Red Velvet Photography Charter

Setting sail to a beautiful backdrop of blue skies and fair winds, the Pirate Ship Black Raven welcomed aboard a dozen piratey models, their photographers, as well as a hair and makeup crew to keep the locks lush, the lips plump, and the girls marvelous throughout a morning-long photo opportunity.

Red Velvet Photography, based in Saint Augustine, chartered the Black Raven for a 3-hour photo shoot with the idea that wenches would draw a crowd. They were right! With a beauty call at 6AM, most of the young ladies boarding were dressed and decorated to the nines for the shoot. Even with tight corsets, stiletto boots and weaponry, the newly-crowned wenches did what they do best in the early summer heat: stay sumptuously steamy. For the handful of photographers who got their lenses into the action, the pictures were nothing less than stunning.  Getting to view the majestic scenery both on and off the ship, the photographers were more than capable shots.

The Black Raven’s own William Mayhem, Jonas Krew and Kathy McCarthy were on deck to help pose the lasses with weapons: they were even pressed into service as models themselves. And, when things settled down a bit, Jonas woke the crowd with a massive display of cannon fire for some smokey and raucous background moments.

The Black Raven crew wishes to extend a thanks to the fine team that coordinated the glamorous shoot as well as our crew for being so willing to jump into the fray.