Goddess Photoshoot in a Secret Garden
This girl made me break the law.
But in a very innocent type of way, the way jaywalking is kinda breaking a rule but it is not serious offense :)
This girl made me break the law.
But in a very innocent type of way, the way jaywalking is kinda breaking a rule but it is not serious offense :)
And she didn’t really “make me”, but what she suggested was sooo good, that I couldn’t resist.
“Well, the Arboretum has been under construction for a while, but it is SO BEAUTIFUL in there, we HAVE TO photograph there, I know how to get in there.” she says as we brainstorm location ideas for her Goddess Photoshoot.
So we did it. As we were sneaking in, I realized that I forgot a whole bag of props that I prepared for Katie’s photoshoot at home! It turned out to be perfectly fine because the props might have gotten me too distracted and rushed. Instead, I was able to focus on the goddess in front of me and she brought enough outfit changes that we were able to create a variety of images, especially because the location offered as so many gorgeous backdrops.
There was a peaceful little lake, gorgeous trees surrounding it, and a huge banyan tree, and a Rose of Venezuela (also called Panama Flame Tree) flower, which I fell absolutely in love with:
Katie trusted her instincts about what kind of photos she wanted to create and we tried out the ideas she had. She was also open to posing suggestions that I had and the entire experience was a beautiful collaboration of two creatives. (When I work with people who are not officially considered “creatives”, it is the same thing: we create TOGETHER. I offer guidance in terms of where and how to photograph, but these are YOUR photos, so we try out YOUR ideas too because there are no right or wrong ideas when it comes to creating).
On the day Katie’s photos were ready, we met in a park, sat on the grass, and we looked at all the photos we created together, prints and digitals. I felt like for both of us it was an incredible experience, and we both received deep satisfaction from the process and outcome of this Goddess Photoshoot.
Here are a few reels that show a sneak peek into our creative process, enjoy:
The digital portraits and digital fantasy art Katie creates are out of this world. Katie can take an ordinary photo of you and by adding ethereal skies, gold jewelry, glowing third eyes, sacred geometry and other symbols, she is able to create truly divine pieces. These regal portraits of you will help you see yourself in your highest power and you can use them in your sacred business or for your own empowerment.
Katie Berns Lee talks about her creative journey:
”Originally a painter and drawer who was ADAMANT about never getting into digital art, I one day decided to download Photoshop…just to add my signature to my nature photography shots so I could sell them.
But then I started playing around. And I started to see what could happen when I would add this or that, blend here and there, change the color of that…and so on, and it EXCITED me.
I started creating portraits of myself and friends as a space queen, an Aztec warrior princess, a faerie…anything I could think of. And then I felt the draw to GROUND my work. So I began adding art historical elements, ancient artifacts, ancient symbology, and lots of architecture. And I fell in love.
Already on the spiritual path, this was a natural extension of me. I was just starting to deepen my connection to the ancestors, to all things ancient, and to the old ways of being. So I began creating out of ritual, in trance, and for goddesses,”
To get to know Katie better and to work with her, follow her on Instagram @of_our_ancestors. She is also an amazing djembe and darbuka player and I love watching her stories as she creates these magical rhythms with her fingertips.
my digital art
The kids are asleep, the whole house is quiet and it's time to go sleep. "I'm just going to work on it for ten more minutes and I will go to bed", I say to myself as I play in Photoshop. And it feels like in a blink of an eye forty minutes go by.
How is that even possible?
The kids are asleep, the whole house is quiet and it's time to go sleep. "I'm just going to work on it for ten more minutes and I will go to bed", I say to myself as I play in Photoshop. And it feels like in a blink of an eye forty minutes go by.
How is that even possible?
I love creating various compositions in Photoshop and now have an idea for a series, the model for which will be my patient and beautiful husband who allows me to experiment on him. Most of what I know about Photoshop I learned from an amazing online course by Sebastian Michaels titled Photoshop Artistry: Fine Art Grunge Composition. I highly recommend this and all other courses by Sebastian Michaels - they are outstanding and are worth every penny!
You might also want to treat yourself to the mind-blowing art of other digital artist, students of Sebastian's, to whose level I aspire to belong: http://thephotoartisticlife.com What I create compared to these artists is child's play, but I should refrain from comparing myself to others and focus on learning and bettering myself, since that is the one thing I can control.
I have many favorites in this collection of digital art because I literally birth them. I put so many hours of work into them that when sometimes I ask my husband to guess how many hours I spend on a piece, he is astonished to hear the number!
One of my favorites is this composition with an old woman looking into the mirror and seeing the younger reflection of herself. The idea for this piece belongs to the beautiful Tamara, who, when we were photographing and playing with a mirror, said, "why don't you make one of me old and the other me young". It was such a cool idea and I new it would be a lot of work, but together we did it! I set up the time and came to Tamara's house to photograph her and then spent probably over twenty hours in Photoshop making her age and making the final composition match the vision that I had for it.
"I am a force of nature," said this goddess to me before our photoshoot. As I was editing Jennifer Nicole's pictures I remembered these words and also that she used her healing energy to help people. I started playing around with this one image in which I asked her to pose with her arms extended to her sides and facing upward. I also had another image of her with her hair flying up. I had asked her to flip her hair up - and I had no apparent reason for doing that besides the fact that I thought it would look cool. Except it didn't, but was serendipitous for completion of this composition.
I hope my little creations speak to you and you enjoy them. I would love to hear your feedback, so please feel free to leave a comment!
