Marisa Miller : Blog

VS Holiday Campaign

Marisa — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:52:05 +0000

This photo was taken during the Victoria’s Secret Holiday commercial. Michael Bay directed the commercials and it was an incredible experience shooting with him. In this photo, I was setting up to do my shot on the pool table. I’m obviously cheating by climbing up on the table
If you try this at home – wear knee pads. My knees were pretty scrapped up after this shot.

This photo is from the Van Nuys airport. Michael wanted to do a shot where I was roasting hotdogs until they were black and on fire. It was fun working with the pyro team and they made sure the hotdogs were flaming. I had to be careful since I didn’t have protection of any kind, only wearing bra and undies.

I did another shot where I throw knives. Michael taught me how to toss the knife and flip it over and over in one hand. I had to be careful to catch the handle and not the blade when I was flipping it in my hand. The knife was really heavy and big and I thought there was no way I would be able to pull that off, but somehow I did. Then I had to do it without looking at my hand and look straight into the camera! At the end of the day, I had beat up knees and a huge bruise on my hand from the weight of the knife hitting my hand over and over. I love my job…..

XOXO
~Marisa

Harley Davidson Behind the Scenes

Marisa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:07:51 +0000

Here’s a video from the new Harley Davidson campaign. Hope you guys enjoy it!

XOXO Marisa

Harley Davidson

Marisa — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:32:32 +0000

I’m very proud to announce the new campaign I shot with Harley Davidson. We wanted to do something to give back to the military and show some appreciation for the huge sacrifice the service men and women of the military make everyday to defend our freedoms. The concept was based on the pin up art that was painted on the side of WWII planes. I get a lot of letters from men and woman stationed over seas, and it was incredible to do something in their honor.

It was one the best experience I’ve ever had shooting. It was amazing to make the transformation to a 40’s pin-up girl. We had an incredible creative team that paid attention to every detail. Most of the outfits were real vintage bathing suits and clothing from that time period, which really added to the authenticity of the look.

There’s a behind the scenes video we will post soon and a lot more photos to come. Here are the first two…

XOXO Marisa

SI Turkey

Marisa — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:14:34 +0000

These photos are out-takes from SI in Turkey. This was my second time shooting for SI, so I was super excited to be invited back. Nowadays, photographers use digital versus film 90% of the time, so to have Polaroids is pretty special. Here’s a photo I took of the Polaroids from one of the days shooting in Turkey.

Turkey was a very unique place and it took a very long time to get to from Cali. I flew to Istanbul, then spent the night at a hotel that looked more like a castle, and then in the morning traveled the rest of the way, which was a few hour car ride to the coastal city of Bodrum. There is so much history there and you can see it in the buildings and architecture.

xoxo Marisa

HBO 24/7 Mayweather vs Marquez

Marisa — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:36:51 +0000

I promise I’m not trying to be an HBO sports commercial, but have you been watching HBO’s 24/7 about the Floyd Mayweather vs Juan Manuel Marquez fight? It documents both fighters’ lives during their training. It shows some pretty extreme methods for getting in shape for their upcoming fight. Marquez especially goes to some pretty unusual steps: drinking 26 quail eggs, drinking his own urine ( not joking ) and sitting in a hyperbaric chamber after workouts. I thought I was dedicated when I work out before the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show-but these guys take it to a whole other level. It is motivating to see how committed they are and what the body is capable of. Floyd is crazy fast with that jump rope! You can watch episode 1 on the HBO website.

Here’s a photo of me when I was training.

Much love,
xoxoM

Hard Knocks

Marisa — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:06:47 +0000

My favorite show on TV right now…
Hard Knocks-Training Camp with Cincinnati Bengals on HBO is the best thing on TV right now. If you love football, you’re probably already watching it-but even if you don’t, watch it. HBO does the best documentary-style shows. Watching this show makes me appreciate what every player goes through and how the team comes together. My favorite player is Ochocino (Chad Johnson) He is so funny and amazing to watch. Did anybody see him kick during the Patriots game? Kiss the baby….
If you don’t get HBO, watch clips of the episodes on the website:
http://www.hbo.com/hardknocks/

Really Doe – Mesmerized

Marisa — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:04:29 +0000

Check out Really Doe’s new video “Mesmerized” (Featuring Danny Klein)

Xoxo Marisa

R.I.P. Les Paul

Marisa — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:51:38 +0000

It is a sad day in music history- the great Les Paul past away on August 13th. He created one of the best guitars known to man. Here is a photo of him and a photo of Slash (one of my heros) with his guitars.

Glamour 2005

Marisa — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:42:35 +0000

This was one of the most unique editorials I had ever done. It was shot in Malibu, California and we had some pretty exotic animals. Everything from baby Zebras, Orangutans, kangaroos, cheetahs, leopards, snakes and even a lion! I love animals, especially big cats. I got to give milk in bottles to the baby cheetahs and leopard and it was an amazing experience. I could hear the babies purring like any other cat would, but I never thought that these more exotic cats would do the same. They are such beautiful animals and were very playful. I got the biggest scratches from their claws all over my arms from them kneading me when I fed them- but I didn’t care because they were so cute! My favorite picture is the 2nd one- He is looking up right in my eyes!

The Hurt Locker

Marisa — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:19:23 +0000

Have you guys seen The Hurt Locker? If you haven’t seen it yet…….go! It’s really intense but such an amazing film.