edgy shoot

All Green, Alien-Inspired Creative Shoot at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

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This shoot was just for fun. No expectations, no clients, no reason other than wanting to get creative with some friends. I flew to Salt Lake City to meet Cara, Blake and Marci. Cara is a visionary and I owe it all to her for dreaming up this shoot. All green, alien inspired, funky, odd and a mohawk. It was freezing but beautiful and we had a great time hanging with the models and getting creative. Shout out to Tenesha and Julia for the hair and makeup too - such talented women.

All photos here are Marcella Laine Photography

Other Photographers: Cara Mia and Blake Hogge

Makeup: Julia Vinha

Hair: Tenesha Luckett

Styling: Lindsey True Dunlap

edgy parking lot shoot

My mom has always been a huge vegetable gardener but when I started this business she decided to have a go at flower farming, which apparently is a lot harder. This spontaneous parking lot shoot was created after driving back from my parent’s house with a bucket of flowers. I had this idea that I wanted to create monochromatic flower designs to be displayed in a way that was unexpected. Not a wedding shoot, not a couples shoot, not a light & happy flower shoot. But an edgy, breaking boundaries, for no particular reason flower shoot. Two badass women covered in flowers in a parking lot. And yes, there are cigarettes involved. Why? Because its unexpected. Because women can smoke a cig once in a blue moon if they want and because flowers can be rebellious and dangerous as well. Let yourself feel whatever you feel when you look at these. Art is about breaking boundaries and evoking emotion, and yes, any emotion is good.

body art studio shoot

This shoot was something I had dreamed about doing for a long time after being inspired by Passion Flower Sue and all of her incredible creations. I am so drawn to the detail work of body art and how endlessly creative it can be. Amanda Dang worked her makeup magic and Marcella Laine took all the photos. My goal for this shoot was to highlight Black women through art & creativity. It’s hard to put into words the energy and empowerment that was felt in this studio during this shoot. Women encouraging women, embracing sexuality, and just so much fucking beauty.

Photography: Marcella Laine Photography

Makeup: Amanda Dang

Models: Mikala, Lanee, Parris, Jessica

I had no idea where I was going or what to expect for this elopement, I just copied the coordinates into google maps and drove. About an hour of my drive was on a long dirt road with insane views, climbing up towards the continental divide. The cerem
Battled some hot hot heat with these flowers and then an unexpected wind that had this whole installation on the ground, but we rolled with it and turned it into a ground install. This was also one of the those days that I was shockingly aware of how
Wish you could smell them. • • • • #boulderflorist #petalsbypiper #bohobride #gypsybride #bridalhair #barefootbride #bohowedding #bohemian #flowerhair #coloradoweddings #boulderfloraldesigner #coloradoflowers #pnw #floraldesigne
When I drove up to the house where the elopement was to drop off the flowers, Olivia was outside on the deck finishing up her vows. It really reminded me how cool it is to create art for people’s wedding days. Dana came out to greet me as well