Elysian Park: Shot by Ammar Jamal
Hair: Butterfly Locs, compliments of a 10 minute youtube tutorial.
Makeup: Yours truly, featuring black-owned brands like Mented Cosmetics, Colored Raine & Black Radiance
Today I am sharing some images from my shoot with photographer/graphic designer, Ammar Jamal. He is know as @manmeetsstyle on instagram and we recently connected through the social media app to shoot a couple of months ago. We discussed mood boards and concepts and like the true Sagittarius I am, I was all over the place. Admittedly, I was frazzled from just coming off of vacation so I had all this inspiration in my head, but I ultimately settled on neutrals and earth tones and chose Elysian Park. You all know how much I like being outdoors so it was an easy choice. I always feel so grounded around nature because it’s truly therapeutic.
Ammar is an amazing photographer who works fast and efficiently. We were out there during golden hour so the race until sunset added a little bit of pressure but Ammar has a great eye for capturing different textures and color in an environment such as a hiking trail . We were probably out there for a total of an hour and a half or so. I look forward to working with him in the future. For more of Ammar’s work check out his website www.ammarjamal.com.
