Not every magical thing you see is AI! Check out this behind the scenes footage of the making of some of my favorite photos from my photo shoot with Brett Stanley Underwater during MerMagic Con 2025.
For me, modeling is as much about styling looks as it is about posing. I styled this outfit, featuring a custom Bayou Mermaid Art top, Pose Wigs wig, and Finfolk Productions' sublime Heart Of Atlantis tail, based on the sketch of the set that Brett sent out before the convention. I'm really pleased with how the whites and jewel tones pop with the set!
This was my first time modeling in a pool, rather than a tank. It was a challenge controlling my buoyancy, but we made it work and created a really fantastic set!
Video description: behind the scenes footage of the making of three underwater art photos of a mermaid with light skin, blue and purple hair, and a pearly white tail with blue, purple, and green markings, in front of a dark background of a full moon and stars, spliced with the photos themselves. In one photo the mermaid is sitting on a swing decorated with flowers and seaweed.