I first met Stacie when she auditioned to be in Val’s 7 Shades of Lenity web series project. He was so stoked to work with her because the role needed someone who was both athletic, feminine, and above all was willing to learn parkour. If you haven’t heard of parkour, you’re not alone. You’ve probably seen it in movies and didn’t know what it was. Basically it’s sort of like this extreme urban gymnastics sport where you literally scale 15 feet walls in a single bound and jump from rooftops. Here’s a parkuor video you can check out, because it’s one of those things you have to see to really understand.

So, when Stacie agreed to join the cast and work with the show’s lead parkour actor to train, we were both thrilled. And Val was even more excited to learn that she also knew some martial arts and planned some fun butt-kickin’ scenes for her.

Stacie and I had talked for months about getting some headshots taken for her and finally were able to work it out. So one day, I headed over to her South Austin apartment where we met and drove together to a local park to catch the late afternoon light. While setting up, I learned that she had actually done some modeling, which explained why she seemed to feel so comfortable in front of the camera (probably more comfortable than I did behind it, actually).

All in all, I had a great time working with her, both for this shoot and on Val’s film project. She’s always up for a challenge, is extremely professional, and always gives everything she’s got. I really want to thank Stacie for coming out and playing in the park with me. I had a great time and wish her tons of success in her career!

XOXO!
Rita Q

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I placed my first ad on Craigslist here in Austin offering a special price on headshots and Brent responded. He’s an actor who, like all actors, wanted to have some headshots of him taken for auditions and his social media presence. It was my first “official” headshot session with someone so I was sort of flying by the seat of my pants on what “looks” to try to get him to produce. So I just thought I’d do what I’ve done for my portrait work and just capture his core essence. That internal and universal beauty we all have when we’re just ourselves.

So we met on a Sunday morning at Concordia University in the Lake Travis area and used different walls as backdrops and just played for an hour. He laughed, he looked tough, he smiled. I have no idea if that’s what a “headshot” session is supposed to be about, but in the end, he said he loved them and has since become an actor in one my husband’s short film projects. It was nice to stretch my wings and help a fellow lover of the arts get his career started. And he helped me find the courage to keep posting ads out on craigslist. Thanks Brent! {grin}

xoxo
Rita Q

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