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Here's a video slideshow from the "Summer Sugar Skull" Photoshoot (click photo below): Model: Chloe Gerak Makeup: Jennifer Ruth Hair: Katie-Rose Petley Stylist: Jihan Amer Soundtrack: Gothic by zero-project This is the third in a series of sugar skull inspired collaborations that I have done with Jennifer Ruth, and several different models, hairstylists and fashion stylists. The previous shoots were Winter Muertos - In the Darkness of Winter  and Primavera de Muertos, each following a seasonal theme. I also collaborated with Catriona Armour and Kyla Lee for my first sugar skull photoshoot last year. The images for all these shoots

Click to see the video ==> Here's a short video slideshow with images from March 28, 2011 shot in the studio in Vancouver Black Light Photoshoot Body painting: Meg's War Paint Model: Genevieve Clements Soundtrack: HALO by digitalTRAFFIC UV Photography by Vancouver based photographer Lloyd K. Barnes. Video created using Animoto.

Here's a video with more Spring sugar skull images on YouTube and a  gallery of photos on my website. Credits Model: Tia Guzzo Makeup: Jennifer Ruth Hair: Hair Styling: Rhi Yee Fashion stylist: Jihan Amer Set decorator: Guen Gianfranchi Photography: Lloyd K. Barnes Music: Nanten This shoot was based on the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), but with a Spring blossom twist. The makeup was inspired by calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls) that are given as offerings to the dead on November 1, and by the work of 666 Photography and the art of Sylvia Ji. The Day of the Dead festival originated with the ancient Aztec