Here's a video from some of my images photographed at the monologues on April 18.
Creative and fun portraiture for HS Seniors, Families, Teens, kids, babies and couples.
Friday, May 1, 2009
V-Day Apex Compilation
Here's the video I've prepared for the V-Day website. It will also be featured on Animoto for a cause this month. We're so excited to have this opportunity to spotlight an organization that is working on fighting violence against women.
Monday, April 13, 2009
V-day, Until the Violence Stops
Last month I photographed a local fashion show that was given to benefit V-Day Apex. We are raising money for a new interview room for women in the new police station. Animoto saw my video and loved it so much that they wanted to feature V-Day Apex on their new Animoto for a cause site - along with other larger causes throughout the world. In speaking with the local organizer of V-day she spoke with the national organizers and together they decided that the honor would be best served by giving it to V-day Global and the issues that are surrounding violence against women in the Congo. This is the video that they came up with!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Amras V-day Auction
Some images from last night's silent auction taken at Amra's in downtown Raleigh. Great event as usual put on by V-day Apex.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Model Search
We are excited to extend our model search for our "Over the Moon" collection of Hollywood Glamour portraits. Please call the studio for more details.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Paw Prints
We see a lot of pets here at Anne Clay Photography - and soon we'll be running a great special - stay tuned....
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Some Fashion Show Beauties
Last Friday night during the fashion show in Apex - a V-Day event I had the great opportunities to photograph a few of the models in their makeup and beautiful clothing. Here is a small sample.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Before the Fashion Show
Here is some video footage from the Apex Fashion Show last night sponsored by Hair Body and Sole, My Girlfriend's Closet, and Nativa in conjunction with other local businesses such as myself to raise money for the V project here in Apex.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Over the Moon
We have a new program offered to our clients called "Over the Moon". Designed especially for women, it's an opportunity to celebrate ourselves and have a fun experience putting ourselves in the shoes of the stars in days gone by. We've even got our own blog. More details to follow....
Friday, February 20, 2009
Back from Vegas
Back from the WPPI convention in Vegas. Great time with old friends and meeting new friends. So many talented photographers there. Seeing it was my first time in Vegas my friend Arthur showed me the town...we went to New York, NY (who knew), Paris, Venice, Egypt, Carribean and Old Vegas. Feel like I've seen the world!
The conference center was 1/2 mile from my room so we did lots of walking. Next year I will take better shoes - my feet have been blistered beyond recognition but the walk was nice with the pool and palm trees and a really cool upscale studio walk full of restaurants and boutiques. Starbucks saved the day with my 3 hour nightly sleep average.
Think it will take me a few days to catch up and feel back to normal again but I'm filled with many good memories.
Pictures to follow...
The conference center was 1/2 mile from my room so we did lots of walking. Next year I will take better shoes - my feet have been blistered beyond recognition but the walk was nice with the pool and palm trees and a really cool upscale studio walk full of restaurants and boutiques. Starbucks saved the day with my 3 hour nightly sleep average.
Think it will take me a few days to catch up and feel back to normal again but I'm filled with many good memories.
Pictures to follow...
Friday, February 13, 2009
One More Day
Just one more day until I get on the plane to Vegas for the WPPI conference. (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International). Looking forward to a great time with friends and keeping on on the tricks of my trade. Photographers are among some of the most fun people that I have met.
I have never been to Vegas. I drove through once when I was 25 and was driving alone across the US. I remember travelling through hours of the desert and then off in the distance in the middle of the desert was a small city with hotels and as soon as I saw it out there, i had passed it and it was gone. All those years ago it wasn't that big a place. A few years ago I saw images that my father took and was amazed at the growth and all the homes out there. That's right, good friends from NH moved there a few years ago - I totally forgot.
Anyway, I'll be stocked with lots of new information when I get back and will be ready to get some new product lines going. Just have to get through today....
I have never been to Vegas. I drove through once when I was 25 and was driving alone across the US. I remember travelling through hours of the desert and then off in the distance in the middle of the desert was a small city with hotels and as soon as I saw it out there, i had passed it and it was gone. All those years ago it wasn't that big a place. A few years ago I saw images that my father took and was amazed at the growth and all the homes out there. That's right, good friends from NH moved there a few years ago - I totally forgot.
Anyway, I'll be stocked with lots of new information when I get back and will be ready to get some new product lines going. Just have to get through today....
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Press Release today of Teen Angst Collection
Hair, Body & Sole Salon and Spa in Apex Releases Edgy ‘Teen Angst’ Photography Collection Showcasing More Than Just Hair Trends
Images Depict the Anguish Many of Today’s Teens Feel
Apex, N.C. (Feb. 11, 2009) Apex, a sleepy little town in North Carolina is known for its southern hospitality, slow pace and Money Magazine’s 2007 14th-place ranking of it as the best place to raise a family. It’s not necessarily a place one would associate with fashion—or controversy. But Cheri’ Kinney, Owner of Hair, Body & Sole Salon and Spa, has brought both to her latest photo shoot.
Splitting time “behind the chair” and running a day spa keeps this feisty redhead busy enough, but Kinney also likes to release a collection of photos at least once a year. She says it “keeps the creative juice flowing.”
“Fashion always reflects what is happening in the world. We are dealing with a lot of unknowns right now with the conflict in the Middle East, the war in Iraq, a new president, and the economy—all of which create uncertainty,” Kinney says. “I believe people will be trying to simplify their lives and will seek out fashion and hairstyles which are simple and subtle.”
Kinney’s latest collection focuses on what she believes will be in style during the coming season. “Spring and fall always usher in the blondes, but I believe this year will be a more harmonious blend of shades—a little removed from the color blocking we have seen in recent years or the overly contrasting looks that can appear striped and bold,” she says. “Brunettes will have shades of warm tones and reds next to cooler shades, which would seemingly contrast but actually make the jewel tones stand out more. Bright and edgy colors are always in fashion, but this year they will probably be contained to a focal point instead of being all over color. And finally, colors not usually found in nature will become more mainstreamed but in subtle and blended ways.”
But Kinney’s recent photo shoot also showcases more than just upcoming hair color and style trends. All of the models are teens, and all of the photos convey a somewhat shocking message.
“I see teenagers and their mothers all the time,” Kinney says. “The mothers think their kids are not getting into any ‘real trouble’ and the kids think their parents do not know [that they are]. Unfortunately, the kids are often right. Popular television shows like ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’ along with the recent increase of teen violence in schools are a clear indication that we do not always know what our children are involved in.”
Kinney says many of today’s teens are going to great lengths to make sure they look good on the outside, even if they are a mess on the inside. “I wanted to do a photo shoot that carried the message that teenagers are dealing with a world that moves much faster than it did in previous generations. The issues teens have to deal with are complex and frightening. The photos deal with prescription drug trafficking, cutting, body image, teen pregnancy and living in a culture of excess. These are not by any means all of the problems facing kids today, I just wanted to use my photos to highlight a handful of them. The pictures are disturbing and haunting. The issues are raw and real, and it is not just happening to someone else’s child.”
Kinney says she in no way wants to romanticize the issues these pictures represent, just bring attention to them and create a common ground to perhaps start a conversation. “These are the things that are happening that we don’t like to talk about,” she says.
So what do these photos have to do with hair? And why release something so controversial? Fashion mirrors culture. “In 2001, after the World Trade Center towers were attacked, almost every designer released something that included camouflage,” Kinney says. “The late 1980s and early 1990s revealed numerous signs of the drug culture during that time—with models showing visual characteristics of heroin addictions and other issues.”
Kinney sees this happening again, in today’s teen culture. Singer Lily Allen’s song “The Fear” speaks directly to the pressure many teens feel to achieve perfect bodies, as referenced in this line: “Now I’m not a saint but I’m not a sinner. Now everything is cool as long as I’m getting thinner.” (You can listen to the entire song at HYPERLINK "http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-fear-lyrics-lily-allen.html" http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-fear-lyrics-lily-allen.html.)
“What I do is hair, but I see these things playing out in the lives of many families,” Kinney says. “Even if kids are not involved themselves, they have a friend or know someone who is. These issues cross all racial and socioeconomic boundaries. I have some personal experience with more than one of the scenarios depicted and felt compelled to bring attention to them.”
It’s important to note that the models in these photos do not engage in the scenarios they depict, with the exceptions of the pregnant teen, who is actually pregnant, and the cutter, who does in fact cut herself. An expanded collection of ‘Teen Angst’ images will be displayed in the upstairs gallery at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Historic Downtown Apex beginning in April.
To view additional photos from this collection, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.hairbodyandsolespa.com" www.hairbodyandsolespa.com. All photos were taken by photographer Anne Clay, whose work can be viewed online at HYPERLINK "http://www.anneclay.com" www.anneclay.com. To request a higher resolution image, email Anne at HYPERLINK "mailto:anneclay@mac.com" anneclay@mac.com. Makeup was done by Ashley Bromirski, who can be reached at HYPERLINK "mailto:smashart@gmail.com" smashart@gmail.com. None of these photos would have been possible without their collaboration.
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Images Depict the Anguish Many of Today’s Teens Feel
Apex, N.C. (Feb. 11, 2009) Apex, a sleepy little town in North Carolina is known for its southern hospitality, slow pace and Money Magazine’s 2007 14th-place ranking of it as the best place to raise a family. It’s not necessarily a place one would associate with fashion—or controversy. But Cheri’ Kinney, Owner of Hair, Body & Sole Salon and Spa, has brought both to her latest photo shoot.
Splitting time “behind the chair” and running a day spa keeps this feisty redhead busy enough, but Kinney also likes to release a collection of photos at least once a year. She says it “keeps the creative juice flowing.”
“Fashion always reflects what is happening in the world. We are dealing with a lot of unknowns right now with the conflict in the Middle East, the war in Iraq, a new president, and the economy—all of which create uncertainty,” Kinney says. “I believe people will be trying to simplify their lives and will seek out fashion and hairstyles which are simple and subtle.”
Kinney’s latest collection focuses on what she believes will be in style during the coming season. “Spring and fall always usher in the blondes, but I believe this year will be a more harmonious blend of shades—a little removed from the color blocking we have seen in recent years or the overly contrasting looks that can appear striped and bold,” she says. “Brunettes will have shades of warm tones and reds next to cooler shades, which would seemingly contrast but actually make the jewel tones stand out more. Bright and edgy colors are always in fashion, but this year they will probably be contained to a focal point instead of being all over color. And finally, colors not usually found in nature will become more mainstreamed but in subtle and blended ways.”
But Kinney’s recent photo shoot also showcases more than just upcoming hair color and style trends. All of the models are teens, and all of the photos convey a somewhat shocking message.
“I see teenagers and their mothers all the time,” Kinney says. “The mothers think their kids are not getting into any ‘real trouble’ and the kids think their parents do not know [that they are]. Unfortunately, the kids are often right. Popular television shows like ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’ along with the recent increase of teen violence in schools are a clear indication that we do not always know what our children are involved in.”
Kinney says many of today’s teens are going to great lengths to make sure they look good on the outside, even if they are a mess on the inside. “I wanted to do a photo shoot that carried the message that teenagers are dealing with a world that moves much faster than it did in previous generations. The issues teens have to deal with are complex and frightening. The photos deal with prescription drug trafficking, cutting, body image, teen pregnancy and living in a culture of excess. These are not by any means all of the problems facing kids today, I just wanted to use my photos to highlight a handful of them. The pictures are disturbing and haunting. The issues are raw and real, and it is not just happening to someone else’s child.”
Kinney says she in no way wants to romanticize the issues these pictures represent, just bring attention to them and create a common ground to perhaps start a conversation. “These are the things that are happening that we don’t like to talk about,” she says.
So what do these photos have to do with hair? And why release something so controversial? Fashion mirrors culture. “In 2001, after the World Trade Center towers were attacked, almost every designer released something that included camouflage,” Kinney says. “The late 1980s and early 1990s revealed numerous signs of the drug culture during that time—with models showing visual characteristics of heroin addictions and other issues.”
Kinney sees this happening again, in today’s teen culture. Singer Lily Allen’s song “The Fear” speaks directly to the pressure many teens feel to achieve perfect bodies, as referenced in this line: “Now I’m not a saint but I’m not a sinner. Now everything is cool as long as I’m getting thinner.” (You can listen to the entire song at HYPERLINK "http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-fear-lyrics-lily-allen.html" http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-fear-lyrics-lily-allen.html.)
“What I do is hair, but I see these things playing out in the lives of many families,” Kinney says. “Even if kids are not involved themselves, they have a friend or know someone who is. These issues cross all racial and socioeconomic boundaries. I have some personal experience with more than one of the scenarios depicted and felt compelled to bring attention to them.”
It’s important to note that the models in these photos do not engage in the scenarios they depict, with the exceptions of the pregnant teen, who is actually pregnant, and the cutter, who does in fact cut herself. An expanded collection of ‘Teen Angst’ images will be displayed in the upstairs gallery at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Historic Downtown Apex beginning in April.
To view additional photos from this collection, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.hairbodyandsolespa.com" www.hairbodyandsolespa.com. All photos were taken by photographer Anne Clay, whose work can be viewed online at HYPERLINK "http://www.anneclay.com" www.anneclay.com. To request a higher resolution image, email Anne at HYPERLINK "mailto:anneclay@mac.com" anneclay@mac.com. Makeup was done by Ashley Bromirski, who can be reached at HYPERLINK "mailto:smashart@gmail.com" smashart@gmail.com. None of these photos would have been possible without their collaboration.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Hanging in the Gallery
Big news - I will be having an exhibit in the Halle Gallery in downtown Apex From March 20 through April. The gallery will be displaying images about "Teen Angst". Cheri Kinney of Hair, Body and Sole envisioned this idea and during the past few weeks we've been taking her vision and putting it into reality. The display is to feature the hair designs of Cheri and makeup by Ashley Bromirski from Radiant Beauty. More news and images to follow!
Friday, January 23, 2009
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