MODEL / DANYA
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
What can I say about Danya? She has such energy and a wonderful personality! This was a selection from our first shoot together out in a sunflower patch and a corn field. I don’t think it turned out… corny. Do you?
MODEL / AUDREY
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Audrey is an amazing photographer in her own right. One day she asked if we could hit the trail together and check out some locations I had told her about and then she volunteered herself to jump in front of the camera. Amazing laughs, hiking, waterfalls and friendship!
MODEL / Jessie Jane
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
In the second half of our shoot, we changed locations to a dry waterfall and a its surroundings perched on a cliff overlooking a beautiful gorge. Here’s what Jessie Jane had to say:
Legit, when I went out in these rocks near a cliff, it was pretty scare. I was definitely collecting my courage on this part of the rocks. My hands tingle as i remember it. As I relaxed and knew I would never be put in any real danger, I formed with the rock around me. Working in the tunnel made me want to reach high in all things. What will your history be? Of inspiration and beauty or opposite? I very much enjoy being a canvas for art. So fun and it sets my heart free. I want to take a moment and thank Jason for this shoot. It’s done nothing but bring me out.
MODEL / Hannah G
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
This was Hannah’s first shoot. We found an amazing old dairy barn to shoot in as well as some sweet meadows and waterfalls. As you probably know, I LOVE waterfalls! We even managed to find a hot spring.
MODEL / Jessie Jane
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Jesse Jane wanted an opportunity to to reclaim what was hers, that is, her femininity — her rights to herself — and she thought shooting with Genesis Modeling and Photography was just the ticket to freedom. I couldn’t agree more. Here’s what she had to say about our shoot:
Sometimes you need to take a break from the world. Be yourself. Love yourself. Accept yourself, your natural beauty, go back to the basics.
On that day it was as if these rocks were perfectly molded for me, the water was beautiful (and chilly but hey), but on that day I was more than just a model. I am someone who finally loves and accepts herself. I cannot go on in life without positivity.
No words can explain how amazing the view was where Jason took me to shoot. Oh the nature around me ❤ I can look over this beautiful world and know that my artistic ways don’t stop here.
One funny thing I was thinking after seeing the results was, ‘I’m proud of my athletic bootay!’ ? and I can always work hard and always improve.
I became one with nature that day, I accepted myself and had to face the truth that I am who I am. Wanting to be like anyone else just made me sad. I am of worth, and made with beauty and I couldn’t be happier ❤.
So feel the beauty, be the beauty, become the beauty. This is where I let my heart free, and allowed my soul to fly. I know my worth and it has never gone away.
MODEL / BRIAHNA
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Briahna and I explored the Boise River to get these epic body paint shots. Here’s her thoughts, post-shoot: “Thank you. It was super fun. Took Forever to wash the paint out of my hair but it was worth it!”
MODEL / RILEY
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
There’s a classic junk yard with vehicles ranging from the 20s to the 70s and I’ve wanted to shoot there for years! Finally got my opportunity with a couple of great ladies. This is Riley. She’s a dancer, an artist and she loves caring for animals. I love how she jumped into this shoot with such enthusiasm.
MODEL / NICOLE
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Nicole agreed to hit up the Camas Prairie Nature Preserve with me to see if we could find some of their famous purple flowers for our backdrop. What we found is that we were too late for flowers, but it was windy and we took advantage of the plentiful swaying grasses for our bodypaint shoot.
MODEL / E B
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
It was 15 degrees. The streets were frozen solid and we fishtailed around every turn, but we made it to this magical parkland and knocked out some stunning shots in the snow. Even saw a deer!
MODEL / DINEKA
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Dineka made a quick trip down to Boise and we got this shoot in the snow! Can you say epic?
MODEL / ALLY
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Ally asked for experimental body paint and hot springs. In this post, I’ll share the body paint section. It turned out really cool!
MODEL / SAMSTERS
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
When she put the mask on it was like she’d stepped out onto the stage…
MODEL / Katie and Crystal
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
When Katie and I worked together, we talked about creating a future shoot that would involve her sister Crystal. What a great idea! Think they had fun?
MODEL / Meagan
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
In a little place I like to call Burnt Creek.
Here’s what Meagan had to say about her shoot as a first-timer:
“Participating in a nude shoot is one of the most freeing, yet terrifying experiences… but only because it’s doing something you’ve NEVER done. Being comfortable in front of a camera with clothes can be challenging, so a nude shoot really opens your mind to many possibilities. The human body is beautiful and is only sexualized because we body shame and hide ourselves away, constantly. I am grateful for clothes during the right circumstances, (like weather conditions or formal gatherings) however, I strongly believe hiding ourselves so much and all the time, has in truth also enabled us to hide away… not only our unique bodies, but also our minds. Allow Beauty TO BE SEEN. EVERYONE IS UNIQUE!”
MODEL / Crystal
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
This was my first “Trash the Dress” Shoot.
Crystal asked if she could bring a wedding dress and work through some grief at this shoot and allowed me to help her process and capture the beauty of those moments and prove that Love is brighter than the pain. Thank you for sharing your heart with us Crystal.
MODEL / Katie H
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Along the banks of the Boise River, enjoying the peace and solitude with Katie…
MODEL / Willow
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
One Word: EPIC. That’s the only thing I can think of to describe our shoot in the Oregon desert.
MODEL / Jasmine
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE
Jasmine and I explored an abandoned train tunnel together on an Idaho summer morning. It was SO COOL.
