The Making of a Fashion Superhero
Wonder Woman, Storm, Katniss, Rogue… We love our female superheroes. We applaud as they save the world, and we imagine our strongest selves fighting…
Collaboration Projects
The Magical Librarian of The Last Bookstore
I saw the magic the moment I walked into The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles. The huge building, formerly a giant bank, with…
Battling the Winds of Aruba
Hands down: this photo shoot was the MOST difficult, challenging, and problematic project we’ve ever attempted… My Idea It started with my bright idea: Lesley…
Going for the Greek Islands with Plotagraph®
Opening my email, I got the notification: Australian brand Christian Paul Watches was hosting a fashion blogger contest to win a 5-star, $30,000 AU vacation…
Commanding Time and the 007 Affair
Our collaboration challenge of the month: How to mix together a man, a massive collection of watches, and me. Recently JORD Watch, a sustainable…
Our First Magazine Cover – “Movement in Color”
We Got Our First Magazine Cover! And more significantly, it is MY first cover. Here I am, staring at myself on the cover thinking,…
Lifestyle / Reviews
Looking For An Active Vacation? Try Club Med Cancun!
I wanted a vacation. And not just any vacation: I wanted to waterski. I had waterskied once in my life. I was in my…
Ontario Mills Disco Party and 70’s Inspired Fashion Show
Ontario Mills just hosted the most far out disco party ever!!! That 70’s Vibe is here again, and 1970s iconic styles hit the designer runways en…
The Best Kept Anti-Aging Secret for Women 40+
“I think I know why you are so tired,” said the doctor. I was dying to hear the answer to this one. Sometimes it…
Where to Find Effective Nutrition and Exercise Information
Nutrition and exercise are the two most basic, and critical, components of looking and feeling good. Without these our skin treatments, creams, surgeries, and…
Travel Without Tangling Your Necklaces
If you like to travel with chain style necklaces, but can’t because they wrap up and tangle together into knots, here is a quick fix…
‘Surprise and Delight’ Gift Giveaways at Ontario Mills Mall
What are “Surprise and Delight” Giveaways? Well, if you are a lucky shopper at Ontario Mills Mall, it means you get a surprise gift…
Jacqueline's Modeling Diaries
Walking in Paris Fashion Week for the First Time (at age 48)
Paris Fashion Week just came true for me, for the first time, at age 48… Although the first fashion week was originally held in…
The Dilemma of Aging in Los Angeles
Aging. Not my favorite thing at all. According to the Internet, I’m supposed to “age gracefully”. I feel more like I’m being dragged kicking…
The Beginning: “I think I want to model now.”
The Beginning My modeling journey began in 2007, at the unusual starting point of age 38. I was working for a Fortune 200 Telecommunications…
I Booked My First Commercial #dreamjob
I spend much of my time in Los Angeles, and the majority of auditions for models in Hollywood are for non-union (not SAG) TV commercials….
The Catalog Modeling “Dance”, and Why I Needed Lessons…
Catalog modeling looks easy. Stand there, smile. Sit elegantly, smile. Hand on hip, look at camera. Hand on collar, look away from camera, laugh. …
Catalog Modeling Lessons with Photographer Lesley Pedraza
Jacqueline contacted me requesting modeling lessons, explaining that she had delivered a poor performance on a catalog job, and requesting that I teach her…
Featured Artists
Aging Sensuality- Capturing Time with Photographer Phillip Ritchie
At 47, Phillip Ritchie Takes Me On A New Journey… Fine art/fashion photographer Phillip Ritchie and I have a 9 year history together. When…
Models In Motion | Videographer Sean Turi
In an age when we keep up with friends and conduct business via video chat, it’s no wonder that the modeling industry is capitalizing…
Jean-Claude Vorgeack Zooms in on Hair for the SUDZZfx® Urban Icons Campaign
Most of what you might already know about Jean-Claude Vorgeack either has to do with his voice or what’s engaging his eye. He was…
Lesley Pedraza: Model Photographer
FIRST STOP: EUROPE Lesley Pedraza may not have picked up a camera until well into her career as a model and then agent, but…
Eduardo Von Garcia takes us behind the scenes with Requisite Clothing
Photographer Eduardo Von Garcia When Yellow Brick Runway sat down with Miami-based photographer Eduardo Von Garcia, he was mere hours away from flying to Paris—his…
“Videos are the future of everything.” – David Christopher Lee
Videographer David Christopher Lee Today, as the successful photographer and director that he is, David Christopher Lee’s mission is “to make the world a…
Photo / Video Tips
Black and White Wedding Photography Tips
Black and white is one of those styles that is both loved and hated because it’s so difficult to determine a “right” or “wrong”….
How to get Perfect Sunset Wedding Pictures
Sunset pictures aren’t hard. There’s a sky and you take a picture, or so it would seem. When you’re planning the destination wedding of…
5 Things Photographers Need to Know about Working with Models
Working with models can be quite a challenge if you are a beginner in the photography world, just as it is a challenge for…
4 Reasons Why Choosing the Right Wedding Videographer is Important
As there are plenty of things to think about when planning a wedding, some people tend to forget that hiring the right videographer is…
How to Choose a Good Wedding Videographer Within a Budget
Importance of Choosing a Good Wedding Videographer within a Budget A wedding is a very special occasion in every person’s life. Therefore, making sure…
How to Choose Your Perfect Wedding Theme
You’ve made some big decisions already. After all, you’ve chosen the perfect guy! But that decision pales in importance to the really big questions,…