On Saturday, April 13, 2013 Mystic Woman Dawn arrives at the studio with "Excalibur" in hand and looking as lovely as ever. Much, much planning had gone into this shoot, more than usual I would say. From brainstorming to visions, Freyja sent messages almost immediately about the theme, the dress, the poses, the head dress, the backdrop, and most importantly...the lighting. Weeks prior to the shoot I had begun sketching (a method I always use for each shoot) the layout and design of the decided theme...which was "Lady of the Lake". The messages had come via conversation and ticker messages at the bottom of the screen of several news channels. Salem had a snow storm prior to the "messages". The night before the storm Dawn and I met and had her pre-shoot meeting. "Lady of the Lake" came up and had come to her numerous times long ago via a very odd library experience. We left the conversation being that I would sleep on it and ask for confirmation. The very next morning when I turned on the TV there was "Lady of the Lady" (reporting school closings) on one channel. I changed the channel over 4 times (by that point I quit counting) and the message was the same on each "Lady of the Lake"..."Lady of the Lake"...over and over again. So, "Lady of the Lake" it was!
We decided on two themes, Lady of the Lake, and Guenevere. Dawn had ordered a gorgeous custom made dress from England and it was Arthurian in style. (The Project Manager and I decided that we would be able to use Guenevere shots in PR.) So, of course I HAD to shoot her in it.
Thank goodness Dawn's niece (Courtney) had come to assist! This was by far one of the more difficult shoots for "The Mystic Women of Salem" project. Not only were THE GUARDIANS present but all of THE ELEMENTS (plus a smoke machine !) were represented as well, which made for a VERY powerful session. The magic was thick and the messages were quite strong during the entire shoot. I took Dawn back in time to Camelot where she was ultimately alone kneeling at an altar with Excalibur as her only source of defense. Merlin, Arthur, Lancelot and all the men were in battle...Guenevere was to carry the burden of protecting the castle, the women, and all the children. She could FEEL Morgana busy, busy, busy brewing a demon legion. Guenevere went from desperation and fear to the ultimate triumph of re-gaining her power and determination to see the battle through...good against evil.
Guenevere shots will be up on the Smugmug gallery at www.allure.smugmug.com soon.
For right now check out her "Lady of the Lake" shots! During the smoke scenes Dawn wore a crown with Fauz over her third eye...Freyja was well represented!
Dawn and Courtney departing after hours and hours of a difficult shoot...but one that brought me to the verge of tears several times. It is quite emotional to see your vision, sketches, and MWS woman bring it all to life right before your very eyes! GREAT GREAT JOB GIRLS!!!! :}
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