Another Chapter with Karissa

Video of this shoot - link at the bottom in red:

What do we love about shooting Karissa?

She's ALWAYS game for another modeling experiment.

She's about as sport for the task as one could hope for.  She never complains, even when cold and wet.  But I'm getting way ahead of myself.

She met us for a sunrise shoot in what started as a bright shiny morning that turned into, well.... I'll fill you in later.  First though,

She was a good sport about putting on whatever I pulled out of the Mary Poppins bag.  So we played dress up, dress down, dress every-which-way-around.

And then, right about here a *quasi rogue wave came crashing in and well, let's just say it had it's way with her.  Little did I know, this was the driest we'd all be, because within mere minutes (and while looking east, not west) a major angry cloud came barreling in.  We took one look and yelled, 'It's too late!  Grab the gear and run for the car!  Now!'   And what a sight we were. Tsk tsk.

Well, let's just say I had nothing on me that wasn't 300% wet except for my God-loving equipment.  The inside of my car is still drenched from the madness that prevailed once we got to the car.  Yes, 'madness, I say'.  But I'm most grateful our gear is in great shape. (Yes, I'm glad the rest of us survived, but a girl has her toys...yes and the husband and the model, but it's the gear guys!)

Note to self, keep checking the sky, no matter how bright and cheerful it looks to the east because the west could have been deadly.


* For those who notice small footnote references, yes, I like the word 'quasi', for those who are keeping count I've said it at least 3 times this year.

Video Link: http://animoto.com/play/8xeKo0Sd3VxWJo8gXeyV0w

Credits:
Photography:
Keywords: Petals, petalled shoot, petalled two, karissa ferguson, linifotto, pretty muse, pretty muse photography, beauty and the beach photography, beauty & the beach photography, photography, Stuart, Stuart, Florida, treasure coast, martin county, florida, martin county florida, jensen beach, psl, port saint lucie, tradition, hutchinson island, beach, WPB, West Palm Beach, palm beach county, tiger beach, preshoot, inspiration, muse worthy, fun portraiture, portraiture, women in photography, new ideas for women in portraiture, branding, promotional photography, new kind of photography business, new models treasure coast, promotional video, muses, linifotto, pretty muse, prettymuse, pretty muse photography, storm, house of refuge, dress-up, drenched, beach, wet gear. 

Hippie Chick Invite!!!!

Attention all you who've asked to join the story to become a character or even a muse! Be sure to watch the video below!

This post is unlike any other I've done so far.  Why?


This is a formal invitation to all you Hippie Chicks.  Hippie chicks, young or old doesn't matter.  So, ex-hippies, hippie-wannabees, hippie-wish-I-would-a-beens there is still a chance to get your hippie chick on for the Pretty Muse cameras!





Yes.  Dig out some of those funky clothes, your silver and turquoise and beaded jewelry and put it on.  Part your hair in the middle. Put a choker on.  Paint a 70's slogan on your shoulder. Make a peace sign. Or. Simply. Be. You.

Being hippie was about being original.  Only you could be you.  Are you, well, you?  Think about it.
Watch this. http://animoto.com/play/rsznXWVX3F7dD7k0sbWQbQ#




Watch the video and drop me an email.  Tell us why you want to join the story, become a character and maybe a muse. So many of you have written asking us to shoot you, (I love all your email!!!!) Well now is your chance.  Currently we do not do personal work, so if you are looking for a chance to be photographed by the Pretty Muse cameras this is it.

Video link: http://animoto.com/play/rsznXWVX3F7dD7k0sbWQbQ#

Email:  Linifotto@gmail.com


Credits:
Photography:  Pretty Muse
Hair & Makeup:  Karissa Ferguson and Mercy Clark
Models:  Karissa Ferguson and Mercy Clark

Keywords: hippie, hippie chicks, ex-hippie chicks, 60's, 70's, girls in fields, fields, invitation, open shoot, karissa ferguson, mercy clark, mercedes clark, linifotto, pretty muse, pretty muse photography, beauty and the beach photography, beauty & the beach photography, photography, Stuart, Stuart, Florida, treasure coast, martin county, florida, allapattah flatts, wildlife management area, martin county florida, jensen beach, psl, port saint lucie, tradition, hutchinson island, beach, WPB, West Palm Beach, palm beach county, tiger beach, preshoot, inspiration, muse worthy, fun portraiture, women in photography, new ideas for women in portraiture, hmua, stylist, branding, promotional photography, new kind of photography business, new models treasure coast, promotional video, muses, linifotto, pretty muse, prettymuse, pretty muse photography and all the muses who inspired this shoot, hippie chicks, cool hippie chicks, hippie chick clothes, hippie chick shorts, hippie chicks in fields, hippie chicks groovin, hippie girls, hippies

Hippie Chicks - Part One-ish

Be sure to click the video link at the bottom!

If you follow along with Pretty Muse on Facebook you've already seen a few sneak peeks of our Hippie Chick hippie shoots.  On this particular installment Mercy Clark is found frolicking in the grass.   You know.  Hippie style.

There is this quasi-fictional park near the archway in Jensen Beach called Grass Patch Corner.  It's filled with wonderlust flowers and little gnomes that come out to attend errant hairs and fickle models.

One quick nap and she woke up feeling slightly dizzy but warm and cozy inside.  It's as if groovy music from the 60's were waifing through the air because in nothing flat Karissa Ferguson joined and these girls were twirling and gazing at the horizon with the dreamiest gazes.

Now I've heard from numerous people how they've spotted us shooting throughout Martin County and sure enough you caught us again.  Judging by your retorts zooming by you are still enjoying this particular series.

"The Rain, The park & other things"  by The Cowsills  
,
"I saw her sitting in the rain
rain drops falling on her
she didnt' seem to care
she sat there and smiled at me
and I knew
I knew
I knew
I knew.

She could make me happy
Happy
Happy
Happy.

Flowers in her hair,
Flowers everywhere,
I love the flower girl

Oh I don't know just why
She simply caught my eye
I love the flower girl

She seemed so sweet and kind
she blew my mind...
Bluuuuuuuuu-uuuu-uuuuuu-eewe-eewe-my miiii-eeee-iiii-eend.
(trills of harp, flowers falling, the earth spinning....)



Yes, you see that's how it worked back then.
Twirl around, land your eyes on something'
and blam.  Take their hand and walk through the park.

Peace
These things were easy. (Not quite as easy as the legends say.)
And fun.
And even though we terrified the world with radical ideas of love and peace and kindness, we were declared a disgrace, the fall of our great nation, blah blah blah.

Yes, just like today.  But today I'm not the flower girl.  These girls are. And if I were a dude (or a girl) cruising by, well, let's just say I wouldnt.  No.  Couldn't, go by.

Radiant.
Free.
and, well, fetching.

Being a hippie is a state of mind.  It's an intentional kindness.  Benevolence for the sake of a journey.  A new person meant a new rendevoux. A new world.  That, or you opened the doors of your own world and let them revel there.

I've decided the hippie shoots are striking a cord of pleasure in so many people.  Why?   I'm not sure. But I'm not ready to leave the hippie chick shoots.  I think there's lots and lots of material here. I intend to keep shooting hippie chicks.  To keep making hippie chick videos and mis-match them here.

So you'll see part and parcel of different shoots in any order I see fit (thank you very much) and I hope you just go with it.

Is there a hippie chick in you?

If you see a girl dancing and cameras going, it's ok to show us your woots!  (Well, most of them. We welcome your attention.  :)

And a video to below!  Don't miss this one!

http://animoto.com/play/tJ3AfvnFG0bF37vyI2p0Qw

Click this link above for the video!

Petalled Two - The Video

What could be cuter than this video?  I mean really.  There's beautiful, cute, adorable, stunning, gorgeous, heartbreaking and then there's all the other photographers..... (teehee....ok ok.)

Take a peek at this video and just try not to smile.  Be sure to say hi to Karissa Ferguson and Mercy Clark on Facebook and Twitter.

Full blog post coming with lots and I do mean LOTS of the pictures, many unseen in the video.  And, I'll also tell you what happened when a certain person, who, without the benefit of our trusty HMUA, managed to glue herself a bit much with all these eyelashes.

Video link:  ------>  http://animoto.com/play/UUPXkM4UhN5Wfd4FPNA3DA

Keywords: Petals, petalled shoot, petalled two, karissa ferguson, mercy clark, mercedes clark, linifotto, pretty muse, pretty muse photography, beauty and the beach photography, beauty & the beach photography, photography, Stuart, Stuart, Florida, treasure coast, martin county, florida, martin county florida, jensen beach, psl, port saint lucie, tradition, hutchinson island, beach, WPB, West Palm Beach, palm beach county, tiger beach, preshoot, inspiration, muse worthy, fun portraiture, women in photography, new ideas for women in portraiture, hmua, stylist, branding, promotional photography, new kind of photography business, new models treasure coast, promotional video, muses, linifotto, pretty muse, prettymuse, pretty muse photography and Hilde Marie Johansen who inspired this shoot.

Sneak Peek - Petal Look Two

Our most popular shoot was our 'Petal Look', so why not shoot it again but try to do it differently?
Could we make it better?  How?   Hmmmm.....maybe use two models this time?

Yes! I decided.

Should the models be the same or different?  Should each eye be the same?

Different, I decided.

But which models should we use this time?

Stay tuned, full blog post and slideshow coming up VERY soon.

Another Look at the Pink Bow

I was recently told, by an internationally famous photographer, that this shoot was our best work.
I nearly inhaled the entire glass of Pepsi, glass, ice and straw in one gulp.  This was a HUGE thing to be told.  I never knew Manny Librodo, Jr. looked at my work, let alone my blog and that he knew enough about Pretty Muse to mention WHICH SHOOT WAS THE BEST WORK.....

Well, that was a key moment in 2011 for me and my husband.  Thank you Sir Manny Librodo, you remain and continue to remain a vital source of inspiration for me (even though my work looks nothing like yours).  lol.

So here, is the video for that shoot.  And, Sami, you blew me away --- you embody model in every regard there was so much magic in the air that day I had to part the air so I could walk through it.  Amazing work, amazing people, amazing day and an amazing memory.

Please use this link to the video:

http://animoto.com/play/1utKJ2tE1vw0kW00WO5klg

A word on Manuel Librodo, Jr.  Several of us were lucky enough to sit down with him in Orlando, this past October and conduct an interview. This interview is being transcribed for an upcoming blog post. That afternoon was a very special day for me and I'm deeply grateful for the amazing interview he granted us.  It marked another one of those days that I call the 'Before' and this is (obviously) the 'after'.  One of those things that changes everything and nothing is every the same and you may or may not have known while you were in the midst of it. Hence, the profound proclamation of the 'Before'.  Sheesh, it's too early in the morning for this, I smell an edit coming.

P.S.  Yes, I hand make those tiny bows with tweezers and sell them with a pair of eye lashes, for those who asked. ;)

2011 Muse Contact Info

2011 Muse Contact Info:
Here's a list of our muses of 2011.  Many of them are on Model Mayhem and have their own businesses and websites and would definitely appreciate hearing from you.  Each of them contributed in ways often beyond modeling by styling, making outfits and accessories, doing hair, nails or makeup, body art, etc.  Often behind the scenes work is FAR more work than it appears making props, outfits, accessories, set styling, etc. Also each muse contributes through our collaborated shoots, their suggestions and input often are the magic ingredient to making a shoot the success it is.

And a word for those ladies who wished to keep their photographs off the internet.  I know you visit the blog happy to be a quiet muse, please know you too are equally appreciated. Some photoshoots are not blog material but were intended for a private audience. And, as much as our readers would love seeing them too, we totally understand.

Samantha Roth
Make-up Artist, model and stylist

Kiss & Makeup! on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kiss-Make-Up/119752024747190
Model Mayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/2371313
See videos: 
Sami Loves  http://animoto.com/play/1If83qCTNVT9GHpCxomC9A
Sami Loves 2:  http://animoto.com/play/qjTnawI1Qw4bmgE21mLNAA
Behind the Scenes:  http://animoto.com/play/20kixpSjzTYvoKiMkJoWNg
2011 Muses:  http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ

Donna Lynn Devlin
Hair and makeup artist, model and stylist











Donna Lynn Devlin Hair & Makeup:

http://www.donnadevlinhairandmakeup.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000944132998
Model Mayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/2374049
See Videos:
When a Woman Rocks:  http://animoto.com/play/pSI3bWZMSRRn3HmwNc90jw
Behind the Scenes:  http://animoto.com/play/20kixpSjzTYvoKiMkJoWNg
2011 Muses:  http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ
Hippie Chick (in production)

 Karissa Ferguson
Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/karissaashlen
Model Mayhem:  http://www.modelmayhem.com/2246476
See Videos:
Karissa Ferguson:  http://animoto.com/play/ruWpwKKhrUIhqf1BCGkoUg
2011 Muses:  http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ
Hippie Chick (in production)

Mariah Janbou
Model, photographer, stylist, makeup artist












Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/mariahjanbou
See Videos:
Behind the Scenes:  http://animoto.com/play/20kixpSjzTYvoKiMkJoWNg
The Pretty Muses 2011:  http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ
 

Jasmine Harper
Model
















Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/hititxjasmine
See Videos:
Jasmine Harper Senior Part 2 http://animoto.com/play/09X0d09rErv7Y1kYXXGpbQ
Jasmine's Beat:  http://animoto.com/play/ZZb1v255yaYXxYFKHqqbqg
2011 Muses: http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ

Ashley Sania Chandy
Model



















Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Gunshinechic
Agency:  New Fashion Xposed (See Xposed's Facebook link)
See Videos:
The Legs Have It http://animoto.com/play/FT6AHlPbAEnQl9DbLUMGdw
Hide & Seek http://animoto.com/play/5p5CKTmQcS3PSMwUuofBTw
The Pretty Muses 2011: http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ

Telisha Anderson
Model



















Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/telishaa
Model Mayhem:  http://www.modelmayhem.com/2423028
Agency:  New Fashion Xposed (see Facebook link)
Videos:
Hidden Secrets:  http://animoto.com/play/jFlmkdkgmqKm2v5ohc47Mg
The Pretty Muses 2011:  http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ

Diana Cullen
Model















Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/diana.cullen1
Cullen-ary Creations:  www.cullen-arycreations.com
The Pretty Muses 2011:  http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ

Kay Morgan
Model, actress, see IMDB



















The Pretty Muses 2011:  http://animoto.com/play/NQGxdsgLhXiaQUOdhBG0yQ

Morgan Rutkowski

Pretty Muse Photography
Photographer, stylist, accessories designer












Lini and Chay Masty
Website:   http://www.prettymuse.com
Facebook:
Modelmayhem:  http://www.modelmayhem.com/2343361

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