behind the scenes...

We did these snaps of Galina at a fitting with fashion designer Gino Velardi a couple weeks before the shoot, to help us decide which outfits we'd use... we settled on the first two.....

Hairstylist Ty getting started on Galina...

Taking a break between shots:

Ty and Andre begin discussing Galina's next look...

Andre's handiwork proceeds as Gino Velardi monitors in the background:

A few finishing touches as Galina takes the stage...

The lighting on these shots is a single strobe head on a C-stand boom, in a 7-inch reflector with a grid... there's another head behind that seamless poked full of holes. We'll tweak the white balance, but warm looks good, too, yes?

Ty lights Galina's fire and she takes a couple experimental drags...