big bear

hey everyone!
so, this weekend, i was in big bear, ca for a little r&r and a shoot with model Ashley Hartman, who also happens to be my little sis! you may recognize her from this:



anyway, we had a blast! here are some snaps from the weekend. you may recognize someone else in these pictures too...










here are a couple of snaps from the shoot:







and a preview of the final images:



the weekend was so much fun, and the shoot went great. hope everyone had a great weekend!

on another note, i heard that the VS catalog might have come out while i was gone...has anyone seen it? let me know!

check it out!!

hey everyone! so, my dad just sent me an email today, with the latest on the victoria's secret website

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they are running an ad for the swim 2008 catalog, and advertising "the shot" marathon, running all day on jan. 15th on VH1!




hope everyone watches, or tivo's it! if you missed an episode, here is your way to catch up!


click here to see the website!

yikes!!

good news and bad news...so the bad news is that my website is down, due to my bandwidth being exceeded! the good news is that so many people are checking it out, and sending me messages, that my site couldn't handle it! i guess it's time to upgrade, huh?! i am still working on getting vh1 to give me all of my images, and am dying to get my site finished asap.

also, i realized that since my website is down, i am unable to get mail. that sucks! so, everyone just hang tight while i get it fixed. the contest WILL GO ON! i have already recieved a bunch of images, and can't wait to see who wins. i have a lot of work ahead of me!

other than all of this, i am still pretty sick with the tonsillitis, and now i have an ear ache too. rest rest rest.

what are you guys up to? tell me a story, i can't get out of bed!

i'm sick

i'm sick, and it sucks. my roommate, sarah, has tonsillitis, and i am afraid that i may have it now too. :( anyone have any vitamin c?
needless to say, i will probably be in bed blogging a lot!

happy sunday funday!

oh, and i am starting to take submissions for image of the week! this week's theme is ACTION

send them to maria@mariacarmel.com

last day to submit each week will be friday!!! good luck, and i am really looking forward to seeing everyone's work!!

britney spears

she needs prayers, and so do her kids.

connecting and reconnecting

so today i spent the day kind of regrouping. i cleaned, ran errands, and followed my "to do" list. i actually got a lot done, which felt good. unfortunately, i am already messing up on one part of my resolution, which is to go to the gym. tomorrow i will be better.

on another note, i love myspace. i have reconnected with so many people, and that is so cool. recently, a friend i have known since first grade contacted me. we hadn't seen or heard from each other in years, and tonight we went to dinner so we could catch up. we went to buddha's belly, a great spot for thai food here in la. not authentic thai town, but it is really good, with great service. anyway, we had a great time, and pretty much shut the place down. good times!

i am also super excited, because today i was contacted by popphoto.com to do an interview for their site. click on it to see the write up they did for the finale! robin and i also did an interview for hp recently, check it out!

thanks again everyone for all of your messages! i love to get them!

ps, check out this new image that my very talented friend, evan lane took of me! what do you guys think?

she's baaaaack

hey everyone! this is the official re-launch of my blog, i make fun. i really wanted to do this so that i can say a huge THANK YOU to all of my fans, friends, and family for your love, and support! i can’t tell you how much it has meant to me, and it made the process so much easier.

i also wanted to create a blog so that everyone could keep up with what i am doing professionally, and personally. i have had so many people reach out to me to say that they were inspired, and that they want to know what's next for me. the truth is, that i am not sure what's next. because of the holidays, i haven't heard from anyone yet, so i am anxiously awaiting the next step. in the mean time, i am just trying to make more work, and get my ducks in a row. what i do know, is that i will be making a trip to nyc very soon, to meet my new photo agent, palma driscoll, from the bryan bantry agency. i am so excited and thankful to have representation, and know that i am gonna be a very busy girl this year!

thanks again for all of your support, and bookmark me so you can stay updated! i hope that 2008 is the best year ever for all of you!

xx
maria

here is an article about me in the december issue of
RIVIERA magazine