As one of three Maybelline contest winners, I went to NY last week to do a photo and video shoot for Maybelline and Candace Bushnell’s new webisode “The Broadroom”….. Contest winners will be appearing in the 4th episode and my story will be featured in magazines and online in October.You can see a portion of my entry at http://www.thebroadroomonline.com/and can watch the 1st webisode….

Heidi Brady with Jennifer Esposito and David Greenberg

Maybelline sponsored Candace Bushnell’s (creator of Sex and the City) new webisode called “The Broadroom”.  The actresses in the Broadroom are Jennie Garth, Mary McMann, Jennifer Esposito, Talia Balsam, and Lauren Devereux.  Concurrently, Mabelline sponsored a contest looking for Colorful women….regular day to day women with colorful stories. I was chosen as a contest winner through my entry which explained my passion as a photographer and creator of a photographic children’s book called Drums, dancers and a bird as big as you! , which was published this year.  The contest winner’s stories will be integrated into the stories of the characters in The Broadroom.

Me putting on Maybelline lipstick for a film segment……

In the limo on the way to the premiere at Barney’s New York…..

Cool shoes in the limo ride….

Walking into Barney’s….

Colorful Life Contest Winners…..Jacqueline Wayans, Kara Forney, Heidi BradyCandace Bushnell giving interviews about her new series “The Broadroom”

Jennifer Esposito talking about her character Roan in “The Broadroom”

Me standing near the photographers at the red carpet entrance

Me and Kara Forney, another Maybelline contest winner

At the premier party in Barney’s New York

Milwaukee Avenue looking east

Photographs of Bucktown/ Wicker Park street life photographed for an assignment. Night views of the neighborhood shops along Milwaukee Avenue near the North/Damen Ave intersection. Bars shown include the Empty bottle and People. Also included are 2 shots of Division St near the damen intersection. Shown are the Boundary, Jerry’s, and Via Carducci.

Division street bars in Wicker Park/Bucktown

I stumbled across an awesome children’s book website called One Potato http://onepotato.net/index.php/site/
What a great, simple, beautiful site. Every week 10 forgotten or ignored children’s books are featured. The emphasis seems to be on illustrated picture books. This week one of the books featured is called Garmann’s Summer by Stian Hole. What a fantastic looking book with amazing illustrations. How have I never seen this book and illustrator before?

I am excited that 57th street books in Hyde Park has accepted my children’s book Drums, dancers and a bird as big as you! into their awesome children’s collection! 57th street books is a fiercely independent Chicago neighborhood bookstore that has been a community pillar since 1961. Every wednesday at 10:30 am they have children’s storytime when local authors and illustrators read their work to children. Check out their website below for the schedule. Also, Sept 13th is the 57th St. Children’s Book Fair in Hyde Park. Check it out and support independent bookstore 57th street books!

http://semcoop.booksense.com/

http://www.57cbf.org/

Read more about my African children’s book here: http://www.hjbphoto.com/drumsdancers.html

I had the pleasure of working with the makeup artist Nika Vaughan yesterday on headshots for

a new hair salon website….I enjoyed working with her! check out Nika’s website here:

http://makeupenvy.com/