Viki on UCLA Campus, Part Two

So Viki gave me a grand tour of the UCLA campus...that was amazing. The buildings are so beautiful and there is even a Cathedral inside the campus. Seeing all the students carrying their bags hurrying to classes...how I wished I had gone through a regular college...well instead I was in design school :P I said to Viki, wow how I wish I am a student all over again...and she said to me 'aren't we all students at any point in life?!' Wise words! We grabbed some drinks at the cafeteria and headed towards the botanical garden...it was a-m-a-z-i-n-g!! The garden is laid out where it kept swirling to the bottom...we found amazing plants, leaves...cactus and used them as backdrops! We were loosing light by the minute...by the time we traveled to the bottom of the garden, we finished the shoot by the cactus! And that's when Viki totally had loosen up and went a little crazy with the spiky cactus!! Thanks Viki for all her energy, creativity and quick wit! :) I had a great day taking pictures for you hope you had fun too!

We saw this amazing tree and quickly used it as our backdrop!

Let me try some different colors with this batch!

Sensual!

Posing with bamboos :P

Cute!

Alright she must be one of the Charlie's Angels!

Beautiful!

Caught between spiky cactus!!

Cactus make me crazy!

Kissing cactus goodbye! The sun was completely gone and we ended our day!

Viki on UCLA Campus, Part One

When Viki swung open the door, she gave me a big hug! There I clicked with her right away! Viki and I 'found' each other and decided we would do a photoshoot together! She is in her final year at UCLA, looking into doing more acting and modeling so needing some photos taken! We went through her closet, and even her mom's and put together an outfit! While I waited for her to change, I sat on family room couch and chatted with her dad a bit, ha! We didn't really had time to eat so Viki whipped up some Herbal Life protein shakes! My first time I ever had a protein shake!! :P On our way to UCLA campus, we drove along the prettier part of Sunset Blvd....we chatted along the way and I realize, Viki is such an intelligent person, she is a thinker, very analytical, and know exactly what she wants to make out of life!! While editing these pictures, I hope her many personalities to shine through!

At the beginning of a session is always the toughest for me, and the model, to relax and get accustom with each other!

Viki has outstanding facial features!

Love backlite!

Soft and beautiful! The other side of Viki!

We moved onto the Botanical Garden within UCLA, it has gotten darker but somehow I like the lighting...these pictures show the tougher, stronger side of her personality!

I had Viki going crazy and throwing leaves around!

Love the earth tone of fall...

Even it was an overcast day...there was still amazing lights!