everytime I would go to a clothing store I would see clothes in a different way i.e. How was it stitched? Where did the seam begin and how was it folded to make that ruffle? I would purchase random yards of fabric then later pair them with other fabrics.

In the end it all turned out perfect. I ended up creating the majority of these dresses 2 weeks before the show. I work best under small amounts of pressure apparently. I would like to Thank Becky from Studio Apparel for showing me how to put in a zipper and sew a ruffle just right

This first picture is a scene from my runway. I had 3 good looking guys dress up and spin the ladies around to music from Blink 182 and Angels and Airwaves. Makeup: Taryn Scalise (me)

This was our team of Artists and Hairstylist. From Bottom to Top: Taryn Scalise(myself), Katie Casebolt, Julie Rhodes, and Katherine Raetzel. Julie and Katherine worked as a team. Julie prepped the hair while Katherine created the updos! All the hair looked incredible! As for the Makeup artist, I was responsible for The Modern Exchange Vintage shops Models, as well as my own (ToughLove). Katie Casebolt Teamed up with Studio Apparel.

TL Time Line: Cassie

2009-07-13T20:25:00.000-07:00

I realized when I was looking through my old photos of one of my first ToughLove Girls I realized..wow she has had a LOT of different looks...almost as many as me! HA!!

P.S S.Pellegrino tastes like Pretty.

I would like to point out that this is what Cassie looked like before she met me.

And this is what she looks like now!

She sure is lucky that she has me to transform her every other month.

I'd say the next person is going to be Tiffany that gets this time line treatment.

Introducing ToughLove Makeup, Photography, and Design

2009-07-11T14:14:00.000-07:00

Some of my favorite looks that I have done in the past. I create unique looks for every model to compliment my work and their facial structure. These ladies are beautiful blank canvas's. I love them. I did there hair for each photo, as well as picked out the outfits, and arranged them for shots.

Click on photo for larger image.

Photographers: Jen Kniivila, Natalie Jones, Rachel Ianmarino, and Taryn Scalise