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Our Team
We bring unique perspectives to the table, but we’re united by a love for art, intentional design, and real connection. The things that make us truly human.
Behind The Lens
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Behind The Lens •••
Dakota Lopez
Photographer, Set Designer, Creative Director & Editor
Dakota, the founder and lead photographer for Lily Pad Studios was just an intern when she began her first job at 14. It’s a quite the feat when people hear that she was quickly promoted from Social Media Management to their Lead Digital Artist. From there she went on to assist in the creation of her mother’s business. Despite having a rough upbringing, Dakota decided to push through and work odd end jobs to be able to pursue her creative endeavors.
Now she has the ability to bring out other’s inner beauty in everyone she meets. She’s determined to showcase being self taught in the best ways possible.
Serene
Second Shooter
Since she was a little girl, she had always been fascinated with cameras. It is difficult for her to name a specific genre or style that would define what she captures. She loves everything…She says that a lot of my work is just driven by feeling, emotion, and noticing. She likes to capture the heart of presence, fully living and being in the moment to notice the small things and hold that for a lifetime, then adding little pieces of her own vision into it.
Tyler
Lighting
His creative journey began at eleven when he found an incredibly deep love for rap and poetry. The attention to detail he holds happens to be showcased in intricate interests such as watches and shoes, which translates to insane lighting techniques in any given shoot. With his pursuit in film like videography styles, with his own Sony camera, he is fast tracking his way to directing his own movies.
MUAs & Stylists
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MUAs & Stylists •••
Alyssa
Makeup & Prop Artist
She started her makeup journey as a kid, what began as simple curiosity quickly turned into a deep love for both beauty and special effects makeup. She was fascinated by how makeup could transform not just a face, but a feeling. Over time, that passion grew into a creative outlet where she could express herself freely and push artistic boundaries. She went to makeup school and pursued the career she’s always dreamed of doing! For her, makeup is more than just products and techniques — it’s empowerment. She loves the confidence boost that comes with helping someone see their own beauty in a new light. Being able to make people feel beautiful, bold, and truly themselves is what continues to inspire her every day. She also loves the full creative freedom you get with doing makeup!!
Emely
Hair & Makeup Artist
Her passion for makeup comes from the joy of helping women feel confident and beautiful. She loves being part of life’s special moments and creating looks that enhance natural beauty.
Levi
Makeup Artist
They are a makeup artist based in Orlando, Florida with a Bachelor's degree from Full Sail University. They specialize in SFX looks (mainly gore) as well as doing basic camera ready/glam makeup looks and even drag looks on occasion! Their main goal is to do makeup for Film and Television, but if you like their style, they’re open to anything so please reach out!
Angel
Wardrobe Stylist
From browsing fashion magazines in their mom's salon to playing dress up in their mom's closet, Angel has always been immersed in this world. Their styling inspiration is drawn primarily from an editorial side focusing on the juxtaposition of textures and color. Aside from styling, Angel is a jack-of-all-trades partaking in both sides of the lens as a model and photographer for over a decade. In general, their goal is to provide education and support to fellow creatives in the industry.
Resident Models
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Resident Models •••
He got into modeling around 2023, starting out with creative concept shoots. The main one that comes to mind is his “bad case of stripes” shoot he did in 2024. His goal within modeling is definitely working to reframe the male model landscape by bringing more androgyny to the table. He feels as though that’s something we lost in recent times.
She started modeling when she was only 5 years old, in a pageant at the Melbourne Square Mall, but eventually grew out of it due to my stage fright. Around her sophomore year of high school, after doing years of theater, she had overcome that stage fright and rekindled her passion for modeling. She’s been looking all over and taking every opportunity she can get since then.
He has been a model using cosplay for 7 years now as well still continuing for the future to display more of his crafts and passions. His goals are to become more versatile, like a shapeshifter of characters throughout fandoms, aesthetics and genres of sorts in style expanding on artistic taste with a ambition vision!
She has been modeling for over 5 years now with experience in different styles of clothing including formal, dresses, and more. She has worked with many different designers over her years, including ones during New York Fashion Week multiple times. She has a passion for fashion and a motivation for modeling. In her free time she enjoys the beach, Disney, traveling, reading and cats, all as a full time college student.
