W's Golden Girls shoot with the beautiful and freakishly talented Fanning sisters...
for my favorite photo shoot of the month from my favorite fashion magazines.
inspiration for the day
The Tree of Life - directed by Terrence Malick, starring Brad Pitt & Jessica Chastain
I finally got the time to watch The Tree of Life, and like all Terrence Malick films it enraptured me. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen the entire 135 minutes. This film has been blown up, and charged with so many accusations I can't even count. But a film doesn't win the Cannes Film Festival for no reason. The problem clearly stems from people watching it with a closed mind. The only way you can watch an artistic deeply intrinsic film like this is to open your eyes, ears, and mind. From the 17 minute prelude of the creation of universe, to looking down upon a family in suburban Texas that has to deal with real-life issues while looking for God in everything that happens all around them. It's real and tragic and beautiful, and represents the way I personally look at faith. Grace... that's the word that's used a lot in Jessica Chastain's narration, and you see so much of it in this incredible film. In my opinion it must be one of the most underrated films of the year since it's getting such mixed ratings. It's a film that must be felt and adored, not criticized and critiqued.
the selkie
A peek into my newest shoot with Lia. She wanted a shipwrecked feeling for the shoot, and it evolved into sea goddess. Though I just had to name this shoot the selkie from one of my favorite Irish folk tales about a girl who washes up on the sea naked, stripped from her seal skin. It's very similar to a mermaid or siren but even more mystical.
(Click on the link if you want to find out more about selkies.)
photographed by Lelann Azalee Photography
reminiscence
The stunning photos are from one of my favorite films of all time... The Red Shoes. It has been remastered and its more breathtaking than ever. As a dancer I've always loved this tale, but as a writer I love that it's dark, sad, beautiful, and even slightly demented, but then again aren't all ballets.
inspiration for the day
The Descendants - directed by Alexander Payne, starring George Clooney and Shailene Woodley
(click on the title to watch the trailer)
This is my favorite indie of the year. The story and directing is honest and beautiful. Hawaii which acts as a character itself is even more so. While Clooney in my opinion gives his best performance as a hard working lawyer showing constant emotional range, but his 20 year old co-star steels the show. Woodley is able to project her true acting strengths in this film as a rule breaking tough teenager. She performs to an amazing high standard when she has to gut-wrenchingly cry (while swimming) underwater when she learns of her mothers life support termination. She brings the cast together by taking care of her younger and confused sister, while supporting who father who has never had to be a father one hundred percent of the time. While he proves to not only be a good father, he picks up his daughters lives, finds and deals with the truth about his wife, and decides weather or not to sell his family's legendary inherited Hawaiian land trust in Kauai.
It's an amazing movie and if you haven't seen it yet, do! It is a definite nomination for Oscars, but hopefully a winner for something as well. But more importantly it's very inspiring! So many stills made me want to make my own version... you'll be sure to see my version of a crying water scene in my photos soon. A
my closet wishlist
I was flipping through my Anthropologie mag as always and I ran into this amazing little outfit...
from the great yellow readers down to the amazing shoes I just had to add it to my closet wishlist!
inspiration for the day
photo from...
meloncholia - directed by lars von trier, starring kirsten dunst
I loved this film. Its strange and artistic. Kirsten is incredible in it, and with it she carries the tone of the film on her shoulders. In it the world is coming to an end, but it's nothing like those other big budget "last day on earth" movies. The mood of the film is ethereal, haunting, and honest.
"the secret garden"
photographed & styled by Lelann Azalee Photography
see this "fashion storyboard" on my facebook photography page
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