MWS Team is Honored to present Karen Watson, a healer in both the Mundane World and the Earth World!
On Saturday, May 18, 2013 Karen arrived to the studio for briefing and signing of paperwork at exactly the right time. As all of you know who have been photographed for the MWS project, I am pretty "rattled" by the time the featured woman arrives for her shoot. However with Karen, her energy transmitted onto a "level plane" accompanied by a very calming nature, put this "rattled" photog at ease almost immediately.
I remember feeling the same way when I interviewed her at Jaho's one brisk New England afternoon.
When we made it up to the studio Karen and I began setting up the props and her seating area. As is customary, Mystic Women bring the most incredible props and personal items to accompany them on their shoots...and this Mystic Woman did not disappoint. The first crystal she handed me was the most perfect/clear crystal I have ever seen. It was virtually absent from ANY inclusions whatsoever! Karen informed me that she had bought it in Sedona Arizona...ha, no wonder. We all know what a mystical place Sedona is! I was so moved by this stone that I isolated it and photographed it. I have already used it in PR!
Karen has been in the medical field for decades and has a fascinating story...but, you'll have to wait for the release of the book to read about it! What I can tell you is that for years while working at hospitals, she would secretly work with patient's energy levels...as well as utilizing her scientific training to heal. This was done many years prior to the acceptance of alternative healing methods in the staunch, conservative world of mainstream medicine. Karen as always "known."
One of the interesting things is that in each one of her portraits she has a look of,"I know something...do you?" I thought it was just me, but the professor brought it up during critique as well. His view was that this "look" added a huge element to her portraits, especially when you find out that she is in medicine and when you know her story.
We had an enjoyable afternoon and of course the magic happened with the amethyst. All of the crystals were supplied with their own solitary lighting source...in effort to make them "pop." However, when we began working with the amethyst (which was at the very end of the shoot) no lighting was necessary. The lighting that you see of the amethyst is it's own...there was no additional lights set up to enhance it's appearance.
The amethyst is from Sedona as well.
Thanks Karen for a great shoot! One of the more "calm" shoots that I've done during MWS project. Certainly a testament to a very powerful, and wise healer...known in the Mundane World as Ms. Karen Watson, truly a Mystic Woman.
R :}
