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Sharing more images and BTS from the Weightless mu

Sharing more images and BTS from the Weightless music video shoot. Hiking in to light paint under the arch was a highlight for me, rewarded by delicious burritos in the dark at the arch. You can see the full music video on my website (link in bio). #weightlessmusicvideo #lightpainting #utah

My favorite levitation moment from the Weightless

My favorite levitation moment from the Weightless music video. I learned a lot from attempting this and ultimately I’m happy with the result. Thanks to Galen and Sam for working with me to pull this off. You can see the full video on my website (link in bio). #weightlessmusicvideo #levitation #filmedinutah #vfx

Here is another peak at the Weightless music video

Here is another peak at the Weightless music video. Check out the full video on my website (link in bio). #weightlessmusicvideo #starsdripping

A little extra footage from the Weightless music v

A little extra footage from the Weightless music video shoot including some BTS of me making shadow rainbows with a prismatic orb. I was into it, but it didn’t fit in the edit. Oh well. Creative play is important to the process and I like experimenting. It was great to be able to shoot in the beautiful Utah desert. Check out the full music video on my website (link in bio). #weightlessmusicvideo #filmedinutah

Here is a clip from the Weightless Music Video rel

Here is a clip from the Weightless Music Video released March 26, 2024. Full video on my website (link in bio). Special thanks to Galen, Sam, and Kat for helping me to make Marya levitate and being willing to join me in creative play! #weightlessmusicvideo #filmedinutah #levitation #lightpainting

Finally getting around to posting images from the

Finally getting around to posting images from the Weightless music video released on March 26th. It was such a beautiful experience to shoot and play in Moab. Check out the full music video on my website (link in bio). #weightlessmusicvideo #musicvideo #filmedinutah

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘ s We

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘ s Weightless single from her new album of the same name. We wanted to capture some of the magic that went into the music video we shot in Moab. Stay tuned for that one out soon. #weightless #weightlessalbum #levitation #lightasafeather #fantasyphotography #canon #photoshop

Animation of artwork created for @maryastark ‘ s

Animation of artwork created for @maryastark ‘ s Weightless single from her new album of the same name. We wanted to capture some of the magic that went into the music video we shot in Moab. Stay tuned for that one out soon. #weightless #weightlessalbum #levitation #lightasafeather #fantasyphotography #canon #photoshop #animationart

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘ s We

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘ s Weightless single from her new album of the same name. We wanted to capture some of the magic that went into the music video we shot in Moab. Stay tuned for that one out soon. #weightless #weightlessalbum #levitation #lightasafeather #fantasyphotography #canon #photoshop

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘s sin

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘s single, How Did the Song from her new album, Weightless, out now! #howdidthesong #weightless #muse #fantasyphotography #sittingonthemoon #moonmagic #canon #photoshop

Animation of the artwork created for @maryastark ‘s single, How Did the Song from her new album, Weightless, out now! #howdidthesong #weightless #muse #fantasyphotography #sittingonthemoon #moonwaterfall #moonmagic #canon #photoshop #animationart

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘s sin

Detail of artwork created for @maryastark ‘s single, How Did the Song from her new album, Weightless, out now! #howdidthesong #weightless #muse #fantasyphotography #canon #photoshop

Detail of the artwork created for Cloudburst, @mar

Detail of the artwork created for Cloudburst, @maryastark ‘s single from her new album, Weightless. Shooting in the water was fun! I love the story of this song so much! #cloudburst #weightlessalbum #fantasyphotography #canon #photoshop

Animation of the artwork created for Cloudburst, @

Animation of the artwork created for Cloudburst, @maryastark ‘s single from her new album, Weightless. I love the story of this song so much! #cloudburst #weightlessalbum #fantasyphotography #canon #photoshop #animation

Detail of the artwork created for Cloudburst, @mar

Detail of the artwork created for Cloudburst, @maryastark ‘s single from her new album, Weightless. Shooting in the water was fun! I love the story of this song so much! #cloudburst #weightlessalbum #fantasyphotography #canon #photoshop

Detail from the artwork created for @maryastark ‘s new single Origami from her album, Weightless, out now! #origami #weightlessalbum #paperboat #lotusflowers #papercranes #heartunfolding #canon #fantasyphotography #photoshop

Animation of the artwork created for @maryastark ‘s new single Origami from her album, Weightless, out now! #origami #weightlessalbum #paperboat #lotusflowers #papercranes #heartunfolding #canon #fantasyphotography #photoshop #animation

Detail from the artwork created for @maryastark ‘s new single Origami from her album, Weightless, out now! #origami #weightlessalbum #paperboat #lotusflowers #papercranes #heartunfolding #canon #fantasyphotography #photoshop

Detail of the artwork for @maryastark ‘s ✨Keep

Detail of the artwork for @maryastark ‘s ✨Keep the Light On ✨from her new album, Weightless, out now! I loved creating this magical forest. #keepthelighton #weightlessalbum #magicalforest #canon #fantasyphotography #compositing #photoshop

Animation of the artwork for @maryastark ‘s ✨K

Animation of the artwork for @maryastark ‘s ✨Keep the Light On ✨from her new album, Weightless, out now! I loved creating this magical forest. #keepthelighton #weightlessalbum #magicalforest #canon #fantasyphotography #compositing #photoshop #animationart

Detail of the artwork for @maryastark ‘s ✨Keep

Detail of the artwork for @maryastark ‘s ✨Keep the Light On ✨from her new album, Weightless, out now! I loved creating this magical forest. #keepthelighton #weightlessalbum #magicalforest #canon #fantasyphotography #compositing #photoshop

Detail from artwork created for @maryastark ‘s c

Detail from artwork created for @maryastark ‘s cover of Woodstock. I truly love Joni Mitchell’s original song and think what Marya and Barry created is an outstanding cover version. #woodstock #peacedove #turningintobutterflies #stardust #gottogetbacktothegarden #weightlessalbum #photofantasyart #canon #compositing #fantasyart #photoshop #maybeitsthetimeofyear

Full animation of artwork created for @maryastark

Full animation of artwork created for @maryastark ‘s cover of Woodstock. I included the dove and some scenery from the farmland in New York to honor the magic of those three days that inspired Joni Mitchell. I truly love her song and think what Marya and Barry created is an outstanding cover version. #woodstock #peacedove #turningintobutterflies #stardust #gottogetbacktothegarden #weightlessalbum #photofantasyart #canon #compositing #fantasyart #photoshop #animationart #maybeitsthetimeofyear

Detail from artwork created for @maryastark ‘s c

Detail from artwork created for @maryastark ‘s cover of Woodstock. I included the dove and some scenery from the farmland in New York to honor the magic of those three days that inspired Joni Mitchell. I truly love her song and think what Marya and Barry created is an outstanding cover version. #woodstock #peacedove #turningintobutterflies #stardust #gottogetbacktothegarden #weightlessalbum #photofantasyart #canon #compositing #fantasyart #photoshop

Detail from Weightless Album Cover Art created wit

Detail from Weightless Album Cover Art created with @maryastark for her new album, out now! #weightless #photofantasyart #canon #compositing #levitationphotography #dandelionseeds #wishes

Animation of the Weightless Album Cover Art create

Animation of the Weightless Album Cover Art created with @maryastark for her new album, out now! #weightless #photofantasyart #canon #compositing #levitationphotography #animation #vfxartist #fantasyart

Detail from Weightless Album Cover Art created wit

Detail from Weightless Album Cover Art created with @maryastark for her new album, out now! #weightless #photofantasyart #canon #compositing #levitationphotography

One more to showcase the wonderful magic of the la

One more to showcase the wonderful magic of the land at Dharma Ridge and the magic and talent of our cast and crew! Check out the full Keep the Light On music video and enjoy @maryastark ‘s new album Weightless out now! #magicalforest #fairymagic #keepthelighton #musicvideo #weightless

Full small fairy sequence from our Keep the Light

Full small fairy sequence from our Keep the Light On music video! Sofia Pelikan did a great job at the end of a long day into the wee hours of the summer night. Our crew rallied to create some real magic! See full video on the link in my bio. Also you can listen to this song and @maryastark ‘s full album Weightless out now!

So magical to shoot this in the oracle forest. All

So magical to shoot this in the oracle forest. All of our dancers and @revfajun were wonderful! #keepthelighton #musicvideo #weightless #magicalforest

Special thanks @gracempack for her choreography an

Special thanks @gracempack for her choreography and the amazing Sofia Pelikan as our small fairy! #keepthelighton #musicvideo #fairy #weightless

Loving these two in their sweet true life love sto

Loving these two in their sweet true life love story that we got to make into a lovely fantasy music video piece of art! Celebrating them and @maryastark ‘s Keep the Light on Song from her new album Weightless. #weightless #keepthelighton #treehouse #epiclove

More stills from our Keep the Light On music video

More stills from our Keep the Light On music video and our wonderful dance team. Check out the link in my bio to see the full video. @maryastark ‘s full album Weightless is out now!!! Give it some love! #weightless #musicvideo #dance #keepthelighton #fairies #magicalforest

This is a clip from my new music video collaborati

This is a clip from my new music video collaboration with Marya Stark for her song, Keep the Light On from her upcoming album Weightless.

It is such a sweet love story that I was grateful to envision with Marya and Fa Jun!

Thanks to our incredible crew and talented dancers who brought this to life with us. Follow the link in my bio or my stories to see the full length video. #fireflies #magicalforest #fairies #keepthelighton #musicvideo #femalefilmmaker #wif

Excited to release our latest collaboration, Marya

Excited to release our latest collaboration, Marya Stark’s Keep the Light on Music video. Link to the video is in my bio!
#musicvideo #keepthelighton

I am so excited to share this magical video we cre

I am so excited to share this magical video we created in the beautiful redwood forest land at Dharma Ridge last summer.

This is a clip from the official music video for Marya Stark’s song, Keep the Light On from her upcoming album Weightless.

It is such a sweet love story that I was grateful to envision with Marya and Fa Jun!

Thanks to Tahra Singh and the Dharma Ridge residents for sharing your land with us to tell this story. Also thanks to our incredible crew and talented dancers who brought this to life with us. Follow the link in my bio or my stories to see the full video. #musicvideo #redwoods #fairies #keepthelighton #treehouse #fireflies #femalefilmmaker #lovestory #wif #womeninvfx

Remembering a peaceful moon on blue lake. I’m gr

Remembering a peaceful moon on blue lake. I’m grateful for the winter waters that fill these lakes for summer adventures.

Happy Full Wolf Moon 2023! Enjoy this fresh collab

Happy Full Wolf Moon 2023! Enjoy this fresh collaboration I created with @chrissy__roo ! So happy to have her visit me in SLC.

Also part of my new endeavor for 2023, my new portrait photography business, @mother.nature.photo. Stay tuned for those offerings coming soon.

#fullmoon #wolfmoon #fantasyart #compositephotography

Remembering a peaceful moon on blue lake. I’m gr

Remembering a peaceful moon on blue lake. I’m grateful for the winter waters that fill these lakes for summer adventures.

Graphic design collaboration with Emily Lewis for

Graphic design collaboration with Emily Lewis for her EP, In Order to Dream with photography by @ritualmagery #inordertodream #graphicdesign

Graphic design collaboration with Emily Lewis for

Graphic design collaboration with Emily Lewis for her EP, In Order to Dream with photography by @ritualmagery #inordertodream #graphicdesign

Graphic design collaboration with @emilylewismusic

Graphic design collaboration with @emilylewismusic for her EP, In Order to Dream with photography by @ritual.imagery #inordertodream #graphicdesign #soulight

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Still from The Last Days music video. If you haven

Still from The Last Days music video. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do on my website which is in my bio. It was an epic adventure to film out in the middle of the Mojave desert and very fun to collaborate with @arianasaraha and @flightbehaviormusic . #thelastdays #forthewild #mohavedesert #musicvideo

Still from The Last Days music video. If you haven

Still from The Last Days music video. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do on my website which is in my bio. It was an epic adventure to film out in the middle of the Mojave desert and very fun to collaborate with @arianasaraha and @flightbehaviormusic . #thelastdays #forthewild #mohavedesert #musicvideo

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