Sneak Peek of Parisa

This adorable new model spent the afternoon with us at Indian Riverside Park today.  Her full shoot coming up!

Droplets

Although not my typical post of spectacular women, this post is macro photography.

In my kitchen window are a couple plants and they are so pretty when I spray them with water.  The droplets just sit there growing bigger and bigger as more water gathers.  I found myself staring at it and knew it was time to take some super close ups.   I have taken pictures of droplets that are so pristine you can actually see me in them.

Orchids are so intriguing.

 

Kristina Caruso

These are some of my favorite images from Kristina's shoot.   

Watch Her Video: ----> http://animoto.com/play/eWtfnBarNqvaytnK1R6WRw

Kristina Caruso is one of those girls who is beautiful, elegant and graceful and she's a girl's girl.  When she originally approached Pretty Muse for a shoot she was so excited I didn't think she was going to be able to contain herself and wait until our shoot date.  

She did everything by the book, followed all the pre-shoot instructions, you know, kept her skin exfoliated and hydrated.  Didn't tan too much, her eyebrows were impeccable, her finger and toe nails were flawless, everything so sparkling fresh and ready for a shoot.  I know Donna Devlin (our hair and makeup guru) was more than thrilled to work with her. Lucky for Kristina, the stylist side of Donna took Kristina shopping so everything was coordinated to exactly as Kristina wanted.

Kristina is a hair stylist who works at Salon Identity in Tradition.

And what's she like, you ask?  She's sweet and kind and her only flaw was a innate tendency to scrounge up her forehead for which she was promptly reminded, 'Forehead!' and she instantly dropped the eyebrows and smoothed out her forehead.  It was kinda cute actually.  Anyways I was so absorbed into this shoot that I didn't notice I was standing in a mound of fire ants until it was too late and I was thoroughly bitten - got me off my game for a while - I just handed Kristina my camera and did a wild dance beating the things off me while my husband kept shooting.  You know shooting can be much more precarious than it may seem.

Her video ---> http://animoto.com/play/eWtfnBarNqvaytnK1R6WRw



CREDITS:
Featuring:  Kristina Caruso
HMUA:  Donna Devlin - https://www.facebook.com/donnalynn.devlin?fref=ts
Photography:  Pretty Muse -   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pretty-Muse-Photography/248423378531826?fref=ts
Music:  Beautiful You by Andrea Wittgens  -  http://www.andreawittgens.com/home.cfm

Sneak Peek of Kristina Caruso

This is the very elegant and sexy and graceful and beautiful and.....you get the idea, Kristina Caruso.  More to come!

Frances Ilusorio Raab

Yes-siree, this lovely lady is indeed gorgeous.  She did a boudoir shoot with us so these are what I can show you.

Frances Ilusorio Raab wanted to do a boudoir shoot for her boyfriend, a drummer who is in a local rock band called Fricktion.  If you haven't seen them and want a fun night out to live music be sure to check their Facebook page - see link.  Anyways, I digress...

When you first meet her you can't help but look at her harder trying to identify her exotic looks.  What is she?  Well it turns out she's half Philippino and half American and quite beautiful.  She has that natural grace most Asians are known for --- we had her in all kinds of poses and she easily slipped into and out of the most body twisting poses you could imagine.

She'll charm you and have you under her little spell with her dazzling smile and infectious laugh.  Frances was a real treat to photograph and I know her boyfriend is going to be awed by the images he gets.  (I wish I could show them all, but alas, you'll have to use your imagination.)

We're sure this is a Yoga pose, but we don't know it's name, so henceforth and until otherwise noted, this pose will be called the Frances in honor of her grace under pressure.  Holding this pose was no easy feat!  And I just love this image.

The makeup you can't help but ask?  Well thats at the hands of our hair and makeup extraordinaire, Donna Devlin, who can do a transformation one can only pine for.  Be sure to check the Before and After section for this one.  Thank you Donna you always amaze me. (ALWAYS!)

Sorry no video for this shoot it's sealed under lock and key for someone's eyes only.

Featuring:  Frances Ilusorio Raab
HMUA:  Donna Devlin - https://www.facebook.com/donnalynn.devlin?fref=ts
Pretty Muse Photography - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pretty-Muse-Photography/248423378531826?fref=ts
Fricktion - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fricktion/281068465310304?fref=ts
Lj Masty - https://www.facebook.com/lj.masty

Sneak Peek of Frances

Here's a peek at Frances Ilusorio Raab's boudoir shoot.  Soooooo lovely!

Mercy Delights

Don't miss her video!  See below.


There are at least three things I love about working with model, Mercy Clark not the least of which is her Mother Earthliness.  She even wanted to be photographed with a gang of bees she found but I'll get back to that later.

The goal was branding images for Pretty Muse and for this shoot our styling was intended to be Pocahontas-ish slash hippie chick enjoying nature.  If you know Mercy there really is no better person for this gig than her.  Within minutes of meeting her she conjures images of the free spirited chicks from the 70's and the urge to photograph her is overwhelming.  I wasn't the first photographer to 'discover' her at her job and ask her if she'd model.  We've been shooting Mercy for almost a year now. So, if you like her images you can type her name in the search feature on the home page to find lots more of her!  She's a popular download.  She has that certain je ne sais quoi.

I'm not sure which came first the inspiration to make a suede-like dress with fringe or the location I found filled with Spanish Moss, but both were made for each other. Then, add one half hippie chick, one half Pocahontas and a whole dose of Mercy and you got a full blown shoot on your hands.

During our shoot while exploring this field of tall grass and Spanish moss she found a gaggle (sounds better than swarm) of bees sitting quietly on the grass and of all things she asked me if I could photograph her with them.  Yep.  Bees.  They are hard to spot but if you look real hard you'll see a bunch of brown dots on the tips of the grass.  So we obliged.  Can't photograph something in the shade and something in harsh sunlight at the same time very well but that's what this is.

Another thing about Mercy I like is that she's prone to blissful happiness at any given moment.  Sometimes this results in a brief and delightful dance.  Hopefully you have your camera ready when it happens because it's always camera-worthy.

She also has a great sense of humor and can roar or attack at will.  You never know what you'll get with Mercy but it will alway, always be charming and delightful.

This is our 100th post. Yay!  I wasn't sure I could commit to this whole blogging idea. It was just too much of a commitment.  I wasn't sure anybody would even come.  It's like starting a journal but telling everybody your going to do it and make it public.  No easy promise.  But 100 posts later and 15,000 page views I'll admit I find it rewarding.  A secret?  Every morning before I get out of bed I grab my phone and hit the app that is the counter for the blog to check to see how many people have visited and from what country.  It's a little kiss from the blogosphere to see a number there.  Thank you to those faithful readers who come here regularly and to the occassional visitor.  I appreciate it.

Don't miss her video!

Her video: ---> http://animoto.com/play/gAyWG1eJ2z0WfrqP4ihoJg

Before and After 

Here Mercy with HMUA, Lindsay LaSalla.  Lindsay was given an inspiration picture of a woman with tanned, dewy skin look and Lindsay nailed the look, if not, made it better than the original.  Great work.

CREDITS:
Pretty Muse Photography
Featuring:  Mercy Clark (who did her own hair)
Makeup:  Lindsay LaSalla
Styling:  Clothing designed and made by Lj Masty
Music:  Dylan in the Movies - August Moon

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