I love my job.  There is nothing I would rather be doing than creating photographs. Last Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing Ilaria Della Bidia.  Ilaria lives in Lucca, a small city in Tuscany, Italy.  Coincidentally last summer I had the pleasure of visiting Lucca while spending time visiting close friends.  It is a magnificent walled city where the central square was built on top of a Roman Ampitheater.  Lucca is the birthplace of Puccini.  When walking past the music conservatory students’ music pours out of every window.

Ilaria tours with Andrea Bocelli and is putting the finishing touches on a solo release.  Besides singing like an angel Ilaria is beautiful both inside and out.  Her playful personality and comfort in front of the camera made my job very easy.

Fashion stylist Brit Cato pulled magnificent gowns and casual looks that complimented Ilaria’s beauty and style. Makeup artist and hair stylist Angela Ivana did a beautiful job creating natural and more glamorous looks.

Here is an image taken at the end of the day with Ilaria, Brit and myself looking fresh!

Once I get the team’s final selects I will post the final images! Images will be used for promotion and publicity.  I hear that they will be displayed in Time Square, NYC!