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A "Moulin Rouge" inspired photoshoot!

HI FRIENDS, in lieu of me attending Moulin Rouge on Broadway (my first EVER and boy-howdy am I gonna ugly cry), I wanted to show off the vintage suit I altered and I figured: Why not go all out? SO, I made a little Moulin Rouge-inspired set in my barn and put on my best '1900s sad boi writer' face.  I wanted to show you some of the process behind my little shoots like this, starting with hair and ending with photo editing!  I hope you like! LOVE YA thank you for being here!

A "Moulin Rouge" inspired photoshoot!

Comments

Oh my glob I totally missed this one! Just watched it and more of thiz plz 🙌🏻✨

Hannah Graham-de Vries

Loved the process - - including your insight into editing the photos. That is a fun extra!

Erika Beat

Love the pages sticky taped to the wall! I have also used this decoration technique 💖💖💖

JoJo Smith

The suit is sooo good! Love the behind the scenes :)

Bernise

This was an awesome shoot! I appreciated the peek into your editing process.

Ello Asty

So fun, I love seeing your process. Also, that outfit was awesome 😎

Sylvia Lesak

Love seeing your process. Thanks for bringing us along ❤️

Clara-Amalie Vorre-Grøntved

Love a process video. And love finger waves! ✨🌙✨

Aimée Town

I've found this video. I do believe this is how the wavecurlclip thingies will work properly. https://youtube.com/shorts/Uvs13jpvA4U?feature=share

pauli.in.existing

I love this video! I lol'd at the "I wanna hold your beans", and to answer your question "Do you ever just..." yes, all the time, one of my cats is very obliging, the other one rejects me 🤣 hope you enjoyed the Moulin Rouge! Show!

Bess

The Binx cameo was 🤌🤌. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who force snuggles their feline. I remind my gal when it's happening (because her face does the same thing as Binx's) that forced snuggles are the best snuggles.

Amber Fischer

loved this video! it's so cool to see your process and see extra photos. The level of talent is amazing!!

Chloé

Awesomeness! I finally had a few minutes to myself to do whatever I wanted. Loved it. Also neat to see how you use light room. I love it for watermarks but I didn’t realize there were packs with presets. So I’m inspired to do more with it. I’m usually a photoshop gal.

Dixie Crowe

It's great getting a little insight into your editing - I always thing I'm really messy editing my photoshoots of my work lol it gets there in the end but heck does it take ages lol

Fran H (Siigii)

hope your neck is improving, mine misbehaves more often than not - you've got my full sympathy!!

Fran H (Siigii)

I definitely hold my cats paw all the time.. I like to believe he loves it :P

Sabrina Renner

Finger waves tutorials my dearest Patricia

Tyne Swedish

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Tyne Swedish

Loved loved loved!!! More of these for sure and some outfit videos because you have the BEST style ever 🎉🎉

Ashley Lucero

I LOVE THIS - It's giving "if Satine were in Christian's world" fan fiction that we didn't know we needed

Erin

you are not dyeing, pain just is a thing now, welcome to your 30's. Ibuprofen has entered the chat. Loved this video, thanks for sharing a new hair journey and a photo editing education.

Jena Fierro

This was just what I needed! Thank you for sharing.

Stephanie Dumbrill

This was really interesting to learn about - I'm upskilling in Adobe apps at work so it's cool to see some of the functions in Lightroom that I haven't played with yet 😊 Also Moulin Rouge is the amazingest movie and I rewatched it last week and cried so hard, so I can only imagine the Broadway show is even more spectacular!

Jemimah Brewster

Love this and thank you for sharing some edit process! I'm feeling inspired lately to do more solo photo shoots myself and this is just what I needed to see ♡ also I'm sorry that I haven't seen Moulin Rouge yet but I'm having lots of movie nights lately and it's on my list!

Shannen Brouner

Love love this ❤️‍🔥

MahikanKwe

Anyone else hoping that Rachel has been watching Daisy Jones and the Six and being inspired by the stunning 70s fashion? ❤️

Jennifer Kerrigan

Just watched today's video, and definitely going to watch Muppet Treasure Island tonight!

Priscilla Organtini

Rachel could just upload a video of her drinking coffee and reading a chapter of a novel and I would watch that. Lovely video

Greta Katkeviciene

-watching this with a wrist i somehow tweaked in my sleep- Yeah no i get that 🤣🤣

Diana✨

Love getting a little glimpse behind the scenes... how the sausage is made if you will...would definitely be down to see more of that kinds of stuff fo sho! Also, more moulin rouge stuff is gooooood tooo!

Sam

I love this! Are they all just on Instagram? I guess since I uninstalled ig for the same reason as Kim, I will just love seeing the pictures here! Thank you again for sharing!

Vanessa King

I really loved this idea, especially as I uninstalled Instagram to stop endless scrolling, so it's lovely to be able to see these cool shoots behind the scenes here!!

Kim Wheeler

really loved this, you got the look and the mood exactly right. awesome!!

Alison

I'm loving all of the different kinds of videos and content you're sharing with us Rachel!! I look forward to whatever whimsy you put out next :D

Jay

Loved this video! And also I would LOVE to see a video about how you go about altering and tailoring a suit....

Purrabelle

Loved this video. It was great to see your process

The Vintage Queen of Everything

This was fun!

pagehaunter

looooove this!!! thank you for the bts secrets 😍

Indigo Hudepohl

I would love a video on how you pose. Do you have any modelling experience? Your poses always seem very natural but very elegant and aesthetic.

Jenni Banks

Yes! Love seeing the behind the scenes!

Morgan Milton

I would love to see a little more in depth tutorial of how you do photoshop. I know it's a tool that can take years to master, but even seeing a little bit more of your thoughts and skill would be really interesting!

Holly Neal

I adored watching how this all came together! I would love more videos like this in future. Thank you!

Kaitlyn Von Hausen

The vibes of this whole shoot were 👌 impeccable. And typewriters are glorious. I have three and once wrote a history paper on one of them because my silly computer died.

Carol B

this suit is 🔥 🥵

Britney

Definitely enjoyed this video! It was neat to see your process!

Kevin Proto

Enjoy the show! I though it was spectacular, spectacular! I also really enjoyed this video!

Janet Daniels

Yes! I enjoyed this! Thank you!

Ella Miss

im seeing MR for the first time in april! i hope you guys had a blast!

Elizabeth Zoanetti

So fun! Thank you for sharing.

FenMura

I loved this, please keep sharing!! I hope you have lots of fun in NYC!

PleomorphicBlue

Super cute! Hope you have a great time in NYC!

Holly Machado

Loved the Binx moment and yes pleease for this type of content 🤩🤩

Vivi

Moulin Rouge AND a Binx cameo!?! Best Saturday morning ever ❤️❤️❤️

Victoria Fair

Love this kind of video! MORE PLEASE! Moulin Rouge is one of my favorites! Thank you for the Saturday morning serotonin.

Rachel Ladrigan

I love these kinds of videos!!! Thanks for making this!

Amanda Meehan

I'm both a traditional and digital artist and I also edit photos for work... I've always just done all my editing in photoshop since I know it so well (even taught a college course) I've never touched lightroom and now I'm thinking I'm an idiot. LOL I think it's time to futz. Thank Rachel and fun video! :)

Anna Wilson

Guh, the joys of growing older—achy joints and mystery injuries. Gotta love it! 😜 Great job on the look! 10/10

GingerGeege

Tell us how the show was!

Janet O'Brien

I remember my friend tried to do finger waves in my hair for a cocktail party I hosted years ago and they just would not stay!! and I have short hair! 🙈🙈

Aoife Fealy

Yes. Yes I (not "ever just") Transform My Sweet Kitty's beans into Murder Mittens on the Regular (which She, in turn Uses Appropriatly just Sporadically enough that I Don't learn my lesson 😆)...

Alexandra Aaron

This was great! Enjoy the show!! :)

Kate Y

This was so fun to watch! Thank you for showing us 🥰 I hope your neck and hand are feeling better Also love that we were blessed with some wholesome bean content 🐾

Ainsley Mayersky

Yesss this was so much fun!!

Meredith Trapani

We have been blessed by Binx! Also love this format. It’s cool to get a peak behind the curtain. And that suit is *chef kiss*

Rosie Cossentino

Loved it! And the mini tutorial mixed in was perfect!

Yvette Muñoz

Loved this format! Always enjoy when you share your thought process/creative process. Keep doing what makes you happy Rachel, we're along for the ride :)

Camryn Martin

Oh my god yes. Mouse Knight party pack with multiple outfit options 😄😄

BeccaPeppermintz

Right?? Like if you ever want to invigorate your own creativity, Rachel’s videos just instantly inspire 🥰

BeccaPeppermintz

Yesssss. Love the format, love the photos (love the kitty baby appearance we were gifted with 🥹)! Also your suit is 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 and I must know where you got those wanderlust travel pack presets cause the end results were delicious

BeccaPeppermintz

Loved!!

Stacy Robnett

Let us know if you ever figure out a good way to use those clips. Although I don't think it turned out too bad

Veronica Rosso

Love this!

Susana Esteves

I know you've been struggling with liking your haircut, but I honestly think it's so cute. It frames your face so nicely! Also the photos came out gorgeous.

Kate W

Always fascinating to see an artist at work! You really do have an amazing eye and sense of creativity. It's a gift! Thanks for sharing <3

Reegan Altomare Fahy

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Beth k

More videos like this please :) you inspired me to get out lightroom again and futz around with some old photos!

Karli Sexton

This was so fun to watch!

Molly Tuma

Seeing how you use lightroom was SOO cool and helpful :) also, doing me an inspire with the photoshoots you do! Thank you for this great content!

Elizabeth Garza

Love that suit on you! Video is cool and informative

Barbara Morrone

You can save your futzes as a preset instead of copying and pasting it! This will probably save you a little time and you can start to build up your collection of personalized presets and name them fun things. I’m pretty positive folks here would love to download some from you if you ever wanted to share. 💕

Jess is Dreaming

Almost the same as my own process for editing. I go through with Infranview and then only edit if the photo is too dark or not cropped well. I take a lot of live music & performance photos so have less of a say over a lot of it.

Tim Chuma

Yay, loved this type of video!

Katarina Tagesson

Ooooo I LOVED the photo editing bit of this especially! I'm sort of the go-to photographer for my friends and I'm always wondering how to get a more editorial finished look for photos!

Story

Love it! I’d definitely vote for more videos like this 💛

Vanessa Bender

💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤

Mama Turtle

I’ve always wondered how much time and planning goes into these shoots, so it’s nice to see a behind the scenes video. I just don’t understand how she puts out SO much content. Between YouTube, all of the photo shoots on Instagram, and now a Patreon channel how does she have time to do anything else? Everything is such high quality and fun, it’s crazy impressive.

J.J. Springer

Me LIKE. more videos like this 🥰🍂

Larissa

I love the contents you are providing to Patreons!

Amber Rhodes

I always want to smush the beans.

calamitoustales

This was delightful!! Love the behind the scenes vids. I’m so excited for you, Moulin Rouge has had such a chokehold on me for so long. Enjoy!

Mallory Ann Shannon

I love Moulin Rouge! Now you should do a Satine photo shoot! AND a green fairy photo shoot! Ahhhhhh yaaaaasssss

Alexandra Blackburn

Agreed! I always love BTS footage of films and shows, and love learning about how things work/what goes into making things! So seeing more of Rachel's process is always so interesting to me!

Jordan

I saw it when it started at the colonial in Boston. (Possibly opening night cause on actual opening night the roof started to fall in and they cancelled it??) Its an absolutely beautiful set and a super fun show, very much in the vein of the movie. You're gonna love it!

Julia Murphy

Ok so I don’t know if Nick objects to being a part of photo shoots but I think it would be amazing if you two did a Beat Poets photo shoot together.

Lee

Love seeing the process and what goes on behind the scenes of your photoshoots/videos! Would love to see more! <3

ofmisadventure

Always happy with whatever content you feel to throw at us. But did really enjoy this!

Darla Sparrow

Love that you went out on a limb and made something you wanted to happen actually happen. There is something really moving about listening to beautifully sing music that makes me teary eyes too.

Dazed Bat Artistry

bootiful 👌

littlegoblingirl

You know what, ugly crying at your first Broadway show is SO VALID! As of yet, I have only seen one show on Broadway (She Loves Me - which i quite literally ran off to see at the absolute last minute, basically not sleeping for 24 hours to take a bus all night to get there and go straight to the show the straight home after nearly getting myself stuck in NYC alone and with no money after missing my bus home lol, but that's another story) and let me tell you, I am not a crier. I hate crying. I don't mind others crying (though I am awkward and don't know how to react), but I hate crying myself and dear god not in public. But the SECOND that that overture started, I absolutely burst into full on tears! (And in the process actually completely freaked out the man sitting next to me lmao) So long story short, bursting into full-on, ugly-crying tears is a completely valid response (to Broadway or Moulin Rouge, let alone both)!

Jordan

I'd love to see more like this! I like the suit a lot and it was fun to see the photo taking and editing process. Even though the waves weren't perfect I think they turned out great with the whole look! Those hair clips are wild.

Killedbyrabbits

So happy kitty made an appearance. Hope you cry lots of happy tears.

Sandra (Sazmotaz)

Loved this! Would definitely like to see more like it. Have fun ugly crying at the show!

Kayla W

Yes, yes. Not as familiar with Moulin aesthetic (sorry) but thought it hit a few peaky blinders themes! Either way. Love. Also, because you have so much extra time, the Mouse Knight should change costumes to match you. Obviously.

T Rabbit

Toe beans are the best! Great video, fun and helpful.

Matilda G.

I love the photo shoot - great images! ♥️ Would the hair style be easier with alligator clips? I think it might make the organized curls easier.

Meghan Callahan

Very nice!

Viola

My favorite is to poke the toe beans--one of my cats will often respond by flexing his paw and then "holding" my finger.

Sarah

Hello, I am totally new here ! It's really nice to be part of this little patreon group! The pictures are freaking amazing, the scene of the photoshoot is gorgeous, love the way you framed/croped the photos ! Thank you for this behind the scene video, I really hope you'll enjoy the show ! Lots of love

Calypso Joyer

Oh my gosh, yes! I totally called it when I saw your IG story that it was something Moulin Rouge inspired!! Enjoy the show!! I'm so jelly!! I love Moulin Rouge SO freakin much! Satine cosplay soon?

A.M. McPherson

Love whatever you give us. So happy to be able to support you

Michelle Crocker

Loved this!!

Holly Neal

Who you kidding? we know you're gonna cry. its gonna be glorious.

Lady Epi

The suit looks amazing! Love the video 😍

Katherine

I hold the beans of my elderly (18) cat who at this point just tolerates my bs.

CecilSharkShork

Rachel: "do you ever just-" *holds beans* Me: *currently holding beans of cat that is not that into it* "YES" always hold the beans

Jackie Reuter

Your outfit is amazing and it's really nice to get to see this part of your work ! Hope you'll have fun, just remember to stuff your pockets with tissues 😆

Rox

I very much enjoy these videos, I appreciate that you are honest with the "futz around and find out" because too often we talk ourselves out of trying anything new because it looks hard. Seeing someone else continue to learn as they go is so encouraging. Also, was that a Gilmore robe I spotted? Is Rachel a critter too? :-)

Julie Mendez

I’m so excited for you to see the show. I saw it three times on tour in LA and I could literally go a dozen more times. It’s such a fun show and you’re going to have like 8 million questions about the costumes because holy cow! You’re going to end up with so many cosplay ideas. Have fun!!! 💕

Faith Meiko

The struggle of waterproofing your eyebrows. I understand too well. I’d like to have facial features near water as well

Haley Gortzig

Aweee can’t believe I asked for a how you edit pictures video on insta the other week and there it is 🥲 I mean I’m sure plenty of people have also requested it but just makes you feel part of the community. This was lovely Rachel! I hope you enjoyed the show ♥️♥️♥️

Ally

Oh, my dear friend. I just want to reach through my computer and help you so badly I know how to do this.

Sirena Evans

the hair meets the 10-foot rule... it looks great beyond 10 feet! Seriously though, you look fantastic without the filters and such, but I also appreciate the final photos as artistic representations of you. Does that make sense? It's been a long week ~Kenzie in Cali

Kenzie Anne

Hold the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeans! 😻

Bizbot

My little sister is working on Moulin Rouge for Broadway! Have so much fun!

Melanie Smith

I hope you have an AMAZING time. Just please keep in mind that the broadway show and the movie are significantly different, and might be hard to understand the changes that they made. the opening set though will hands down be one of the most amazing things you’ll EVER see

Sydney

I love it, and I'm so excited for you! More videos like this pleeeease

Kim Shelton

I feel like you could post literally anything and we would rally 🤣 I'm so excited for you to see Aaron Tiveit 😍 kinda jealous too

Veronica McCubbin

Very much enjoyed this type of video and seeing how you set props up, edit, and of course get ready. Can't wait to see more.

Jasmine C

I like ❤😍🤗

Mette Fisker

You have no idea how happy this made me. Moulin rouge is one of my favourite movie. It is always the one I go to when I can't sleep.

B Wolfy

So fun! I myself have never been to a show on broadway but I did see one on the west end does that count? Love these videos keep more coming.

Sarah Roop-Rosales

This was so much fun! I have one of those hairclips that belonged to my great-grandmother, it's a lovely thing to have.

Ailish

I just saw that show on Broadway last weekend! It was so good glad you got to watch it as well. It threw me for so many loops, and I loved it.

Rachael field

So cute!! Thanks for sharing! Have fun going to Broadway!!!

Dicy Adams

LOVE this, LOVE you! Happy Thursday! 🤎

Carrie

great stuff - ugly crying or no ...enjoy the show 💛🌹🐱‍👓💃🏻

Dave & Kim Tew

I saw Moulin Rouge in February and ugly cried the whole time! It’s incredible!

Vanessa Ward

Beans, musicals, and Lighroom... wow, this video just straight up focused on some of my favourite things! Thank you! By the way, the Lighroom mobile app is also REALLY good to just perk up quick spontaneous snaps without much effort. I'd encourage anyone who happens to have an Adobe license anyway to give it a go.

John Boudewijn

Loved watching the behind the scenes 🥰. Would definitely like to see these on the reg. Have fun at the show!!!!! So exciting 🥳

Kimberly Harries

I love to see a wild Binks! I hope you have an excellent time at the show! I also fully support your editing technique of "futz around and find out". That's how I figure out how to anything too!

Leigh

First show ever!?! So exciting!! 😍 also, can we talk Costa Rica cuzzzz I went a couple years ago and washed away brows were definitely in my top 5 concerns. I used Wunderbrow and it held up really well!!

Bobbi Pins

We love

Kat Harness

If you have time for a 2nd show, go see Hadestown. And, if you want to meet up, let me know. I'd give you a tour at abn, but we still can't have folx backstage

Melissa Joy

I work around the corner at a beautiful noise. While you're in the area, go to bird and branch for coffee. It's down the block from moulin Rouge. Turkish delight on 9th Ave is delicious. @9 seems to be my go to for Thai. Il forno on 8th has delicious Italian (and a vegan meatball option)

Melissa Joy

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Stephanie

So excited for you!!! Definitely need to try the clips again but on wet and gelled hair. 🧡💚

Jilliann Ocasio

This was a lot of fun! It’s cool to see a bit of your process, even though I don’t do insta. Also, the outfit is absolute fire *chef’s kiss*

LM

Neat. Enjoy the show! I haven't been to see a show since - before the plague. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.

Derek

My grandma used to use those clips in her hair and she’d hairspray it after she took them out.

Carey

Love the behind the scenes!! Moulin Rouge is great on Broadway, I love the changes from the movie too

Alessandra Ragusa

"I wanna hold your beans" OMG! One of my cats looks so much like Binks (sorry if that is not the correct spelling!) and she regularly just puts her toe beans into my hand like that. It's honestly so precious. Loved the video and it was fun seeing a behind the scenes of a photoshoot :) Hope you love the show!

Mary McIntyre

I loved seeing the behind the scenes! So fun!

pennroco aka MsAmber

Whenever I or my partner hold our cat's hand we say "good business" like 1920's company owners. Thought I'd share. 😂

Avalon Divine

So cute, would love to see more videos like this. For the finger waves, all your missing is the s shaped curves that connect the ridges where you put the clips. I learned to do them in hair school on wet hair with lots of gel and a comb before setting with clips and letting dry. You can brush them out once dry for a more soft look. Their is tons of ways to do them online, but try the wet and comb method, I always found them fun to do as it’s kind of sculptural.

Tory

“Love you! Byyeee!” I love this 😂🥰

Jenna Buchanan

I saw the Chicago Filter when you klicken through all the filters for the first time and I was like "uh, that's pretty!" I see, our aesthetics match 😂😍

Annie von Holt

Definitely here for the creative process. It felt almost like a coworking as I drew. With fun Parisian background music

Jennifer

Ooo I really love seeing the process of setting up the shoot and how you move through poses. I'd be interested in learning more about how you approach posing. It always feels super awkward to me but you ended up with so many good ones to choose from!

Scorpio Amber

I hope you have an AMAZING time!! I've been contemplating going to that one, especially while Aaron Tveit is back. (I've only been to a Broadway show once, for Hedwig and the Angry Inch).

Jo Bauer (Sewing Nerd Studios)

That was fun- Thanks!

Heidi

This is so fun!!

Beth

Definitely would like to see more videos like this! J'adore!

Melissa

April O'Neil vibes after the curlers came out!

Amber Monsterrific

Moulin Rouge is on my list of things to see on West End! Glad you enjoyed it 😌

Edith

Absolutely love seeing your photoshoot process!

Madi B. (Martin)

I thoroughly enjoyed this peek behind the scenes! Thankies!

Rebekah Anderson

The ✨aesthetic✨ 😍

Jules Hansen

perfect timing I was just watching your videos!!

Mara Luthien

30s truly be like "i hurt myself sleeping, am i dying"

Sarah Paquette

Ohh I love it

Hal Forbess

Amazing like always 💝

HunterScottyboi

Love it! :)

Nadia Meyer

Truly amazing

Rachel Halbert

Rachel you are going to fall in LOVE with Aaron Tveit (if you haven’t already lol)

Kristin Earnest

the VOLUME in which i GASPED

Margie

That was a really cool video to get to see more of the behind the scenes. Yes you will cry, I have seen it twice and it was everything I wanted it to be

Whiskersomalley

Freedom, beauty, truth, and LOVE! I guessed right I'm so happy.

Miss Vincent

I’m OBSESSED with Moulin Rouge so I’m so pumped to watch this!!

Michaela

I LOVE behind the scenes stuff. It's like we are all friends and doing something special together :3

Luxuria Morea

We are truly blessed 🙌

Laura Chisnall (she, her)

Yes! I'll have to watch later, but I'm excited to see the creative process

Heather

oooooh boy, the second i just saw this notification… i’m gonna go grab my chips & a blankie, watch the heck outta this & enjoy myself. what a TREAT.

Meredith Massey

Wait, your first time going to a Broadway show?? Or seeing this show?? Either way, so exciting!! 😊

Miriam Dean

Love this!!

Dana Plank

Thank you for being the wonderful person you are!

Sarah Felmet


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