Local inspiration: muses and lenses

The best in local portrait and fashion photography from local muses and lenses, gathered via Twitter, Facebook and blog uploads from the past week.

Local R&B artist Mayda gets her closeup in jewelry by local designer Stephanie Lake. (Photo: Serah Sauser. Hair & makeup: Allison AuBuchon)

Photographer Benjamin Fredrickson, gets in bed with Chanel F/W 2012 (of course).

Photographer Sohail Akhavein is such a playboy.

Corey Tenold snaps pretty couple Joe of Vision Models and Kelley Havey. Click here for the complete set. (Styling: Ines Kovacevic and Jordan Volness)

Photographer Amy Gee shoots a Polaroid of musician Nicole Brenny for her new music project, Vague-à-Bonde.

Stephanie Hynes does a retro-inspired shoot (with hair and makeup by Allison AuBuchon).

Stephanie Colgan snaps the Handsome Furs on the streets of West Bank in Minneapolis before their show at the Triple Rock last week.

Hannah Silk Champagne of MPLS.TV smokes a stogie like a boss.

Secrets Fashion Agency director Angel Yang hits the Windy City.

Fashionasty blogger Jake Thompson poses on his nice ride.

Julia of Song of the Exile finds her own secret garden.