Art in Bloom!
Flowers | makeup | Hair
Artists Being Creative Together
I wanted the opportunity to shoot flowers that weren’t in a bouquet or a flower crown. I love flower crowns, but I tend to shoot those a lot at weddings and styled shoots. This project unintentionally grew out of my Bridal Decrepitude Project with makeup artist Kristi Martinson, of Wink Hair & Makeup. After seeing her do some amazing work with rose petals, “Bloom!” was born. It evolved into a collaborative project with several hair stylists, florist, models, and makeup artist. The only guideline was that they couldn’t do flower crowns and then let them create whatever they wanted with each model.
Flowers! Who Needs Them?
The entire project would have never gotten off the ground without the donations of all the florals. Some never knew they donated the flowers because I was gifted them from brides, after their weddings. I was given a range of flowers and greenery, and each time the artist stepped up and created a great look on the models. Usually, I wouldn’t know what flowers I was getting until the morning of the shoot. With one of the florals I was at an event, and before I left, I was offered a few of the centerpieces. While driving home I was able to put together a model, a hair stylist, and makeup artist to shoot the next day at 11 am.
Dreams Come True
I consider myself a very small time photographer, and I always dreamed of doing big creative photoshoots. I never really expect to be able to accomplish any of my concepts. Without the help of amazing artist, I would probably still be dreaming. Not one person “phoned in” their contribution. Just to mention a few people: the ladies from Wink stayed up till the early morning hours designing a floral collar, Allie Carter created a necklace out of cabbage leaves, and Alexis Ripley took wildflowers and makeup to build a botanical mohawk with pollen and dirt. I was amazed by everyone’s attention to detail, whether it was a simple look or a large headdress.
Collaborators
Makeup – Impact Artistry
Flowers – Southern Petals
Flower and Hair Design – Alli Carter
Model – Leah Lewis
Shot on location at Cedar Grove Acres
Collaborators
Makeup Artist – Ashley Bromirski
Hair and Flower Styling – Jason Shoop
Florist – The English Garden
Model – Abby Akins
Collaborators
Hair and Makeup: Impact Artistry – Adrienne Duterte
Flowers – Southern Petals
Model – Joe K



Collaborators
Hair and Make Up – Naomi Yata
Flowers Donated By – North Raleigh Florist
Model – Madi Lancaster




Collaborators
Hair / Makeup / Floral Design & Collar
Wink Hair + Makeup (Kristi and Kristal)
Flowers Donated By – Southern Petals
Model – Sabelle Olsen
Collaborators
Hair / Makeup – Krista Massey
Flowers – North Raleigh Florist
Shot on location at the Raleigh Rose Garden in Raleigh
Model – Emma Zwahr







Collaborators
Hair / Makeup – Krista Massey
Flowers – Knots & Such
Shot on location at Vidrio in Raleigh
Model – Shannon Capuano
Gowns provided by Gilded Bridal
Gown Designers:
Collaborators
Hair / Makeup – Krista Massey
Flowers – Southern Petals
Shot on location at The Raleigh Little Theater
Model – Nick Freitas
Collaborators
Hair and Makeup: Alexis Ripley
Flowers – North Raleigh Florist
Model – Lexy Cole
Model – Alexis Ripley
Model – Annabelle Treiber









Collaborators
Makeup / Hair – Sofiah Hassouneh
Flowers – The Purple Poppy
Shot on location in the Raleigh Rose Garden







Thank you for visiting my Art in Bloom page. To see more of my creative editorial work follow the link:
If you have any questions about my creative photography projects or if you are interested in collaborating feel free to contact me.
Email: Chris@nietophotography.com
Phone: (919)495-5916