Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Mermaid's Tale Sneak Peek


The tales between mermaids and sailors are legendary, but did you know there are also Water Nymphs?


The exact difference between the two creatures is not clear, but here in Martin County, off Hutchinson Island there is a tale of such a female water creature.  She has appeared to various boaters, some say they helped save their lives during a ship wreck that happened off the reef at the House of Refuge.  Some say she swims with water mammals.  Some insist she's a mermaid, other say she's a water nymph, known for exotic behavior in the sea, yet seen by only a few.  Occasionally you'll see an old map with sea creatures dipicted on it that have been reported at those exact locations and sure enough you'll see a long haired fetching woman who appears to be half fish.

Well, the other night many would say they indeed saw the Water Nymph.  Stay tuned for what we captured with our Pretty Muse cameras.




Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Sunset on the St. Lucie River - Downtown Stuart

See slideshow ---> http://animoto.com/play/UmJpou7h7EZjM04mOWZyvg























Hoping to catch one of many great sunsets we've seen lately we met model Karissa Ferguson downtown just before sunset.  We walked out on the boardwalk and didn't have to wait very long for the sky to open up at just the last minute for a beautiful sunset.


With my wide angle lens (Canon 28mm F/2.8) you can see a wide vista of the sky and all the colors that were dancing around. I love that you can still see the blue sky and the sunset merging together.















Some people ask me about Karissa.  She is a regular muse and models for us frequently.  She is the one we experiment on, we try photographic techniques, new equipment, crazy outfits and even crazier makeup on her before we present them to the client.  Here we were playing with our new LED light trying to see how much light we could muster in front of a dramatic sunset.  This little test proved our new light works just fine.  I love new technology!  Thank you Karissa for continuing to be such a lovely source of patience and inspiration!


See slideshow ---> http://animoto.com/play/UmJpou7h7EZjM04mOWZyvg
CREDITS:
Pretty Muse Photography
Hair and Makeup: Karissa Ferguson
Styling:  Lj Masty

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

White Lace & Sheets - A Boudoir Shoot

This isn't your typical 47 year old woman.  I'm not sure what a typical 47 year old looks like, but I assure you every single woman I know hopes like hell they look like this one does.  This woman, I'll call Denise, has a body that is Penthouse worthy.  Seriously. We did a playful boudoir shoot with a script I came up with in order to give the shoot context and this is some of what we came up with.  Mind you, the story line is fictional although Denise most certainly isn't.


It could happen on any innocent afternoon, oh say a Wednesday. A tingling sensation that today might be different. You could tell by looking at her that the atoms buzzing around her body were about to try something different.



And there it was.  The phone call. "Yes!"
















Her bare feet patted their way to the shower.  


Women can't hide certain emotions or feelings.  It's that twinkling in the eye that you can't make happen when you want to, nor can you hide it, but here it was.  Unhidden and blazing.   




















































And there it was.  The room changed, the air changed, her hair changed, her walk changed.  Everything changed.  Electric.



A rendevoux.   It changed the way she smiled, she laughed, she sauntered, she even shut the door.





But guess who stayed on the inside?  Yep.   














When a woman is in love she does things because she feels alive, every fiber is alive there's a renewed sense of curiosity about everything and a simple joy in the little things.  So it was no surprise that Denise jumped on the bed and danced and jumped and laughed and fell and laughed and was utterly alive.  I loved it.







But she wasn't done.  Oh no, she was going to still everyone's heart.  She wanted to go outside and play.  And so we did.






And then she decided to jump in the pool.




Then this woman completely took our breath away as she stood up, went under water and came up for the coolest hair toss I've seen in ages.











She took us on a journey and we loved every minute of it.  Thank you Denise, you are one utterly amazing woman.



Meanwhile, Chloe wasn't impressed.  She chilled out on the ground and implied to me that it was she who taught Denise how to do the hair toss, but that's another story.









Before and After

Video link ----->  http://animoto.com/play/thsvHe500I20wQRx9ule7A

CREDITS:
Pretty Muse Photography
HMUA:  Donna Devlin
Featuring:  Denise Gardner
Styling:  Lj Masty & Donna Devlin

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