Elisa Lazo de Valdez: Photographer, mother, wife, artist, marathon dreamer, voracious reader, peanut butter devotee. Just in case you were wondering, I am NOT the model in the picture, because, you know, they’re all different women. That question always stumps me. My Etsy Shop (For octopus prints)Tumblr (3.0; @visioluxus)http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/<p>Hello! Just a friendly reminder of my annual birthday print sale THIS FRIDAY!</p> <p>All 8x10 prints are $19.67 (normally $32), shipping included to US addresses.</p> <p>Payment accepted through PayPal at visioluxus@hotmail.com</p> <p>Any image you see on tumblr or my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/visioluxus/" target="_blank">flickr account</a>.</p> <p>Email me at visioluxus@hotmail.com with your selections (title and <em>where you found it</em> is great, since I am never consistent with my titles. A link to the image is best).</p> <p>Any questions?</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/24069562599http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/24069562599Wed, 30 May 2012 10:14:28 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4srj73sVC1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4srj73sVC1qb8tkxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4srj73sVC1qb8tkxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Beast Within</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/24007226523http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/24007226523Tue, 29 May 2012 11:33:07 -0700deer antlersfashion photographyangstgreennatural beauty<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4roijiDkl1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4roijiDkl1qb8tkxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4roijiDkl1qb8tkxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Fairy Princess</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23980333284http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23980333284Mon, 28 May 2012 21:30:19 -0700princessElisa Lazo de Valdezfairytaleballetbluesparkle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ngowll0e1qb8tkxo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ngowll0e1qb8tkxo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ngowll0e1qb8tkxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Femme Fatale</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23820727503http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23820727503Sat, 26 May 2012 14:50:00 -0700dramamticElisa Lazo de Valdezdigital photographynoir fashionsmoking is cool<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lcjrNzBh1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One more, just because I love this set.</p> <p>Model: <a href="http://vburnham.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Van</a> </p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23743397070http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23743397070Fri, 25 May 2012 11:26:00 -0700androgynouswhiteanime snow warriormedical braceElisa Lazo de Valdez<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4juldiHaj1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4juldiHaj1qb8tkxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4juldiHaj1qb8tkxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Snow Demon</p> <p>(Sometimes my ideas simply evolve out of my need to see certain textures together. I wanted to do a clay/cracked earth skin treatment with flour and water, and I had this weird medical back brace with lots of straps and rope. The torn up skirt was an afterthought, and everything was used together simply because they were all white and all a version of decay. The end result to me was some sort of amazing kung fu fantasy god/demon anime character. I recommend you look at them full size if you can.)</p> <p>Godlike modeling: <a href="http://vburnham.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Van</a></p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23697167612http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23697167612Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:00 -0700androgynousfantasy characterElisa Lazo de Valdezwhitesnow demonice demonanimebody paint<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jeb0MhJ61qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Print sale in seven days! Only happens once a year!</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23677580205http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23677580205Thu, 24 May 2012 10:08:59 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jauvQdB91qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jauvQdB91qb8tkxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Corset</p> <p>(Model: <a href="http://vburnham.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Van)</a></p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23674603398http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23674603398Thu, 24 May 2012 08:54:00 -0700androgynycorsetgoth boyElisa Lazo de Valdez<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ik2w3KtT1r4p60xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sisterthyme.tumblr.com/post/23660194339/image-taken-by-elisa-lazo-de-valdez-visioluxus" target="_blank">sisterthyme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Image taken by <a href="http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Elisa Lazo de Valdez (Visioluxus)</a>, May 2012</em></p> </blockquote>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23673085089http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23673085089Thu, 24 May 2012 08:10:05 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hi2dwzV71qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hi2dwzV71qb8tkxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hi2dwzV71qb8tkxo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Grass is Always Greener</p> <p>(This was shot in my backyard, which is not in the country but actually in an industrial zone near the train tracks. The second shot really appeals to me because her hair is full of wishes, and it looks like the dandelions are coming out of her mouth like speech bubbles.)</p> <p>(Model: <a href="http://sisterthyme.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Samantha)</a></p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23613372601http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23613372601Wed, 23 May 2012 09:35:00 -0700springElisa Lazo de Valdezdigital photographythe green green grass of home<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ftfoLtFy1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ftfoLtFy1qb8tkxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ftfoLtFy1qb8tkxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Oracle</p> <p>(Model: <a href="http://sisterthyme.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Samantha)</a></p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23554519357http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23554519357Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:00 -0700photographysepialegendmagicwitch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4elh9d8731qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Into the Waking World</p> <p>Model: <a href="http://sisterthyme.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Samantha</a></p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23523436032http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23523436032Mon, 21 May 2012 19:55:00 -0700nudesurrealghostmannequincreepydigital photographyphotographyElisa Lazo de Valdez<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eko4bGQR1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eko4bGQR1qb8tkxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eko4bGQR1qb8tkxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pieces of You</p> <p>(Shot through a plastic drop cloth with a hole cut in it.)</p> <p>Model: <a href="http://sisterthyme.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Samantha</a></p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23522273385http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23522273385Mon, 21 May 2012 19:38:00 -0700nudedigital photographydiy effectsghostsurrealbody partsElisa Lazo de Valdez<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43nlbHb7l1r9jk78o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43nlbHb7l1r9jk78o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43nlbHb7l1r9jk78o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>More from the Tarot of Masks set, a collaboration between my husband and myself.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://phillipvaldez.tumblr.com/post/23151942191/a-few-more-tarot-masks" target="_blank">phillipvaldez</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A few more tarot masks.</p> </blockquote>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23449100754http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23449100754Sun, 20 May 2012 17:15:39 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ng8OR071r9jk78o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ng8OR071r9jk78o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ng8OR071r9jk78o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Collaboration between my husband and myself, shot about 10 years ago? He made the masks out of paper at my request, I designed the imagery and shot them. The Chariot mask is especially beautiful, hard to see here though. It was completely destroyed when being shipped back from a show in Rhode Island. Fed Ex sucks.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://phillipvaldez.tumblr.com/post/23151837198/something-old-something-new-to-tumblr-here-are" target="_blank">phillipvaldez</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Something old….something new (to Tumblr)</p> <p>Here are a few masks I did for Elisa’s photography based on the Tarot. We haven’t finished yet-but we completed a few.</p> </blockquote>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23448960983http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23448960983Sun, 20 May 2012 17:13:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48p3d11Xd1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Better To Eat You With!</p> <p>(Fun with a magnifying glass)</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23312400095http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23312400095Fri, 18 May 2012 15:28:25 -0700bog mouthsurrealdigital photographyphotographyoptical illusiondiy special effectsElisa Lazo de Valdez<p>Hello followers! I will be having my annual birthday print sale again, starting June 1st to June 4th. 8x10 Prints will be $19.67, in keeping with the birthday theme. It&#8217;s the only sale I&#8217;ll have this year, so take advantage if you can!</p> <p>I&#8217;ll post more soon!</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23124980791http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/23124980791Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:18 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tpdcTqSs1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kali</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/22793763321http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/22793763321Thu, 10 May 2012 13:10:24 -0700goddessnudebody paintbodyscapedigital photographyfine art photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tn3eRR1k1qb8tkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mountain</p> <p>(The reason the blacks are so rich is because I covered her in <a href="http://www.bagbalm.com/" target="_blank">Bag Balm</a> and then painted her black.)</p>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/22790969175http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/22790969175Thu, 10 May 2012 12:21:00 -0700body paintnudedigital photographyfine art photographybodyscape<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3b0ooDpWY1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://angelanhunt.tumblr.com/post/22133447996/nevver-fine-art-exactly" target="_blank">angelanhunt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/22131858134/fine-art" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://dailydujour.com/2012/04/30/47189/pacolli01/" target="_blank">Fine art</a></p> </blockquote> <p>EXACTLY.</p> </blockquote>http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/22742317332http://visioluxus.tumblr.com/post/22742317332Wed, 09 May 2012 16:04:31 -0700