blonde – John Ricard blog

Photographer: John Ricard / johnricardnyc@gmail.com
Model: Marissa Zando
Hair: Britney Powell /
Makeup: Jessica Rios /

I met first met Marissa at Unique Photo where I was presenting a seminar on studio lighting. She was 17 at the time, but she did a great job posing in front of 20 or so photographers who were present. By the time we shot this spread a couple of months later, Marissa had tunred 18. I think my model release was the first one she ever signed for herself.