I have been wanting to update my website for a long time, but the thought of going through all of my new photos and choosing just the right ones left me overwhelmed and unmotivated. But I finally did it! The new website – still at www.nicomoon.com showcases much of the work I’ve been doing in the last year. I hope you visit and enjoy it!
Of particular interest (to me) is the new editorial work. I’ve been experimenting quite a bit in my free time and am loving the process. I’d like to do more fantasy shots for some of my regular portrait clients as well so let me know if you’re interested!
Do you have a dreamy photo of your honeymoon location or the place you first met your sweetheart? Wish you could trek pregnant into the Grand Canyon, but you’re pregnant and can’t bear the thought of a long hike?
I can make your dreams come true? I’ll photograph you in similar lighting to the location you provide (or I provide), then take your photo and the landscape, work hours of wizardry in my digital dark room (not for the faint of heart) and make it look as if you were actually there!
Flying in Coney Island? Check! You always wished you were Alice in Wonderland? Check! Do you kids want to fly like Peter Pan or astronauts? Definitely…..the sky’s not the only limit!
An honor student at an all girls’ school, Sofia approached me to take her yearbook photo. Little did she know what was in store for her! We had planned on photographing at an exotic place in Hollywood, but it turns out there was a red carpet event being held there that night. Well, this was Hollywood, after all. So we had to come up with a plan B — and fast — as the magic hour was fading quickly.
Laid back with a touch of girly, adventurous…that’s how this senior described her personal style. So we bee-lined directly to a park where she could climb a huge statue and a tree in her high heels. That must be her track-and-field background. How fun!
What a beautiful young lady! What a great time!
I wish you all the best this year and hope you get into the college of your dreams!!
This weekend I had the most amazing time with one of my newly found favorite artists of all times. Her name is Brooke Shaden and she’s just about the age of my youngest daughter and, just like my daughter, she freed my spirit, she opened up my mind and she showed me parts of myself that, previously I only knew about in my dreams. This is true. In my dreams, I can fly. Not just once or twice have I had flying dreams. I can’t count the number of times I can fly in my dreams. Some times I fly to escape, though not as often as I wish. More often I fly to explore. I’ve explored large bodies of water in what was supposed to be Rome and some other cities in Italy that I’ve never seen before. I’ve viewed huge museums of art from the glass-covered, metal-boned ceilings. I’ve taken my daughters with me and shown them how to fly – they especially enjoyed the museum and the trip to Italy. I’ve dreamed about visiting stores that were filled to the brim with the most exquisite shoes and decorative items, flying about from room to room amazed at the creativity only to wake up and realize that all that creativity lived inside of me!
It’s a wonderful feeling to wake up and realize that your mind is a treasure house. But what an amazing feeling it is to be able to put some of those precious ideas into a tangible piece of art that you can actually share with others.
Well, Brooke, you’ve done it and, thankfully, I will never be the same! Check out Brooke’s absolutely exquisite images here. (The girl has more friends on Flicker than there are residents of Malibu!) And here is what I did this week-end!
I started a nutrition diet last night. Four days of mostly raw foods and lots of fresh kale juice. I was feeling sort of “puffy” around the waist when I read about Tracy Anderson’s Wine Cleanse. Yes, you read that correctly. Here’s what Tracy* says about it, “Resveratrol, which is a nutrient found in the skin of grapes, contains restorative properties and high levels of antioxidants. I put together a 4-day nutrient boost that is best complement by resveratrol and allows you to enjoy a glass of red wine each evening. All of the foods below contain foods that are high in antioxidants, have restorative properties that can trigger weight loss, and most importantly, go best with a glass of red wine!” Well, after 1 day of being on the nutrient-enriched diet I can see why. Without the wine you are… well….”whiney”…and hungry! It’s not that I have hunger pangs, it’s more like having and empty body….nothing there… and I feel like filling that emptiness with Herschey’s chocolate bars of cupcakes! But there’s nothing like a glass of ruby red vino to calm you down and make you forget about the fact that you are, indeed, on a diet. Just one more glass? Nope! (shucks!)
I’ll let you know how it works. 4 days of a serious cleansing diet, 3 days of core-empowering yoga classes and 1 day of photographing a 98 lb. 5’2″ model levitating. Stay tuned! x merrilyn
* in case you didn’t know, Tracy Anderson created Gwyneth Paltrow’s diet, and is her trainer as well as Courtney Cox, Kristin Davis and Donna Karan…. ah how svelte it is!
on August 30th and 31st at an uber-posh hotel in Los Angeles. (think all white, large sunny windows). Makeup artist and location is included and the session fee is only $99 for this one event only! There are only a couple of spots left!
Women of all shapes and sizes, wives, mommies, and even mommies-in-the making can be sexy and beautiful and flirty and feminine. Christmas is right around the corner (I know, right?) and what an amazing surprise gift this would make for your fiance, your husband or to show your man that mommy-hood hasn’t taken its toll on you!
I invite you to view the Nico Moon Boudoir. portfolio here (just make sure you’re not at work or around the kidlets) and, you can sign up here to receive your own invitation for our first boudoir photographic event in Los Angeles at the end of August.
Check out Nico Moon Boudoir’s website for ideas on what we can do for you and fill out this form if you’re interested.
There will be wine, food, a make-up artist and incredible ambiance!
With over 10 years of daily Photoshop experience, I can make any shape or size look their very best! I’m so excited about the opportunity for our clients to see themselves in a new light.
Mark the date and do it! You know you want to…. but hurry! Sign Up Here.
Yesterday was one of the most fun days I’ve had in ages. Lindsey, Manny and I ventured out to Union Station to take some photos. First of all, Manny is a walking advertisement for his personal training services. Check out those abs! (I stopped counting “packs” after 6!) They were fun, vivacious, adventurous and willing to try anything! And, need I say, gorgeous – both of them models! I love spending the day with down-to-earth people and this day was filled with surprises. You can even see me pretending I’m Lindsey in one of the photos below! Thanks, L and M, for a fun, memorable day!
I’ve been thinking about this blog a lot lately. Most photographers post their latest sessions only, with a tiny bit of information about their family life. But I’ve decided to use this blog to let you in on some of the other things I find interesting besides photography. Don’t get me wrong. Lately I’ve been eating, breathing and sleeping photography. Listening to cds and online webinars, going to workshops, reading everything I can get my hand on and clicking the shutter a zillion times. But I’m also a designer. And a lover of pop culture. So here is what I plan to do.
I’m going to be sharing some cool sites I find that offer unusual products and services. And, yes, I’m going to post my latest sessions (if I have permission).
So, let’s start this off with a new site I just discovered called “Sleeves”. Sleeves is a weather reporting site unlike any other. It tells you what length sleeve you will need to wear to be comfortable in today’s weather. Now I know that many of you on the east coast are laughing, thinking, “Sleeves? How about no clothes?” I’ve heard your weather is unusually scorching. But where I live, on the coast right off the Pacific ocean, the weather is very unpredictable. Some days you have the top down on your car. Other days you need a sweater. Some days it looks like rain…..well you get the picture. So without further ado…
July 22, 2010 - 12:27 pmCorporate photographer London - How do you get the out of focus edges on the portrait- really like this effect- do you do it on camera or photoshop- nice work- Grant
I used to wear red heels with white lacy anklets and jeans. It became something of an obsession with me so I’m always looking for the perfect pair of comfortable, but chic red heels (and my youth)!
So these are HOT, right? But what’s that brand? Gimme Tunes? Never heard of it!
Aha!…….High heels speaker posing as uniquely designed PC stereo speakers!
Suddenly I realize my newly discovered red heels can TALK!
Powered from the USB cable on your PC (heavy AC adapter or batteries are required).
You can even use it with your iPad, iPhone, iPod, mobile phones, game consoles and, of course, the music on your computer.
So now I’m wondering if I could haphazardly leave them at someone’s house with a recorded message on ‘em….or if I could wear them with a long extension cord and have dancing feet! The mind boggles to think of what I could do with these if they make them wireless!
What would you, could you do with them???
Put your red shoes on and let’s dance!
from: Fabulous Fu-Bi Around $51 (4480 yen) when they’re not sold out.
I have been wanting to update my website for a long time, but the thought of going through all of my new photos and choosing just the right ones left me overwhelmed and unmotivated. But I finally did it! The new website – still at www.nicomoon.com showcases much of the work I’ve been doing in the last year. I hope you visit and enjoy it!
x merrilyn
by Merrilyn
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