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Lin,I would bet the bank that you and Mrs. Bt woul...

2007-09-01T13:15:00.000+01:00

Lin,

I would bet the bank that you and Mrs. Bt would get along great. I'm not sure if your aware that she is European (Born in Berlin, traveled to the states with her mother at the Age of 2..(speaking only Baby German words) and ultimately became an American Citizen when she was 16 years old (we met on Aug 15th 1978 in Highschool, she was 14 (and still a German Citizen) and I was 17..and we have been together every since)). Although she was raised in the US for the most part....her mindset is all European. I seem to gravitate to European Women. One of our best friends (Iris) also is European.

Again..great blog...and I can't wait to see what you post about next.

regards
BT

Of course, being married practically forever to my...

2007-09-01T06:15:00.000+01:00

Of course, being married practically forever to my dearest friend means that I'm going to agree with bt (although he puts it more eloquently than me).

Rich and I are pretty inseparable most of the time (I know, I know. This is not cool). We'd talk about photography all day every day if we could. We bounce views off each other, talk about potential ideas for a shoot, vehemently disagree more often than not, but the discussions go on, long into the night, every night. Sleeping is for wimps when there is photography to discuss!

And I set Rich photographic challenges, poor chap (Rich you have at least 2 left this year!), I push him. I am his staunchest ally and his strongest critic. And he is to me. Life is always interesting and stimulating, and I can't imagine we will ever get bored.

I'm pretty sure Mrs bt and I have a lot in common :-)

Lela is absolutely dead on correct on her points (...

2007-08-31T20:34:00.000+01:00

Lela is absolutely dead on correct on her points (and I love hearing others views). But I think one has to experience the Muse/Artist relationship to understand and appreciate its strengths fully.

I draw incredible inspiration from all of the models that I work with, but I give Mrs. BT the majority of the credit for being the main source of my inspiration. Webster defines muse as a "source of inspiration" and "guiding genius". I understand completely what they are referring to...as for me....and the best way to explain my take on it is ...(as I am only an expert with my life and my experiences), ......Mrs. BT is MY "source of inspiration", and THAT source of inspiration serves as MY "guiding genius". Our 2 way collaboration in this regard continually fuels each others ongoing "sources of inspiration", and we tap off of AND re-inspire each other endlessly ....and this is 100% perpetual in nature. Again, once you experience this..you understand if fully. I believe that there is no greater artistic collaboration than the true muse/artist relationship. But I don't believe that you have to be life partners to experience this, that is just the way it has worked out for us, and I know I that we are very fortunate in this regard.

As humans, we know that no relationship, muse or otherwise, can exist uni-laterally...as it has to be bi-lateral to be a success..an equal 50/50 split if you will. Anything less is a dictatorship, and destined for eventual failure. From my experience (again, this is what I base my opinion on), my muse/artist relationship is perfect (if you can accept a husband/wife=muse/artist relationship as being a true one-ness, and not separate entities). In this aspect, the Guiding Genius is a 50/50 collaboration based on a shared source of ongoing inspiration.

Geez..I'm starting to sound like a freaking artist...shoot me and put my out of MY misery if I get too artsy fartsy...;-).

I just want to create erotic photos.

bt

Hmmm... perhaps I stand alone in this one, but I t...

2007-08-31T18:33:00.000+01:00

Hmmm... perhaps I stand alone in this one, but I tend to shy away from photographers looking for "muses". As BT said, he has been fortunate enough to have the best of ones for him, for nearly 30 years now. But I personally see that as a collaboration of partners (also life partners, which is a true gift!).
And as Iris said, as well as you, that connection between artists cannot be bought, created, or forced. In the sense Iris speaks of, I can understand being inspired by a photographer and a photographer being inspired by a muse, but the definition of "guiding genious" bothers me a bit. I hope to inspire all those I work with, as well as BE inspired... but I look to no one for a "guide" or "genious". That's WAY too much pressure for me, and I just look for a friend, working partner, and someone who can push me forward artistically.
As for muse, I only think of fairy wings and pixie dust, personally. And I've said as much to photographers in the past. Lets inspire each other, but lets not put one above the other when it comes to the creation of the art. I am no more, or less, important then the photographer, and without both, NOTHING would be created.
Perhaps my view is simply a different definition of "muse"... or makes no sense at all. Just my thoughts... whatever they are or are not worth!

And, as always, THANK YOU for giving me such a WONDERFUL laugh! Please do continue!!! :)

bt, and Mrs bt, eloquent as always! And you two ar...

2007-08-31T10:43:00.000+01:00

bt, and Mrs bt, eloquent as always! And you two are definitely the authority on good musedom, and there's so much friendship and devotion between you both, it's wonderful :-)

After 25 years, I can only hope I will be as good a muse to Rich !

Incidentally, this post was done as a response to a photographer on MM and another on a UK forum a little while ago, who were both advertising for a muse. Can you believe it? As Iris says, they can't be bought....

Although I am definitely sensing a market niche for Muse consultants and their Russian muses to order :-)

Lin - I consider myself one very happy muse, havin...

2007-08-31T10:25:00.000+01:00

Lin - I consider myself one very happy muse, having had the opportunity to muse with Jim Young for almost a year and a half now (and more planned). It is fantastic knowing that we only just scratched the surface artistically - and my best work is resulting from our collaborations - and still getting better, I think. I guess that's what musedom is all about: a model and photographer who are on the same page, and who both equally want to explore photographic boundaries within the context of mutual trust and respect. I would highly recommend this type of model-photographer relationship to any model/photographer out there. This can't be bought on ebay, this can't be forced or demanded. It's a two-way street. And it's wonderful when you finally find it in its purest of forms.

Great blog entry.....I laughed my ass off!! I sho...

2007-08-31T00:31:00.000+01:00

Great blog entry.....I laughed my ass off!! I should be a consultant on the creation of muse's....so where do I send my application?...

I feel I am an expert on working with a muse, as I have had the same muse for almost 30 years, photographing her for around 25 years now....so please......anyone with more experience in that area please chime in. Thus said..I feel very strongly about the artist/muse relationship. It is one that the artist can easily abuse...but always backfires on the artist in the end. One could say in fact that we all deserve what we get (see your blog on "choice" from a few days ago).

Webster says Muse: : a source of inspiration; especially : a guiding genius.

I have been ultra fortunate to have found the perfect muse for my photographic art. Period....no better way to put it.

And as a Webster defines muse as a "Guiding genius"....my muse definitely fits that role, and what "a source of inspiration" she is......WOW!!!. I have been fortunate to have this muse as my "guiding genius". I recognize my good fortune in this respect and do not take it for granted, as history has shown and continues to show the creative artistic decline in those who have lost their "Guiding Genius" and "Source of Inspiration".

Life's been good to me so far!!..and the majority of credit goes to my lovely muse.

Again..a great blog entry...thanks for sharing.

bt

Oooh...Russian brides. Now there's a good business...

2007-08-30T18:20:00.000+01:00

Oooh...Russian brides. Now there's a good business idea..." Homegrown Genuine English Fluffies"...like it!!! What's your commission?!

96% of all cups of tea drunk daily in the UK are brewed from tea bags nowadays! I do brew some real tea (Earl Grey of course) when we have posh visitors, so should you ever decide to grace our doorstep, I promise to brew you up some of the real stuff...

are your muses (mise?) homegrown or are they, for ...

2007-08-30T17:46:00.000+01:00

are your muses (mise?) homegrown or are they, for instance, provided by some Russian bride service?

btw, when I lived in the UK--many years ago--I don't remember anyone using teabags. in fact, when i mentioned teabags i was mocked and ridiculed. (as the eeeenglish are wont to do re many things american.) anyway, it was always loose tea in a teapot. things change, i guess.

Trust Fluffytek for all your muse needs!I’ve tried...

2007-08-30T14:04:00.000+01:00

Trust Fluffytek for all your muse needs!

I’ve tried other firms such as KF&S LLC (Kink, Freak, and Swinger), and have found that the products were not only of inferior quality, they tended to have a short shelf life, turning surly in no time, and even tried to adjust my art to fit their needs and limitations of ability!

For us here in the U.S., Fluffytek Mfg partners with reliable firms, providing the same high quality, without all the shipping costs…

I’m sold on Fluffytek!

As a long term Fluffytek Inc customer I can honest...

2007-08-30T12:17:00.000+01:00

As a long term Fluffytek Inc customer I can honestly recommend their products to any photographer who is in need of a muse.

Mine has served me well and is still in mint condition.