A Woman

There is definitely something special about Donna Devlin. Not only do daisies sprout from her very toes as she walks, she's seems to have her engine finely tuned for just about anything. And she makes it all look effortless.

She's 42, lives in PSL, Florida and has a very full life.  One of the things I like about Donna is her 100% presence. When she's with you, she's with you. Yet, she's got 15 things going on at any given moment.

She joined us for the first time last month for our Petal shoot with Sami.  She did a great job as our HMUA and she fell into the shoot like a veteran. Instinctively she knew when to grab a reflector or eyeliner and keep running, equally she knew when to pause the shoot to fix a flaw that would mean hours later in post.

So when she told me she's never been photographed I couldn't help but invite her for a simple 'character' shoot. Its a shoot designed to show the person's personality. We get them to warm up to the cameras and show their personality. Easier said that done.  So, she packed her trunk for the shoot, as instructed with all kinds of stuff, and like Mary Poppins' she presented a 'billowy skirt', a 'cool pair of cowboy boots', a 'cozy sweater', an 'interesting piece of jewelry' all on command. Good job!

I'll risk making a tall statement and say that she is what most women want to be when they grow up.  She can juggle a full house with kids and school and sports and soccer games and a rocker husband, her own business or and even those P90X Workouts! (good grief woman!)

She's got the right mix of ambition, mischief, delivery, fairness, sensousness, strength, playfulness and curiousity all mixed together.  She's, she's...for lack of a better term, a woman, aged to perfection.

She delighted and charmed us with her energy and being so wonderfully comfortable in her own skin. Its refreshing to see someone happy to be who they are.

Later when I got home and went through the images I marveled at the ease with which she let us in.
We get a strong sense of who she is, we can see it written all over her. Yet, we don't have her all figured out.

Nope, not this woman. You'll never figure her out. Women will aspire to be more like her (have you seen her arms?) and men? Well, they'll aspire too.  :)

I'll paraphrase from 'Women who run with wolves'... you are just you for today, tomorrow and all it's tomorrowness is another day. You don't know where you'll be or who you'll be. But for today dance in the moment, revel in the pleasure of being you.  There is only one you.  No other creature has ever walked on this earth like you. No other woman walks like you, smells like you or smiles like you.  It would seem Donna wrote the book. :)

Be sure to check out the video.  :)

Please note Linifotto is going to be officially changing the name to Pretty Muse. Website and Facebook links are currently under construction.  So don't forget "Pretty Muse".  It's a better fit, right?


Links:
Linifotto on Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pretty-Muse-Photography/248423378531826?sk=wall
Pretty Muse on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pretty-Muse-Photography/248423378531826?sk=wall

Donna Devlin Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000944132998

Donna Devlin Hair and Makeup website  http://www.donnadevlinhairandmakeup.com/

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