Isabelle Cummins Hair

This photoshoot was for Hairdressing Awards in Vancouver in 2006. I wanted to use a new photographic technique for the shots, that highlighted the folds in the black clothes. I like techniques that catch the eye but don’t distract from the hair. ⁠
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This photo shoot was for a hair competition by in 2006 that was photographed by . I wanted a coloured disconnected piece, so we coloured a false piece and this was the result.⁠
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For this look, with model Joanna Kulpa once again, I wanted to try a different backdrop to the more traditional plain colour usually used in hair photos, so I chose this graphical fabric. Because of the Goth feel of the clothes, I needed a contrasting hair colour. It was interesting, but in the end, I think the background does take away from the hair.

This piece was created for a charity hair show, called Beauty Gives Back in 2017. Doing avant garde work does not come naturally to me, but working with a group of talented hair stylists who do a lot of that work stretched my ability. I wanted to do something unusual, so I bought some plastic sheeting that had holes punched in it. I then weaved hair through the sheeting to make a band of material that was over a meter long.

This photoshoot was also done for the Toni&Guy hairdressing awards in 2006. I wanted a monochromatic shoot, where the hair stood out, and with a Photoshop technique that made the light reflections pop to a brilliant white. ⁠
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Another shoot at with photographer Jae Jeong. My model, Madeline, had lovely curly hair that breathes fresh versatility to her look. I love the apricot colour of her hair!⁠
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This photoshoot was done in 2006, and was a winner at Hairdresser of the Year Awards. I was working alongside and stylist Luisa Rino for this shoot.⁠
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This photoshoot alongside was done in my condo in Vancouver. I wanted to produce a creative that we might get good pictures from. I loved working with Angels hair, the texture was amazing. We cut it and gave her a few highlights that were toned to suit her skintone.⁠
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Part of the charity show, Show it Off, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 2019, this was a dancing sequence, so the hair had to be nice and firm on the head. The inspiration was from a scene in Blade Runner: there was a party in which some women were wearing hats with nets. I also wanted to put a bit of architectural design in the look, so I finished it with a nice long pony for some movement.⁠
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This was my very first photoshoot in Vancouver, back in 1999. Working with photographer Simon Chu, this photo was for a collection, then we did the hair for the runway show.⁠
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Photographed in 2011 in the Chairman’s suite in Vancouver’s Pacific Rim Hotel for . Model Kyla, always modern, let me cut her hair short for this shoot. ⁠
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This is one of my most recent shoots with photographer Jae Jeong back in 2018. In this particular shoot, I wanted to incorporate some wording on the hair, so I stenciled “DON’T JUDGE,” as sadly people often do.⁠
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