MY NAME IS LOREN MARING AND I WORK IN BRANDING, STYLING AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN NASHVILLE, TN.

I GREW UP IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, IN SAN ANTONIO TO BE EXACT, THE LAND OF COWBOY BOOTS AND THE BEST MEXICAN FOOD AROUND. BUT I WAS TRULY ART SCHOOL MATERIAL FROM DAY ONE. I ATTENDED THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

I IMMEDIATELY FELT LIKE I WAS IN MY ELEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE. WHILE AT SCAD I RECEIVED MY BFA IN FASHION MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH A CONCENTRATION IN GRAPHIC DESIGN. I SOON MOVED TO NYC, WHERE I DISCOVERED JUST WHAT A HARD AND WONDERFUL LIFE IT IS TO LIVE IN THE CITY. I WORKED WITH COMPANIES LIKE RALPH LAUREN AND CLUB MONACO IN MARKETING AND MERCHANDISING AND THEN STARTED STYLING FOR SMALL BRANDS IN THE CITY. AS I DEVELOPED MY SKILLS I BEGAN GETTING INVOLVED IN BRANDING ONE OF MY FRIENDS, A UP AND COMING COUNTRY ARTIST. I FELT LIKE A MOVE TO THE GREAT CITY OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE WAS A GREAT CHANGE AND REALLY DESIRED TO FOCUS IN A PLACE I LOVED TO START MY OWN BUSINESS. I HAVE FINALLY FOUND MY TRUE HOME IN NASHVILLE!

HAVING LIVED IN NUMEROUS DIFFERENT PLACES WITH NUMEROUS DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND CULTURES, I HAVE FOUND WHAT IT MEANS TO FIND THE JOY IN THE UNCOMFORTABLE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND WHAT ELSE BRINGS ME JOY DESPITE MY LOCATION, SITUATION, OR PAST OR CURRENT STORY: STYLING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND BRANDING.

STYLING KIND OF THREW ITSELF INTO MY LAP AT FIRST, AND AFTER A FEW ROUNDS OF DABBLING AND SECOND GUESSES, I REALIZED STYLING IS WHAT COMES THE MOST NATURAL TO ME. AFTER WORKING ON MORE AND MORE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, STYLING HAS SIMPLY BECOME THE ONE PRACTICE THAT I NOW REFUSE TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT. I FEEL ALIVE AND INSPIRED WHEN CREATING AND STYLING, AND MY HOPE IS TO BRING THAT SAME LIFE AND JOY TO ALL PROJECTS.

PHOTOGRAPHY WAS BORN FROM STYLING FOR ME. I REALIZED IF I WANTED ANYTHING TO LOOK THE WAY I HAD ENVISIONED IT THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE WAY I WANTED. IT WAS A UNEXPECTED TURN FOR ME. HOWEVER, WE FELL IN LOVE AND NOW I AM JUST IN A PLACE OF DEVELOPING THAT SKILL AND LEARNING ALL I CAN!

I CURRENTLY AM PURSUING A BUSINESS THAT OFFERS BRANDING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A JOURNEY AND I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE PROJECTS I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND WILL WORK ON IN THE FUTURE. I AM A BIG BELIEVER OF DOING WHAT YOU LOVE AND DOING IT WELL! I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW MANY UPS AND DOWNS I HAVE HAD A LONG THE WAY, BUT IT MAKES YOU WHO YOU ARE AND IT MAKES YOU INTO THE ARTIST YOU TRULY ARE. I WOULDN’T TAKE IT BACK FOR ANYTHING.