Mark Stratis

KollagenX Product Retouching

Mark Stratis — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:06:19 +0000

So awhile back I retouched photos for a company called KollagenX. They are a beauty product line that includes creams, facewashes, and masks. Their products are amazing and I know this because I was given some for myself. I have sense used them all up and I want more! lol So I went to check up on my clients website and they finally have revamped it! All the product shots I did for them are up on the site and it looks so amazing it was well worth the wait.

Me working again

Mark Stratis — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:47:40 +0000

Me at Work

Mark Stratis — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:11:46 +0000

Update 10/26/10

Mark Stratis — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:01:52 +0000

Well so much has been going on this past month. I've been doing a lot of things. One thing I was doing was working in Hollywood in a store called Bizzy B. I updated some of the displays and the windows that face Hollywood Blvd. It is an exciting store that caters to adults. They carry clothes, accessories, intimate wear, sex toys, and just about anything erotic. It is such an exciting store and it needed something special to help give it a wow factor. The store gets a ton of celebrity clientele and the owner her self is a bit of a celebrity but you would never know because of how humble and sweet she is. Beatrice Pro, the owner is a former Playboy Model with a huge Norwegian following that has escalated sense she has recently become one of the Real Housewives of Hollywood that ran in Norway where shes from.

I'm almost done with the store but I won't continue until after Halloween because this is such a busy time for them. There is very little room to move around with all the people coming in and out of the store. So if you get a chance please go visit Bizzy B in Hollywood it has to be your first stop when searching for your costume.

Out of Print

Mark Stratis — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:37:11 +0000

So I love unique looking T-shirts and I also love unique book covers as well. There is a great site dedicated to the love of some of the greatest books ever written. Out of Print is a site that sells T-shirts with the covers of some of the greatest books ever written printed on the front. These T-shirts are not only great works of art but they are also cozy and soft like a nice old book.

In addition to selling great T's, Out of Print donates one book per Shirt sold to Books For Africa. Is that not awesome?! You can go and buy a great shirt and also help out a good cause. The love of reading and sharing stories is universal I think its great that there are some great people out there dedicated to keeping that love alive. So if you want to help out go to www.outofprintclothing.com and buy your favorite story to wear.

Update 9/30/10

Mark Stratis — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:22:07 +0000

Hello everyone!

So I've been very busy this past month, getting my site all up and working and trying to keep my blog updated daily. Its been a lot of work but I'm happy to say it feels like it's paying off. I've been hearing from people that they really enjoy reading my posts. The Styling yourself category is the most popular so I will make sure that I post more in this section this upcoming month.

I wanted to share with everyone a few blogs that I noticed wrote about me and my work. There is one blog that I was really hoping to be on, Hellokittyhell.com, and I made it!! LOL yes yes I know it sounds bad. However I really admire this blog and the authors disgust with everything cute and pink. I think its really funny. So check out his post about me I couldn't stop laughing. Another blog, 11k2, which I think was written in German, I'm not sure( if anyone knows what language let me know) also wrote about me and my Hello Kitty inspired work, some may feel attacked by this German author but I was very flattered that he thought I might have been abused as a child. Lol oh silly German Author. So please go visit these blogs, read them and laugh with me.

Update 9/15/10

Mark Stratis — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:12:48 +0000

Ok so I just had to write an update about this. Recently Ryan Seacrest had a contest on twitter to win a free Halo: Reach Lengendary Edition. Well, I twittered my ass off for an hour straight until I got a notice from twitter telling me I had reached the Max amount of tweets lol. I was so bumbed. So I went off to work thinking it was just another normal day. But when I got home I saw a tweet from Ryan Seacrest that said I was one of the winners!! Ahhhh! I was soooo shocked!! This is the best week ever! Oh and on top of that I got notice that Ryan is following me!! Crazyness Guess I got important things to tweet. lol Catch ya all on Halo booyah!!

Dune wall

Mark Stratis — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:48 +0000

An amazing wall treatment by Urban Product called the Dune Wall treatment.

Red Carpet Trends

Mark Stratis — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:33:26 +0000

Sense everyone should be getting their fall wardrobe all set up right now I thought I should tell you about another amazing online store to shop at. Red Carpet Trends is a wonderful online store that carries different designers and makes the best current trends available to you. I've talked about web design and how online stores must be simple to navigate. Well, I love Red Carpet Trends layout, it is so easy to use and view all their products. They have so many images of different angles of their garmets which I think is great for online buyers. They really allow you to see your purchase up close before you decide so your not shocked when you get it in the mail.

One of the lines that Red Carpet Trends carries is Louver by the amazing Louis Verdad. Louis Verdad has dressed celebrities such as, Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilar, Lucy Lu, and many more. His clothes are to die for. The quality and care that goes into each garment is spectacular. When you look at a Louis Verdad piece up close you notice the quality of the construction and care for detail. Very few designers can compare. A Louis Verdad piece will last you a lifetime and then some.

So everyone if your looking for gifts or your shopping for yourself you need to be shopping at www.redcarpettrends.com. This is a must if you want unique, sensual, quality pieces to wear this upcoming fall. By the way I got a sneek preview of the fall collection of Louver by Louis Verdad and its soooo good, your not going to find things that compare anywhere else. So go! Happy shopping everyone!

Update 9/4/10

Mark Stratis — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:36:04 +0000

So today was really awesome! I was at Louis Verdad's studio today for the shoot of his fall look-book. Wow wow wow, it was so awesome. The clothes for Louis' fall line are gorgeous, I was so amazed at the details and so happy to see a designer adding vibrant color to his fall collection. I get so bored of designers just designing with what I think are safe colors for fall. Fall doesn't mean you need to be boring and you cant take risks with your wardrobe. And these pieces were not average at all. The cuts were unconventional, sensual, and confident.

To make the experience even better Louis Verdad was so gracious, nice and funny. One thing I loved was that he was so very involved in the shoot. He's very much a perfectionist about his work which I admire. It's a sign that an artist is very much in love with his work. Its because artist feel that their work is an extentsion of themselves and we tend to see our best qualities in our work. It was so much fun to meet Louis and see his studio which would make lots of girls jealous. Racks and racks of beautiful clothes. So I will be writing another entry about Louis Verdad and his work and where you can find it because your going to want everything!