Introducing MHolloway Photography

Marshall Holloway Jr. is from Dudley, NC but has resided in Durham, NC for the last 20 years.

• If he could do a shoot for a celebrity it would be Rihanna!
• If he could shoot anywhere in the world it would be Africa because of the scenery and the culture!!

Advice 

To any up and coming Photographers, he offers: "study your craft every day and invest all that you can in order to get it to prosper and of course love what you do."

He started his company after receiving his first DSLR (a nice camera) as a gift, and from there he knew that photography was his passion! The name of his company is MHolloway Photography. This name emerged in 2012 but he had little success at first, so he let it go. Yet, the fire still burned inside of him to capture images. So, from there he created a plan involving investments, skilled developments, reinvented himself, and gave it another shot.

He’s been sharing his creative eye for photography for approximately 8 years. His first photo-shoot experience was a family session at Duke Gardens. What he remembers most is how much he didn't know about how to operate his camera effectively (-he laughs at the memory-).

The style of photography that most interests him are dramatic, dramatic, and more dramatic images! He loves shooting late evening/night and in low light. The combination of both brings so much life to his photos!

The Photo Life

The most beneficial class that he has taken is with the highly skilled and talented Photographer and Videographer by the name of Chris Cheek. But, he also spent hours upon hours of watching tutorials and reading books at the library about photography.

Of course, with any passion, there can be challenges and he finds that he mostly has trouble getting models to manifest the most flattering facial expressions. Sometimes the weather, distractions and sometimes the frames. But overall he find a way to overcome any obstacles. 

Check out more of his work below:

mhollowayphotos.com

Instagram: mhollowayphotography

D.E.M.E- Straight From The Kitchen

Other Artists Just Can't Cut It...

An inspiration to many what separates him from other Artists is his personal story. Due to a medical mistake, he was born with cerebral palsy. He was told that because of his condition, he would be unable to walk, talk, or perform many essential tasks relative to daily living, without assistance. But thanks to the power of prayer, help from his family, and belief in himself, he was able to not only live normal life, but do amazing things. He wants people to feel like they can also overcome adversity. For that reason, he uses his music career to inspire. 

With Big Dreams Model: Jasnia Alston

From Henderson N.C. We Give You: 

Jasnia Alston.

She was always into fashion and has been interested in modeling for awhile. She shares that her biggest idol is Tyra Banks. She hasn't done many shows, but back in 2009 she participated in one with a wonderful designer by the name of: Elegant Evenings. She enjoyed herself and felt very beautiful in those garments. She hasn't actually made it to the place in life she is dreaming of but with FAITH and PRAYER, she believes all her dreams will come true.

The Advice she would give to upcoming models would be, to just be yourself. She had many ups and downs as far as weight and her ideal image is concerned. But she had to learn that everyone is made in the image that God created us to be. So, she may not have all the features that others have but that is what makes her unique and beautiful. So in the end: just be yourself.

The one thing that she would change in the modeling industry would be the image of models having to be super skinny. She doesn't like that many starve themselves or are self conscious about the fact they have to weigh 100 pounds. Its not good she says. She wishes that more agencies and more companies would honor the weight factor. She reflects on her modeling strengths and weaknesses and one thing she believes she could improve on would be to branch out more, take on more projects, and basically just step out on FAITH.

She would love to do a photo shoot with a very well known model from the show AMERICAS' NEXT TOP MODEL: Eugena Washington. She loves how embraces her beauty and her humility. In her reflections she talks with us about designers that she would like to work with one day. One of those designers being Michael Kors. She loves his designs and everything about him! 

Her future in the fashion and modeling world is extremely bright and full of endless possibilities. She continues to grow as a model and has something in mind that she would like to try out this fall. She is currently brainstorming with hopes that the shoot she wants to do will come to pass.

You can contact her and see her upcoming work at the following: 

Facebook: JaszyMechelle

Instagram: JazzyMechelle

K-Dubb Transforming The Music Industry

She goes by K-Dubb. She is an Artist from "Uptown" Philly. She has been an Artist for about four years but has been around the music industry since she was a kid. She didn't become her own Artist until late 2013. Her name K-Dubb stands for “Ka-Vona Don’t Understand Being Broke.” It’s an acronym she created after she started to take her music to the next level. When she says she doesn't understand being broke she means it in an oxymoranic and or motivational kind of way. In her world it means having goals knowing what you want in life, having a positive rich mindset.

She is from a musically inclined family. Her uncle was the late John Whitehead. He was known for his hit single “Ain't No Stopping Us Now” and her older sister sings. She would always want to write and try to sing so she could be like her big sister. As she became an adult and experienced different life lessons she began to write about life. She found she wasn’t good with singing so she focused more of her delivery on her rap skills. A few Artists' she loved as a kid who inspired her in her music career are: Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, and Lauren Hill.

She writes her own music and as of now she would say she has written a good 100 songs, some of which she hasn't even recorded yet. It's the creation of music that lead to her first stage performance which was placed on broad street with a band playing behind her. She remembers she was nervous but was able to keep her composure and get through the show. 

K-Dubbs' biggest supporters are her family, especially her daughter. She knows her songs when they come on and loves to see her perform. The audience that K-Dubb attracts is pretty diverse. She definitely believes her versatility brings in an assorted crowd especially because of her distinct sound and because of the little "swagg" she has going for herself. 

In her life she was given the advice to basically stay true to who she is as an Artist, to try to not let the industry change her. When she knows that she has a performance coming up she usually rehearses twice a week until show time.

She shares that the one thing she would change in her life is her bank account digits lol. She just wants her family to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. During that time she also adds that in five years she sees herself on tour and of course investing into things that would keep food on her table.

She can be contacted at the following: 

IG is @1kdubb

twitter is @the1kdubb

Youtube is @Phillyrapperkdubb

sound cloud @ 1k-dubb

for any bookings or inquires can contact at bookkdubb@gmail.com

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Keiontae Alexander aka Keysoul is a versatile Artist from Benton Harbor Michigan. He considers himself to be an MC and Lyricist because he pushes himself to raise the bar but he also makes sure he still maintains the "MC" role to entertain the audience because to him that's a true artist. 

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