Imagesbyoliver: BenzoCouture

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Friday, December 12, 2008

BenzoCouture

Tonight I had the pleasure of shooting some of the models for BenzoCouture as a part of a fashion show that was being held at Faces night club in downtown Sacramento. BenzoCouture is a clothing design company owned and operated by Mercedes “Ben” (I did confirm that this was her real name).

I don’t normally like to shoot runway stuff because of the sheer chaos, however I was enticed to this shoot when Mercedes offered me the opportunity to get photographs of the models beforehand at the hair salon. The salon was Luxe Salon and Spa located on J Street just to the rear of the Tapa restaurant. The folks at Luxe Salon were very cool and friendly. I enjoyed chatting with the staff that was there that night.

I was able to pull off a few good pics at the salon. I had to work outside in a breezeway that provided access to all the adjoined businesses. Here’s what I got.

The theme was very nice