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Alysha Young - Benchmark

03/28/11 01:25 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
More than any other model last year, I would say Alysha helped me improve my photography. Winking

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The Last Easter Egg (Carol Seleme Daniel)

03/23/11 04:30 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
Well, this is the last of the Carol Easter Eggs. I've also included a HD version of the teaser, which is super easy to find. Also, since people are having a problem with the first EE, here's a major hint: it is under a Khrysti Hill post and the date corresponds to the number of letters in Carol's first and middle name. Also, to make up for the difficulty of the first EE, the last one is easy to find. It relates to the title of the art piece Carol completed for this video, which you can see on her art website. Same as EE 2 - download link is a keyword embedded in JPEG.

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Carol Seleme Daniel: Easter Eggs

03/21/11 04:30 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
Carol's first Easter Egg is up. I'll be adding others later tonight. The first one is a kind of peaceful, meditative montage of Carol painting. It's in pretty high resolution at 960 x 540. A hint is that it is hidden in an ad under a blog post that relates in some way to Carol's first and middle name. Not quite an anagram, but something relating to the specifics of her name: Carol Seleme Daniel. Click the image below for the introductory video, explaining the painting.

UPDATE: Easter Egg number two has been added. The hint is that it is in an ad related to a Bria Myles post - that's a big hint. But there's something tricky to this one. When you find it, you will have to use an image editing program (e.g., Apple's Preview, Photoshop, Elements, etc.) to extract the "keyword" from the ad image. The keyword will be the download link. It's a little too easy for y'all to just rip the site for the word "sendspace" or "megaupload," lol. As for the music in the clip, what can I say: I like soundtracks, and specifically Thomas Newton Howard. Happy This is a really good clip BTW.

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Kara Allison - XXL Magazine

03/21/11 04:01 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
Kara is the latest hottie to grace the pages of XXL's Eye Candy section. I don't really know much about her, except that these photos are better than average urban modeling stuff. Credit goes to BlackJackSkanz for these and this post.

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Maliah Michel - BlackMen 40 on 40

03/19/11 03:09 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
Notably, Maliah was shot by Howard Huang while many of the other models in this issue were shot by a different photographer. Click to enlarge.

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Misty Copeland - The Real Black Swan

03/17/11 11:30 PM Filed in: Video Vixens | Cool Stuff
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Misty Copeland is the first female African American ballet dancer to reach soloist status with American Ballet Theatre in over two decades. If that's not enough, she's on tour with Prince, which is really bringing her into the national spotlight. This is a very poised young lady, as you will see from her interview with Tavis Smiley below. Hopefully, this is just another example of my bringing something different to mind when discussing a curvy, talented woman. We need more Misty's out there. (She has a great website by the way)
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Watch the full episode. See more Tavis Smiley.



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Candid Shot of Daphne Joy

03/17/11 02:37 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
This is a test shot of Daphne Joy taken at a casting that I attended for a magazine shoot. She was cool enough to let me post it, but it just illustrates how the top girls don't really need Photoshop to look dope. She came in looking all demure, like a college student - clothes came off, and BAM! This what the casting director and I were assualted with, lol. (I normally wouldn't double up on a model this fast, but this photo seemed like it deserved its own blog entry.)

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Catrisa Turner - 40 on 40

03/15/11 02:11 AM Filed in: Video Vixens
The new BlackMen 40 on 40 issue is chock full of hotties, but I have mixed feelings about it. I found myself rushing off to these women's Twitter and Model Mayhem pages to see what they really look like. To say there was heavy Photoshopping would be an understatement. Fortunately, I had already seen photos of Catrisa from SHOW that were unretouched so we know she's the real deal. On a somewhat unrelated note, I gotta give a shout out to BM editor Marcus for giving young black men trying to get into the photography game a legitimate opportunity. Unlike SHOW and Smooth, at least he varies his photographers some.

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Carol Seleme Daniel Teaser Clip

03/14/11 04:00 PM Filed in: Video Vixens


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Daphne Joy

03/12/11 10:00 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
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In Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Stranger Tides, coming up in May 2011, Daphne Joy plays one of five mermaids along with French actress Astrid Berges-Frisby. According to a recent article in Entertainment Weekly, the mermaids have a significant role in the upcoming film. She is also on the cover of the most recent issue of Smooth magazine and has a new website coming at daphnejoy.com. Daph and I have plans to shoot in the very near future, so look for her here at Indosplace. Bonus image here. (Click images to enlarge.)

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Melyssa Ford 2004 Video

03/12/11 02:48 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
If you're in the mood for a little nostalgia, you'll enjoy this high quality rip of Melyssa Ford's first DVD. I think this came out in 2004 and it was definitely Melyssa at her peak of thickness. I've included the original DVD Box Art for the true fans. Just click the image to see the video (Quicktime required)

Here's the direct link to the video: http://www.indosplace.com/assets/MelyssaFord2004DVD.mp4

That damn FlowPlayer I'm using for Carol's video has commandeered the javascript for everything pic and video on this page, lol.

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Christiane K

03/09/11 04:59 AM Filed in: Video Vixens
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Porsha Ellis - Facebook Girl of The Week

03/08/11 03:20 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
While Porsha has dabbled in modeling - I believe she had a major feature in the The Source magazine once - she is mainly just a super fine socialite who used to run track in college. This girl has one of the all time best faces I've seen. The type that would make you trade off your desire for a big behind. Oh, and she graduated from a top 10 college - Univerity of Michigan. Post Updated with Source Magazine feature.

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Porsha's Source Magazine Feature (click to enlarge - these are impossible to find on net):
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A Little Miss Koi BTS

03/08/11 12:51 AM Filed in: Video Vixens
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So Miss Koi is one model I still get a lot of hits on the blog for and a lot of requests. I guess women built like Koi with a cute face just don't come along that often. I still talk with Koi from time to time via email and I'm pleased to report that she's doing well and recently was offered a part in a motion picture called "As I Die Slowly." I don't know anything about the flick yet, but I do know she was offered a leading part and accepted it, so look out for it.



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The Career Path of an Indogurl: Carol Seleme Daniel

03/04/11 05:59 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
I met Otis College art student Carol Seleme Daniel in late January 2011. At the time, she had a pretty nice portfolio on Model Mayhem, but really hadn't received any major exposure. This was kind of surprising to me, because she seemed to be an accident waiting to happen (in a good way). So we set up a shoot in early February, and just as I expected, the moment her feature hit the blog it went viral and was picked up by several other popular urban blogs. As a result, I decided to submit the photos I had taken of her to the editor of Smooth magazine. Within 15 minutes of receiving the photos, the editor contacted me and said she wanted to do a major photo layout on Carol. That feature will debut in May, but a preview - the Rear View - was also dropped in the most recent issue of Smooth with Daphne Joy on the cover.

Of course, this wouldn't have happened if Carol hadn't been a great model who was willing to trust what I wanted to do with her. It's also a prime example of how the internet is a new and powerful channel for exposure for aspiring models.

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Bonus shot... Credits - Model: Carol Seleme Daniel | Make-Up: Tai Young-Jackson | Hair: Joshjarie Nelson | Photography: Indosplace.com
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Jamie Chung in Complex Mag

03/03/11 05:30 PM Filed in: Video Vixens
I really like this cover of ex-Real Worlder Jamie Chung. I was going to post these a week ago, but I was sure they would pop up all over the net. Apparently, I was wrong.

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The Urban Market is Seriously Uninspired

03/03/11 02:37 AM Filed in: Video Vixens
A funny thing has happened lately. I've gotten to a point that I hardly want to post anything on the blog unless I had something to do with its creation. I'll explain..

Urban modeling "news" can basically be broken down into three categories: 1) Twitter candid pics by well known to semi-well known urban models and pseudo celebrities, 2) "professional" urban model photos, consisting of the usual overly retouched, seamless backdrop, unoriginal stuff aspiring models and websites proudly trot out like it's something to celebrate (this includes scans from the popular urban magazine photos like BlackMen and SHOW), and 3) mass quantity, message-board anonymous booty posts (with or without faces attached). None of these categories interests me anymore.

Blogs like mine tend to post the "highlights" of the foregoing categories. Some of them, like Dynasty Series and my site, also feature original content. But producing shoots is time consuming and expensive. I don't think any of the urban blogs are bringing in PerezHilton.com money that can make doing these shoots consistently worthwhile. So that leaves us with having to recycle that other stuff. I don't wanna do that anymore.

I've basically outgrown urban modeling as it stands today and moved to a place where what appeals to me is so esoteric*, only a handful of people (the people who come here) can even appreciate it. In the coming days I'll be posting some new pics of Carol Seleme Daniel, a girl is as beautiful as she is creative and that really comes thru in her pix. Sabrina Hunter is also in town so hopefully I'll get a chance to shoot with her. But otherwise, you guys might have to buck up for some long dry spells, lol. Oh, and I like the pic of Maliah below, so that's not offered as an example of what's wrong.

P.S. How many more posts like this can I do, lol? *Only by urban modeling standards...
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