28 May

Vampyress, 2012

Inspired by the Eiko Ishioka’s costume design for Francis Ford Coppola’s film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. You know which one I’m talking about!

Model: Jessica Hunter @ T-H-E Artist Agency
Make-up & Styling by Me

Natural Rooster Hackle Feather Neckpiece by Me
Coin Chain Headpiece by Me
Spanish Flamenco Fan: vintage piece from Spain

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10 May

Super Moon!

One thing that sucked about this night, I don’t know how many of you were out looking at this lunar marvel, but the mosquitoes were really out for blood!!

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04 May

New Business Cards!!

I’ve been working on some new business cards since my phone number has changed. It has been an uphill battle with the phone, but I’ve come out on top. Take note of the phone number change!

Of course I ordered my cards from MOO.com. I’ve been having my cards created by Moo for the full duration I’ve been working as a photographer. They’re cards are top notch, and their new Luxe Business cards are to die for!

26 Apr

Easter Egg Hunt!

I completely forgot to post these pictures. Every year we have a easter egg hunt on our property. We have a forest meet jungle for a backyard so the egg hiding possibilities are endless!!!

21 Apr

The Things That Can Not Speak

15 Apr Mother’s Day Mini Sessions! First off, it’s almost May already?! Where has the time gone? I feel like the whole first half of the year didn’t even happen. Secondly, what is a mini session? Mini sessions are short, to the point sessions for your family. Offer doesn’t include engagements, newborn, or senior sessions. Some of you just want a simple shot of your family for Mom, Grandma, and even Great Grandma, some of you don’t need an ENTIRE full blown session…Mini Sessions would be prefect for you. Mini Sessions will be Saturday, April 28th, 2012 ONLY at Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers, Florida. Time slots will be 11am to 4pm and each session is only 30 minutes. There are ONLY 6 slots available and will fill up fast, so please contact me at studio@melissalicia.com to book your session. Sessions require a $50 deposit to hold your slot. With your 30 minute session you will receive 3 edited hi-res photos of your choice from the session, as well as 3-8x10 prints of your choice from the session. Any other printing is available at an additional fee. You may also purchase a DVD of all the shots from the session for an additional $50.

Mother’s Day Mini Sessions!

First off, it’s almost May already?! Where has the time gone? I feel like the whole first half of the year didn’t even happen.

Secondly, what is a mini session? Mini sessions are short, to the point sessions for your family. Offer doesn’t include engagements, newborn, or senior sessions. Some of you just want a simple shot of your family for Mom, Grandma, and even Great Grandma, some of you don’t need an ENTIRE full blown session…Mini Sessions would be prefect for you.

Mini Sessions will be Saturday, April 28th, 2012 ONLY at Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

Time slots will be 11am to 4pm and each session is only 30 minutes.
There are ONLY 6 slots available and will fill up fast, so please contact me at studio@melissalicia.com to book your session. Sessions require a $50 deposit to hold your slot.

With your 30 minute session you will receive 3 edited hi-res photos of your choice from the session, as well as 3-8x10 prints of your choice from the session.

Any other printing is available at an additional fee. You may also purchase a DVD of all the shots from the session for an additional $50.

13 Apr Norma Jean by Richard Avedon One of my all-time favorite photographs is this 1957 photo of Marilyn Monroe by the late Richard Avedon. Avedon didn’t capture Marilyn, he caught an actual glimpse of Norma Jean. A 31 year old woman who’s life began bouncing from foster home to foster home and has been in a 10 year acting role as America’s sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe. You see it on her face. The torment, the anguish, the self-confusion, the tiredness. This is a snapshot of a woman who’s been running away from herself for so long, she can’t run anymore. As you know she succumbed to an overdose 5 years later. This is what photography is about. Capturing the true person behind the mask and bringing a sense of commonality between the subject and the viewer. This photo shows a woman that all women can find themselves in. Share the same fears, hopes, dreams, and search for their selves.

Norma Jean by Richard Avedon

One of my all-time favorite photographs is this 1957 photo of Marilyn Monroe by the late Richard Avedon. Avedon didn’t capture Marilyn, he caught an actual glimpse of Norma Jean. A 31 year old woman who’s life began bouncing from foster home to foster home and has been in a 10 year acting role as America’s sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe. You see it on her face. The torment, the anguish, the self-confusion, the tiredness. This is a snapshot of a woman who’s been running away from herself for so long, she can’t run anymore. As you know she succumbed to an overdose 5 years later.

This is what photography is about. Capturing the true person behind the mask and bringing a sense of commonality between the subject and the viewer. This photo shows a woman that all women can find themselves in. Share the same fears, hopes, dreams, and search for their selves.

29 Mar The SI Swimsuit 1955 Edition *Warning to All*Avoid the beaches at all cost in the month of March, and don’t go near the rocks. Or at least don’t wade through water up to your waist and get on the rocks and try to get off the same way. Photographer down this week due to a very bad gash on the back of my leg and on my heel. I should be better by this weekend! Despite the incident, it was a very beautiful day yesterday. I had storyboarded this shoot a couple weeks ago, and it always delights me when I nail the shots intended. You can’t do that without the right people. Brigid is an awesome model and Natalie is the best help. Especially when she goes into her mother-mode. I would be lying if I didn’t say Bunny Yeager is one of my favorite photographers.

The SI Swimsuit 1955 Edition

*Warning to All*
Avoid the beaches at all cost in the month of March, and don’t go near the rocks. Or at least don’t wade through water up to your waist and get on the rocks and try to get off the same way. Photographer down this week due to a very bad gash on the back of my leg and on my heel. I should be better by this weekend!

Despite the incident, it was a very beautiful day yesterday. I had storyboarded this shoot a couple weeks ago, and it always delights me when I nail the shots intended. You can’t do that without the right people. Brigid is an awesome model and Natalie is the best help. Especially when she goes into her mother-mode.

I would be lying if I didn’t say Bunny Yeager is one of my favorite photographers.

23 Mar

My sister helped me photograph part one of my project. Thank you Lily! I started out shooting first and she threw, but we switched because I wanted more control over the directionality of the throws. The last two are her shots and my softball throws.

23 Mar Hashani, 2012 How Hashani and I shot this past weekend was a result of unfortunate indifference. He had called me about a month earlier about if I would do a session with him and his fraternity brothers. He had just joined one of the frats on campus and wanted to do something to bond with his brothers. Of course I said yes. The concept and location had been set, the only problem was that his brothers weren’t as excited as he’d hope. Excuses had ran out and he called me two weeks before our planned shoot day to tell me it wasn’t going to happen. I told him to meet me anyways and we can catch up since we hadn’t had a catch up day since July of last year.

Hashani, 2012

How Hashani and I shot this past weekend was a result of unfortunate indifference. He had called me about a month earlier about if I would do a session with him and his fraternity brothers. He had just joined one of the frats on campus and wanted to do something to bond with his brothers. Of course I said yes. The concept and location had been set, the only problem was that his brothers weren’t as excited as he’d hope. Excuses had ran out and he called me two weeks before our planned shoot day to tell me it wasn’t going to happen. I told him to meet me anyways and we can catch up since we hadn’t had a catch up day since July of last year.