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Messy Studio Session with TJ Turner

Updated: Oct 19, 2018

TJ and I are back at it. I invited him over for some coffee and to check out some of my latest work... he inspired me by giving me a new cowboy reference photo to turn into a painting!!! You'll have to wait to see the finished piece!






Not only have TJ and I become buddies, he's also shot some of my favorite studio session photos with me. I love working with him because he patiently waits for special little moments to capture with his lens- perfectly messy and in-the-moment. While we are shooting/painting, sometimes we talk and laugh about stories, and sometimes I'm really into my painting groove and we don't say a word!


Enjoy some of our photos from a day in the studio!


To see more of TJ's work, visit his website.















Studio Session with TJ Turner

Updated: Oct 19, 2018

I love when I find cool people to collaborate with. I met Minneapolis photographer TJ Turner a few years back while working on a photo shoot, and I knew I had to make him my friend.






Not only have TJ and I become buddies, he's also shot some of my favorite studio session photos with me. I love working with him because he patiently waits for special little moments to capture with his lens- perfectly messy and in-the-moment. While we are shooting/painting, sometimes we talk and laugh about stories, and sometimes I'm really into my painting groove and we don't say a word!


Enjoy some of our photos from a day in the studio!


To see more of TJ's work, visit his website.














Studio Session with Chad Moon

Where do I start? Chad Moon is one of my favorite humans... he happens to be a fantastic photographer, a great friend to me and he's married to the most humble Vikings Cheerleader I've ever met.






Chad and I have spent a lot of time in my North Loop Studio 320! When our ideas start flowing, there's no telling when we are stopping! Check out some of these bad-ass photos Chad snapped over the weekend.


To see more of Chad's work as a fashion photographer,, visit his website.













ABOUT VALERIE

Valerie is a Minneapolis based multimedia artist who has carved out a unique career doing what she loves each day- creating.  

 

Using every medium she can get her hands on, creates her own rules for what it means to be an artist- from meaningful commissioned artwork and custom guitars and handbags to live art performed in front of thousands at events as large as the Super Bowl. She has also has established herself as a leading fashion model, where she has traveled the globe shooting everything from magazine covers and brands such as Spanx, Champion, Calvin Klein and Target.

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