Ana & Ingrid 9-13-09

The third set for the 2010 swimsuit calendar featured an old face Ana, and a newcomer Ingrid, a.k.a. Lady Longlegs...This shoot also marked the first set with Ninfa as the hairstylist/make-up artist...

We shot these photos in the dark (at night), in the rain at a cemetary...not my favorite situation to be in LOL but considering the circumstances I think we did pretty well :)

Vanessa O. 11-8-08

I started out this weekend of FOUR shoots with Vanessa O....We'd been trying to schedule a shoot all year, and we finally were able to get together on Saturday and shoot for the calendar...

Vanessa O. is actually a Virgo, but for the calendar she represented Taurus, and she will be featured in May in the calendar.

Kenny has been teaching me how to work the programs as well, and I actually helped edit these...=)

(DISCLAIMER: in the interest of keeping the calendar interesting and fresh, ANY picture I post from calendar shoots ANYWHERE is simply a "preview"...I am not AT ALL posting the actual photos to be used in the calendar, which I believe to be the best shot from any given set, or any photo that even slightly resembles it...so if you wanna see the best of the best from these shoots, the calendar is the only place to see it!)

Lynn 11-1-08

I recently shot the first set in the series of photos that will make up the first ever (and hopefully annual) Beautiful Garbage Photography calendar, just in time for 2009...if all goes to plan (and it damn well better! lol) I should have the first copy in my hand before December, and won't that be grand?

The wardrobe was created on the spot by me, BTW...lol my first attempt at styling and I have to say I was expecting worse, but it turned out alright if I do say so myself...

A photo from this set (not one that's posted, BUA HA HA! it shall be a SURPRISE!!!) shall be featured in the 2009 Beautiful Garbage Photography calendar, which I am INCREDIBLY happy to announce already has some buzz going and has some people waiting excitedly to buy! YAY!

in the next couple weeks, we'll have the shoots completed, and the calendars should be available by early December (holiday gifts, anyone? LOL who wouldn't want something that affords them the ability to look at beautiful women all year? and even if you're not into beautiful women, I'm sure you appreciate beautiful photos, or you wouldn't be reading this!)

The calendars will be available for $25...and be horoscope inspired, i.e. the first set featuring Lynn (a Beautiful Garbage newcomer) as Sagittarius...The calendar will feature some new faces, as well as SEVERAL of your favorites, including Vicki and Jennie!

I'm very excited about this new venture, and hope to hear your thoughts, both on the idea and the photos themselves...

thanks as always for the support, friends!

and make sure you add the new facebook support page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Miami-FL/Beautiful-Garbage-Photography-C/33882113225

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Melissa and Victoria's actors' headshots 9-7-08

so, I had never worked with actresses before, I'm used to either working with aspiring models or people who have never been in front of a camera at all, so I really didn't know what to expect from these girls...

I am happy to report that both Melissa and Vicky were great sports with all the crazy scenarios I kept throwing at them to get different facial expressions, and were both beautiful and super charismatic. these girls are going to go far!!!

Make-up for this shoot was again provided by Kary-Anne, and the ladies did their own hair and wardrobe. I was very impressed and happy when the girls told me they had actually done their homework as far as the best poses for what they needed and also what colors and wardrobe would work best for them, etc. If all my models were so professional! :sigh: lol

anyways, the editing was provided once again by my husband Kenny, who's getting better and better with every shoot.

Here are some shots from Melissa's shoot...

and some from Vicky's, whom I was extra excited to shoot because I've known her since we were about four, and I always knew she's grow up to be a star!!!

break a leg and some hearts, darlings!!!

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Thelma and John, engagement photos 8-30-08

it was a hell of a drive, and it was POURING the whole time, but we had a blast!









more coming soon to the Myspace and DeviantArt!

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Thelma's Hair and Make-up Trial 8-21-08

so, this past week we got together with Thelma and a couple of her bridesmaids, Claudia and Carla, to work on some hairstyles and plan Thelma's big day make-up...

the hair and make-up is being provided by my best friend Kary-Anne, who is a professional certified hairstylist and make-up artist...

if you're in the South Florida area and would like to contact her, BTW, her myspace is http://www.myspace.com/384728193

my husband Kenny has gotten REALLY GOOD at editing photos and he's also very enthusiastic to be a part of Beautiful Garbage lol so he did the editing for these pictures...

in any case, here's a few photos from the night, and I posted a few more both on my myspace page and on my deviantart account (links can be found at the top of the page)