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Issue #1
Spring 19
A more comprehensive soul is becoming aware that we are one and that what we do t0 another we do to ourselves.
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EDITORS NOTE
Th a n k you f or ta kin g th e t ime t o vie w t he first issue of P RACT ICE
m a g a z i n e. Th e in s pir a tion a l to pic of t his issue is lo ve bec ause it is w hat t h i s m a g a zin e a n d P RACT ICE, as a br and, is built on. E special l y t he lo ve o f yo u r se lf a n d your c r a f t, to the point w here you f eel t he desire t o advance i n i t . My goa l is to h e lp oth e rs find t hat lo ve and grow it so muc h t hat it re f l e c t s on to e ve n m ore pe ople. Hopeful l y, giving ot hers e ven one more re a son t o lo ve e ac h oth e r. H owe ver, t he t heme of advancement is not coming f rom a plac e of dis c on te n t, but from humilit y. T hat is t o say t hat , t he crea t i ve s f e ature d in wil l n ot s ole l y be emerging creat ives. T he idea of t he f e at u re s i s t o h ig h lig h t a nyon e who is ful l y dedic at ed t o t heir cr af t bec asuse o f t h e i m t e s e lo ve th e y h a ve f or it .
Yo u may n otic e th a t s ome of t he phot ogr aphs are uncredit ed. T hat i s
b e c a u se t h e y a re ta ke n by me. W hile I do lo ve phot ogr aphy, a gal ler y of my ph o t o s i s n ot th e pur pos e of this magazine, it is just simpl y w hat had t o b e d on e d u e to a lac k of re s ourc e s. If t his issue, specific al l y, doesn' t do any t hi g e l se, I h o pe th a t it urge s oth e rs t o put t heir hardwork out t here and P RACT I C E m ag a zin e is e xac tl y th e saf e and underst anding plat f or m f or t hat . S o pl e a se, subm it your h a rdwork or suggest ot hers hardwork t o pr act icemagaz i n e 1 9 @ g ma il.c om. A ls o, f e e l free t o give any f eedbac k. Even if you lit er all y j u st h a te th e wh ole th in g, let ' s t alk about it . P RAC T I CE. Editor in Ch ie f, I sa i a h Mc R ae
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Table of Contents
Editor's Note ~ 3 PRACTICE. music ~ 5 KaylaRae ~ 5 PRACTICE. fashion ~ 15 Sam of INFATUE ~ 17 PRACTICE. art ~29 Christopher Sinclair ~ 33 The Cover ~ 37 PRACTICE. love ~39 4
PRACTICE.
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MUSIC
K AY L A R A E P H O T O G R A P H E D B Y: I S A I A H M C R A E
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KAYLA RAE
How did you get into music? I d o n ' t k n o w. I ’ v e j u s t a l w a y s l o v e d music. I’ve always been singing. I recorded my first song at 13 and I c o u l d n’t s e e m y s e l f d o i n g a n y t h i n g else. Who are some of your inspirations for music? L i k e s a d e , A l i y a h , M a y a , Te y a n a Ta y l o r s h e ’s r e a l l y d o p e . How do you stay true to yourself as a musician?
"YOU KNOW YOU’RE MEANT TO DO IT WHEN ITS ALL YOU WA N T A N D P U T ENERGY INTO"
Wr i t i n g m y ow n mu s i c h e l p s . I t c om e s from the heart. As long as what you m a k e c o m e s f r o m t h e h e a r t , i t ’s g e n u ine.
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ARTIST ~ PETEY GREEN
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PRACTICE. music ALWAYS ADVANCING
Groove On
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PRACTICE.
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ERICA BANKS
Photography ~ Ahmad Jordan Hair ~ Dmaya Wheaton
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PRACTICE.
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FASHION
MODEL ~ DEANNA RISPOLI MUA ~ KRYSTAL MCLEOD
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I N FAT U É
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H T T P S : // I N F A T U E C L O T H I N G . C O M /
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LIL FRESH SAM
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MODEL ~ ASHLEIGH ROBERTS MUA ~ CASSANDRA DOSSOUS
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PHOTOGRAPHY ~ HIEN NGUYEN MODEL ~ JACOB PRUITT
THE LOVE LINE
PHOTOGRAPHY ~ TYLER GROBER MODELS ~ JEREMY SLEIFER, SARA SAGE, MEGAN LOUHIER, SEAN MAG THELOVELINE.SHOP
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SKY & SAPPHIRE PATTON PHOTOGRAPHED BY LESLIE ANDREWS FLOWER BY @PAPERANANSI 24
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I N FAT U E C LO T H I N G . C O M
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CHRISTOPHER SINCLAIR
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So what got you into photography?
If I'm to be honest, it started in high school with film. I would walk around my school with a camera taking pictures of my friends and different classmates. A lot of times my settings were off, buy I still found it magical to be able to capture a moment and share it with people later on. It was at that point that photography became my first love and I knew it would be with me for the rest of my life. I've never found it burdening or frustrating just wanted to somehow get better at it.
How do you stay authentic to yourself in your craft?
I try to stay true to myself by being completely honest with what is I'm looking for when taking pictures. While different personalities of people can become a juggling act no matter what your line of business is I find it best to be straightfoward and honest with the models.
What do you want your legacy as a photographer or as an artist to be?
Truthfully at the core I'm an artist and I like to be remembered as such. Photography just happens to be the paint brush or canvas that I use to display the art form that I enjoy. In no ways what I consider myself to be a great photographer or technically inclined at photography I think my greatest strength lies in my creativity and my eye for what I think looks good. I think taking pictures of beautiful women is pretty easy or should I say not as complicated as taking picture of a beautiful subject and really giving it an Artful look.
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Photography ~ Patrick Maurice Models ~ Imani & Brianna
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PRACTICE. ART TILLY THE ARTIST "SUNN" (2018) 35
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DENZEL ODURO "HERMOINE"(2018) 36
THE COVER 37
A L WA Y S A D VA N C I N G SASHA BROMFIELD PHOTOGRAPHED BY ISAIAH MCRAE MAKEUP BY @URGLAMSQUAD HAIR BY @_VOXO
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Emotion is one of the greatest gifts of the human experience. It is an instinctive characteristic that subconsciously guides nearly every detail of our lives. Though humans can feel a wide range of emotion, one of the strongest of them all is love. Love acts like a drug coursing through our veins giving us an intense, positive sensation that surround us in complete euphoria. Love is highly addictive, and the meaning of it is constantly evolving as we continue to learn different forms of expression. Chasing the high of this impactful emotion, love drives us to search for it in even the s m a l l e s t p a r t o f o u r d a y. A l o t l i k e w a t e r t h i s e m o tion can be as tiny as a droplet or come in tsunami like waves hitting us in an instant. Love is what s p a r k s o u r c r e a t i v i t y, m o t i v a t e s o u r g o a l s , a n d f u l fills our desire to feel complete. As humans we often forget that love is not given to us but created b y u s . We c a n c r e a t e t h i s s e n s a t i o n a t o u r o w n w i l l , it is in our design to house this power to produce p o s i t i v e e c s t a s y. Love comes from the knowledge of self. Knowledge of self can be simplistic such as how much sugar someone prefers in their coffee. Or it can also be detailed in the way we express our love with our very own love language. Once we realize what it is that we love, we can further explore and become masters at manifesting this feeling. The hardest concept to grasp is not h o w, o r w h y w e l o v e , b u t w h e n w e l o v e . T h r o u g h out our lifetime we are guilty of filling our days with things that do not satisfy our cravings for s e l f - f a m i l i a r i t y. We a s h u m a n s a r e c o n d i t i o n e d t o feel full when we create unconditional love which stems from the deepest depths of our hearts. Classified as chemical reactions in our brain, this f e e l i n g i s u n l i m i t e d . We c a n e x p e r i e n c e t h i s e v e r lasting high in every minute of the day by filling our days with things we love. Start small, write a list of items that you love such as favorite candle scents, restaurants, songs, people, etc. Then, eventually improve your list by going into detail such as what you could do to enjoy these activities more. Even though we have many emotions that control our lives, we can take the first step at m a s t e r i n g a t l e a s t o n e o f t h e m . We c a n b e c o m e surfers of our own human experience riding a tide of empowerment. The gift of love is selflessly acknowledging we are creators, artists, and leaders of our own lives. Life is all about practice, and we c a n p r a c t i c e l o v e e v e r y s i n g l e d a y. We c a n b e c o m e our own spark, giving ourselves an ocean of sereni t y. T h e o n l y t h i n g l o v e i s w a i t i n g o n i s y o u . Rikki grant Https://theofficialrikki.Wixsite.Com/rikki 41
P. LOVE
W hat is lo ve to you?
Ho w do you pra ctice lo ve?
K a y l a R a e ~ Forgiveness. For
K a y l a R a e ~ Understanding. By
e ver yone. Espe-
cial l y yourself c ause once you pr actice it in yourself;
as in not blaming yourself, not putting yourself down f or mistakes, it makes it easy to do it f or others.
Chr istophe r Sinclair ~
As an ar tist I guess the
way that I pr actice lo ve is being consistent in what I do when it comes to taking and editing pictures.
There are many times when it's 90-plus degrees outside and the humidit y is at 100% And I'm out there sweating yet tr y ing to be creative to get the shot.
W hile it c an be uncomf or table I ne ver get c aught up
in that. Instead it's the lo ve of what I do and the re-
sults I hope to get that push me f or ward but keep me being consistent dedic ating my al l to the project.
understanding
someone and who the y are and why the y ’re doing
what the y ’re doing. Also understanding yourself c ause then you’re not projecting your own shit on to people
Chr istophe r Sinclair ~
Yes lo ve to me is
the pur it y of The Ar t of P hotogr aphy. I lo ve the way it makes me f eel when I take a picture that I c an be proud of, also I lo ve the way my c lient f eels when
the y appreciate what we've created together. S ure I'd lo ve to make lots of mone y doing this but if I ne v-
er made another dime from taking pictures I would
stil l continue to do this and put my al l into it as I've al way s tr y to simpl y bec ause it's something I enjoy. P hotogr aphy is definitel y my first lo ve. I have no
ambitions to be the best at it just to be my best at it if that makes sense.
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Issue #1
Spring 19
ALWAYS ADVANCING