Muse Inherit
I metKelley Ann, Izzy's Mother, while in my 4th term ofcollege and she became my muse, teacher and best friend. She was a model who had been discovered in an airport and signed byEileen Ford in the early eighties. I must have photographed her over a dozen times in the early part of my career. She also taught me a lot about how the fashion industry worked and hooked me with up with talented stylist, make up and hair people.
So it is really no surprise that so many years later, her youngest has become a favorite subject of mine. I have been photographing Izzy since she was 3 years old, this past weekend she posed with her favorite horse, Cajun, to document her recent 11th birthday.
There is an advantage to familiarity, with trust comes an intimacy that just can't be faked. Whether she is naturally comfortable in front of the camera or just comfortable with me, I can't be sure. I think a combination of both. He older sister looks even more like her mother but would prefer to read or ride her horse than to pose for pictures.
We rose at 6:30 am to catch the beautiful early morning light. She and her sister ride at the wonderfulShaw's Big Oak Farm in Anderson, South Carolina, a lush horse heaven.
Izzy's dress is byXhilaration forTarget.
all photos & content © Lara Rossignol
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 5:00AM
Reader Comments (4)
Amazing photos! She has so much personality and you captured it so well. I love that first image especially.
Wonderful pictures...beautiful subjects ;-))
how wonderful for you to have another generation to be inspired by ... she's beautiful and your pictures are wonderful! thanks for sharing
Just breathtaking! And what an amazing gift she will have one day, her youth captured by your lens!