mags.

This is it.

The final issue of McClung's Magazine, spring 2012 is done. After this month, I turn my social media passwords and duties to the next director.

It's hard to believe how much time has flown by during my time at Ryerson, and in particular McClungs. I owe this little magazine a lot...it was where my first article, about Barbie being a positive role model was published.

A photo shoot with a long blonde wig, a few edits and months later, I still get that tingly feeling in my fingers when I am holding that issue in my hands.

I remember thinking for the first time, I did it, I really did it.

After working as a copy editor last year and now closely with my close friend Katie Engvist, a photographer, we really hit out stride with styling, creating concepts and shooting the photo essays over the 2010-2012 school years.

As I close the page on this magazine, make sure to check out my final photo essay I had the privilege to style and work on.

The concept was developed as "anti-beauty products" and listing the dangers in makeup. I had so much fun working with some of my favourite people to create the look and a feel for the shoot.

Here's a sneak peek:

You see the photo essay and can read the entire spring 2012 issue of McClung's Magazine online here.

wife.

Today is the day!

After many a month of handling the social media, editing and handling a few articles and then contacting models, grabbing clothes and styling the photo essay in only a few days...the 2012 issue of McClung's Magazine is finally here!

Here's a sneak preview of our photo essay, a satirical look at 1950's housewives, and the rules of "The Good Wife".



This would not have been able to have been possible without the help of our photographer Katie Engqvist, editors Niki Singh and Sam Anderson, and of course the time, effort and clothes of all the models!

It was just a treat to work with so many inspiring people to put this issue together, and there is an abundance of fantastic articles by some very talented writers.

Make sure to look for the magazine on Ryerson's campus this week. You can also read the entire issue online here. (especially pages 19-23)

Hope you have a great weekend off from the first official workweek of the year - I'm looking forward to starting work in the Ryerson newsroom next week and finishing my last semester of university. How time flies!

urban.

You may have seen me Tweet quite a bit last week about getting my graduation photos done and also participating in a dance photo shoot. It's super important for both dancers and TV reporters to have updated head shots, and my lovely friend Katie Engqvist was generous enough to take time out of her busy schedule to take some photos of me!

We are working on a photo project called "The Urban Dancer", which takes the dancer out of our natural enviornment (the studio, theatre, etc.) and puts them in the city of Toronto.

I'm so excited to be a part of this project and work with a talented photographer - they know our angles, movement and can see a cool shot perfectly. Katie is fantastic and one of my favourite photographers I've worked with over the years of modelling for dance photos, I would recommend her in a heartbeat.

By popular request, here's a few of my new head shots and sprinkling of dance photos we took. Let me know what your favourites are, and if you know somewhere cool in Toronto that would be good for shots, let us know!

Some Urban Dancer shots:




And an outtake for good measure:
This feels so weird uploading pictures of myself - I guess that's what the fashion bloggers do...hmm.

Check out Katie's site here for contact information and more photos!