This young and beautifully exotic looking creature is Latai. We are starting a model portfolio for her and this was our first shoot. This shoot was put together at the last minute but I am so glad we did it. I met Latai through my niece, Ki'ilani who also likes to model for me from time to time but not anymore because she lives in Alaska now..... boohoo :( Anywho, isn't she gorgeous??

I hope to be seeing more of her in 2011!
Model: Latai Soakai
Makeup and Styling: Uilani Friedman



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Sara and I became friends from the ever popular FACEBOOK! She's a model who lives in Haiku Maui. We almost instantly set something up for my next trip to Maui. Since then we have done 2 shoots together and this is from our first visit at Kanaha Beach. She is such a lovely person. Sara is enthusiastic about trying anything and she know her body well. She is as carefree as the tropical breeze and a joy to shoot!

Can't wait to shoot with her again:)

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One day while cleaning my father inlaw's house I found this huge, grey lawn garbage bag. When I opened it up I saw 2 beautiful wedding dresses. It was obviously not taken cared of and I immediately took it and found a more proper place to put it in the house. Well, I found out that my sister-in law had a friend that gave these dresses to her a few years ago and she worked at Watabe Wedding Corporation in Kahului.

So, what better way to make use of it............in a shoot! I got some pretty ladies to model theses dresses and we did a mock wedding dress shoot! Whatever you call it.............hehehehehe:) The dresses were gorgeous and the girls had fun wearing and modeling in it! So, here's a few from that shoot~

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