An email came in recently requesting a photo shoot with this subject line: daring, sensual, badass photos.
It was from Justine Musk. I met Justine a few years ago at Marie Forleo’s Mastermind in LA, as part of a 22-women boudoir party photo shoot. I was immediately struck by Justine’s intensity. I spent only a few minutes photographing her, but when she looked into my camera, her eyes conveyed an intellect, strength and beauty that is apparent in her writing.
With articles like How to Go Beyond Happiness, 25 Badass Ways to Say NO, The Art of Thinking Highly of Yourself, and 18 Principles for Highly Creative Living” – it’s easy to see why her blog is so popular.
It’s such a pleasure to feature our LA photo shoot here!
Please meet Justine Musk… and Angelo.
Here’s what Justine said about why she hired our team, and why she wanted to shoot with a snake!
“I love Christa’s work — how she celebrates the beauty and sensuality of everyday women. I discovered that, before Eve, before patriarchy, the snake was a symbol of wisdom, healing, renewal, initiation and secret knowledge; of cosmic feminine energy; of female sexuality as sacred…
…I got it into my head that I wanted to play with that kind of imagery, to celebrate the 40-year-old skin that I’m in, in the face of a culture that would shame me for not being young and perfect (or perfectly covered up)…
…So to me, there’s a spirit of defiance and rebellion about the photos, but also a joy…and the joy comes from the kind of atmosphere that Christa was able to create. Christa loves women in a way that makes it easier for us to love ourselves. (Also, the snake was really cool. His name is Angelo.)”
Tons of gratitude to Justine, for a phenomenal shoot, being a totally sensual badass, and allowing her pics to be featured here. I’ll travel to LA to photograph you anytime!
Special thanks to makeup artist extraordinaire Rachel Olsen and her camera-loving pet snake, Angelo.
Lots of love,
Christa
ps. Coming up: more from Justine’s shoot, a cool lighting tutorial, and exciting news!