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Henna Belly Art {Austin Maternity Photo}

emmapal — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:29:25 +0000

Another gorgeous henna maternity belly art masterpiece by Michelle Pulsifer of On the Spot Body Art! She had to remind me to go set up the studio as she was nearing completion because I became completely mesmerized watching how quickly this intricate artwork appeared! A beautiful client set it off and was so fun to work with. It was like having our own live doll to play dress up with: girls never grow up, even when we become mothers!

Some New Faces {Austin Portrait Photography}

emmapal — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:16:59 +0000

Michelle Pulsifer of On the Spot Body Art needed some new faces to display at events highlighting a new product she’d like to use more. She’s also working on tribal inspired designs for older customers. After setting up the backdrop and all the lights for the models, I had Michelle snap a photo of me (yup, it’s me there at the end) for my first time under the brush! This brings up all sorts of interesting copyright issues, so it’s a good thing we’ve become such close friends!

Painted Belly {Austin Maternity Photography}

emmapal — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:08:43 +0000

Expecting another new baby, my long-time client opted for a body art maternity session with Michelle Pulsifer of On the Spot Body Art. A tree of life, a wrapped package, a gorgeous twist on the cliche heart hands on the belly pose, and a koi pond henna tatoo mixed in with some traditional maternity poses. We spent half a day with all the artwork, photos, and making beautiful art together.

Jungle Baby {Austin Family Photography}

emmapal — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:27:30 +0000

Barbie and Ben with their boy-girl twins are expecting a new little sister into the house very soon! We almost didn’t make this maternity photo shoot appointment because she spent the night before in the hospital. They have a gorgeous Volente home outside Austin with a jungle-themed great room, and it was so fun to get into character with the rain forest animals so the prints can be displayed around the space they hang out as a family. The body art was provided by Michelle Pulsifer of On the Spot Body Art. Congratulations on your upcoming arrival to your beautiful family!

Halloween Express {Austin Portrait Photography}

emmapal — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:32:16 +0000

Halloween Express in Cedar Park, Texas just north of Austin hosts body artist Michelle Puslifer of On the Spot Body Art every year to decorate their patrons for Halloween parties and haunting. This year they wanted to showcase their costume selection by allowing their staff to creatively “shop” the store and put together unique ideas for their customers. This is a small sampling as they really got into it, each choosing multiple costumes ranging from the Mad Hatter and crazy Queen of Hearts complete with severed head, to a broken antique china doll. Here we just see how Beetlejuice and Sally of The Nightmare Before Christmas make friends with a wraith and Indian maiden. I sense the plot of a new B movie coming on.

Greek Body Art {Austin Portrait Photography}

emmapal — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:01:42 +0000

Dunvegan Keep in south Austin has been a fun photo op location these past few weeks! Last I was there the Greek architecture inspired body artist Michelle Pulsifer of On the Spot Body Art to recreate the classic pottery on a human canvas. A beautiful location, beautiful artwork with a beautiful model made for a beautiful shoot!

Austin Fashion Week {Austin Event Photography}

emmapal — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:22:29 +0000

Just doing my part to uphold our local motto of “Keep Austin Weird” this weekend as Austin Fashion Week opened with its Kick Off Red Carpet Party at GSD&M Idea City downtown. The clever designers and creative stylists put on a fantastic show, as well as local graphic artists creating the original virtual signature characters to advertise the event, and body artists Michelle Pulsifer and Donald McCaskill recreating them in the flesh to the thrill of the paparazzi! I came in to do head shots of the models and got to hang around pretending like I was blending in to the camera crowd.

Little Faces and “Big” Bellies {Austin Portrait Photography}

emmapal — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:54:11 +0000

Michelle Pulsifer of On the Spot Body Art in Austin recently scheduled a painting party to beef up her photo portfolio with a day-long marathon of face and body painting. Lots of kids and pizza and paint, along with two gorgeous pregnant women for maternity painted and henna belly art to literally round out the event!

We have new belly art and boudoir body art joint packages starting at $160 that include painting and a photo session with 8×10 either in the studio, at your home, or outdoors in a private venue, and I’m excited about our new offerings.

Put Your Holiday Face On {Austin Portrait Photography}

emmapal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:52:39 +0000

Michelle Pulsifer of On the Spot Body Art needed some updated portfolio portraits for holiday faces, and our models were running to and fro like firecrackers, leprechauns, covered in masks and more!

If you are interested in posing as a model for face and body art, specifically full-body or maternity belly art, please contact Michelle.

Belly Body Art {Austin Maternity Photography}

emmapal — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:19:00 +0000

I always love when a client is up for anything, and having a 9-month pregnant belly painted and displayed like fine art definitely ranks up there with anything! Beautiful mommy and gorgeous daughter are about to welcome a baby brother to the family (and handsome dad who does not make an appearance this session, we’ll try again). Thanks to Michelle Pulsifer with On the Spot Body Art for the paint and henna maternity artwork!

A Jumping Halloween {Round Rock Event Photography}

emmapal — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Lesley Bowles of Texas Jumping Beans inflatable playground does in-house face painting and body art. Halloween is a great time for adults and children alike to get their faces on! Lesley does outstanding work, and the crowds gathering to watch as she created was fun for the guests and human canvases alike! The full devil face was the final piece of the day, and with head shaved to really carry it off, they had the largest crowd to ooh-and-ah over them. I provided an on-site printing event where the customers walked away with a lab-quality instant print as a keepsake of their costumes. On the last photo, you can see my blue beast printer cart working away in the background! Finally, some appreciation for all “his” hard work with some face time in my portfolio.

Haunted Halloween {Round Rock Event Photography}

emmapal — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:17:00 +0000

This might be my first double photo shoot in one day, and they couldn’t have been any different!
Michelle and I have a gig booked through Halloween at the Mansion of Terror haunted house in Round Rock to “victimize” and photograph the patrons after they survive the attack inflicted by the house staff. Those teenagers with plastic grim reaper sickles become quite cranky and dangerous on that minimum wage. Should be fun!

Marriage of Art Forms {Austin Commercial Photography}

emmapal — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:48:00 +0000

My friend Michelle Pulsifer is a face and body painter (www.onthespotbodyart.com), and it just goes to show that you never know the people you know! How could two art forms marry better than a face painter and a portrait photographer? Not only is she a joy as a friend, but wonderful to collaborate with. She does beautiful work, and has booked me with all sorts of event photo printing gigs as her camera-toting sidekick! Here are a few of her littler clients for her portfolio.