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Anna

Cute, fluffy, deadly.

About Me


Milan-based rivetnerd with too much time on her hands (or too little, depending on the day) and a series of terminal addictions, mostly computer and fashion related.
Regarding....
HAIR EXTENSIONS For the regular client: I am more than happy to make both standard and unconventional hairpieces/extensions in a variety of materials. Email me for price list, a personal quote or additional info -however, bear in mind that I take 3-4 orders per month and the priority goes to those used in photoshoot or events with a fixed date.
The extension+styling service I offer for photoshoots or live events can be either a TFP/TFM type (free assistance, costs of the material either split between the parties or covered by me depending on the material used) or paid (individual quote available upon request). In all cases, transport fees must be covered and a copy of the resulting pictures (if any are taken) given. I also rent hairpieces and wigs for events/shoots.
PHOTORETOUCHING I have several years of professional experience as an art director and photoretoucher: I am available upon request for beauty/still life retouching at either a project rate or hourly rate. I work with top-of-the-range equipment (G5 Mac, graphic tablet and calibrated monitor) and am currently collaborating with commercial photographers as well as alternative ones. Inquire to have some before/after images as well as a retouching portfolio.
PHOTOGRAPHY I am not a professional photographer, only an amateur (albeit one that has worked with several top photographers through the years). Portrait photography is a hobby of mine that I mainly use for my hair extension portfolio which you can see scattered through my blog entries.
What I do: I try to focus on emotional portraits with original clothing/details... this doesn't mean "no mass-produced clothing" but rather "no mass-produced look"! Alternative subcultures, pin up, burlesque, glamourous fetish (think Skin Two) are all welcome but not essential. I can consider coulple/band shoots as well: simple "point and click" pictures without any theme are not what I want to take, so basically there should be an idea or concept... wether it comes from me or from you.
What I don't do: nudes or hard fetish/bondage material.
Interested in having your portrait taken? If the project is interesting and I can find a way to work also on the hairstyling angle (or if you can fit in some of my ongoing projects), I will gladly do it for free (expenses for the hair may vary, transport should always be provided for)... serious inquiries only though! Having a previous experience with photoshoots is a bonus, but it's not required.

My Interests

Graphic design, photography & photoretouching, webdesign, hair extensions & hair styling, sewing & d.i.y, body modification, transhumanism, urban decay, non conventional art, reading, kitch & trash, japanese lifestyle, minimalist futurescapes, steampunk & postapocalyptic aesthetics.

Music:

Cosmicity, S.P.O.C.K., Absurd Minds, Ludovico Einaudi, KMFDM / MDFMK, Front 242, Echo Image, Lab 4, Dismantled, Iris, Caprice, Infected Mushroom, Kattoo, Mesh, Snog, Stromkern, Hubbard, Snog, Weirdo, This Morn'Omina, Skinny Puppy, Cubanate.

Movies:

Dune, Tonari no Totoro, Dark City, Cube, Darkness, Sen no Cihiro, Tetsuo, Early Star Wars, Avalon, Ghost in the shell 1 & 2, Last Days, Johnny Mnemonic, Predator, Akira.

Television:

Prison Break, Dexter, Invader Zim, Lost, Twin Peaks, Futurama, Go Nagai's Crazy world, Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, old school Star Trek, South Park.

Books:

Frank Herbert, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Ian Rankin, Conan Doyle, JRR Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Philip Dick, Warren Ellis.

My Blog

SHOE SALE!

Grazie ai maledetti saldi, mi trovo a dover combattere nuovamente con il poco spazio a disposizione. Dato che come al solito ho comprato una vagonata di scarpe, ecco che mi libero di qualche modello s...
Posted by Anna on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:17:00 PST

7 ways to die - Sick Girl set with Blonde Pitbull

This was a very messy shoot, mainly because the amount of props involved meant I had the whole room filled with gadgets. However, I'm pretty proud of the resulting madness :-)Model/makeup/styling: Blo...
Posted by Anna on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:02:00 PST

Dana - a cutting problem SickGirl set

Another Halloween themed set, shot the same weekend as the cemetary one... hey, we took advantage of all the fake blood lying around! ;-)Model: DanaPhotography & retouching: yours truly :-)The rest of...
Posted by Anna on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:14:00 PST

Lady Bastard - little lost girl set

I'm hideously behind in posting pictures here, so I'll be adding a bunch in the following days.... for now, here's a Sick Girl set taken at the Milan historical cemetary, where we spent most of the ti...
Posted by Anna on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:59:00 PST

Baby turns blue - Sick girl set with Kia

A little bit of blue (ok, quite a lot of blue!) on a sunday evening, courtesy of miss K, miss M and quite a lot of swearing at neighbours.Model & styling: KiaMake up: Blonde PittbullPhotos/retouching/...
Posted by Anna on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:01:00 PST

At the laundromat with Sea of Sin

Don't know why, I never posted this Sick Girl set... taken in a dodgy laundromat near Porta Genova one sunday afternoon.Model: Sea of SinPhotography/retouching: yours truly :-)...
Posted by Anna on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:05:00 PST

Featured on ARPA Magazine 84

Not really interesting for those who don't read Italian, but for those who can... well, you can read my (un)witty answers to questions like "Quanto peso ha l'inconscio nella creazione delle tue immagi...
Posted by Anna on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:16:00 PST

Piccolo manifesto

NOTA: questo testo è stato scritto di comune accordo con amici fotografi"Lavoro, tempo e arte&in Italia sempre più spesso sono entità che appartengono a mondi separati e poco riconosciuti. Queste righ...
Posted by Anna on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:40:00 PST

White swan

Miss V from IRIDIO hooked me up for a portrait session for a special occasion... a present for her significant other.It was a very hot afternoon where everything that could break managed indeed to do ...
Posted by Anna on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:13:00 PST

Vinyl & velvet pin up - Gothic Majesty

These pics have been floating around my Flickr account for a while, so might as well include them here as well, since I'm rather happy with the results (as I hope she is!)... ^_^I often vow that it wi...
Posted by Anna on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:56:00 PST