Sunday, April 14, 2013

Alicia Mandato

Meet the lovely Alicia Mandato!



Want to skip to the video?
Click here --> http://animoto.com/play/c22GWvubu0Ed1Ujav7cijQ#



We invited model Alicia Mandato from Port St. Lucie for a sunrise shoot on Hutchinson Island.  When she pulled up it was still completely dark so we fiddled with flash lights and introductions and suitcases while waiting for the sun to rise.  She's the kind of girl you instantly like the moment you meet her.  She's one of those tall, beautiful and striking, hard-to-not-stare-at girls with the greenest eyes I've ever seen.


The sunrise didn't offer up anything exciting so we waited around for more light while we were systematically attacked by the worst case of no-see-ums (sp?) I've ever experienced.  And we were talking at a hundred miles an hour while we alternately sprayed ourselves head to toe but nothing worked.  It's a sign of Alicia's commitment to modeling that we even got to shoot. She jumped into the shoot as soon as I said we were ready and you'd never know she was being eaten alive.  (Fortunately, the bites disappeared and we were spared a spotty complexion.)


You'd never imagine she was in the slightest way distracted with bugs or sharp rocks or heels sinking into the sand.  She's a pro and we really appreciated her dedication!








She has the cutest pink shoes, ever!






By the time I asked her to lay down in the inter coastal I was prepared for the slightest hint of resistance, because this water was freezing, but nope, she sat down gingerly and never let on she was frozen. Course by the time we wrapped her goosebumps were huge!


Thank you Alicia for being a wonderful model, you were so gracious and kind and a pure delight to work with, we can't wait to book another shoot with you!

Check out her video here ---> http://animoto.com/play/c22GWvubu0Ed1Ujav7cijQ#

CREDITS:
Featuring model Alicia Mandato
(for more Alicia please visit her Model Mayhem port at http://www.modelmayhem.com/2525723 )
Styling, hair and makeup by Alicia Mandato
Photography by Pretty Muse



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