KISS Studios by Crystal Rice

KISS Studios by Crystal Rice Hi! I’m Crystal! I’m a local Photographer in Candler, NC. Let’s have a chat and see what happens. Capturing Memories since 2018.
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These creative portraits are what my soul needs from time to time. 🖤I’m so proud of how these turned out — such a powerf...
10/26/2025

These creative portraits are what my soul needs from time to time. 🖤
I’m so proud of how these turned out — such a powerful AlterEgo spin on one of our favorite childhood classics.

What if Belle was never the Beauty… but the Beast?
Golden fire, dark wings, and a story reimagined through art and emotion.

It was a Remarkable Monday indeed. ✨

📸 KISS Studios by Crystal Rice
Crystal Laney Rice

Model: Feather & Vein Icky Pegg

This before-and-after really shows how much of photography happens after the shutter clicks.Normally, I’d have my flash ...
10/25/2025

This before-and-after really shows how much of photography happens after the shutter clicks.

Normally, I’d have my flash with me to create depth right in-camera—to sculpt the light, separate the subject from the background, and add that soft glow and dimension. But on this day, I didn’t have it. The light was fading fast, the shadows were heavy, and the scene felt flat in the raw image.

So instead, I worked with what I did have.
I leaned into the warmth of the sunset, lifting the shadows to bring out the rich golds and deep blacks. I highlighted texture, shaped the mood, and allowed the atmosphere to become part of the story.

The result is a reminder that the art of photography isn’t just gear—
It's vision, adaptability, and the ability to see what an image can become.

Sometimes the most powerful work happens
not because conditions were perfect,
but because you refused to let them stop the story. 🌙🌹

Model: Feather & Vein

✨🌹 Belle Was the Beast 🌹✨She did not flee the dark—She walked with it.Black wings trailing silence,a single candle cuppe...
10/25/2025

✨🌹 Belle Was the Beast 🌹✨

She did not flee the dark—
She walked with it.
Black wings trailing silence,
a single candle cupped in her hands like a secret.

The flame did not banish the shadows.
It simply reminded them
She belonged there, too.

🕯️🌙
🌹🕯️✨

10/25/2025

✨ What if Belle was the Beast all along?

Maybe the curse was never claws or fangs—
but the fear of her own power.
She wore gold like fire, wings like midnight,
and learned that beauty and darkness
can live in the same heartbeat.

She didn’t need saving.
She was the storm, the story,
and the spell itself. 🖤✨

💃🏻: Feather & Vein
📸: KISS Studios by Crystal Rice

Photos from Madison High School’s Senior Night against Polk County. Madison walked away Victorious! Madison High Patriot...
10/17/2025

Photos from Madison High School’s Senior Night against Polk County.

Madison walked away Victorious!

Madison High Patriot Athletics
Crystal Laney Rice

😁 Just think! This is just the Sneak Peek!!! 🙃Feather & Vein- Thank you for being such an awesome muse for this Beastly ...
10/14/2025

😁 Just think! This is just the Sneak Peek!!! 🙃
Feather & Vein- Thank you for being such an awesome muse for this Beastly Belle concept. YOU SMASHED it.... More to come....

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Candler, NC
28715

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Monday 3pm - 9pm
Tuesday 3pm - 9pm
Wednesday 3pm - 9pm
Thursday 3pm - 9pm
Friday 3pm - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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+18283190568

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