*Lost in the woods*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Cassandre
This is another one of those flash failures which turned out really interesting. Normally I shoot on a white background, which would have eliminated the branches all around Cassandre, but because the flashes decided otherwise, the branch background is very present. While Cassandre’s silhouette is no longer separated, it merges with the branches in a really interesting way, I think…
*Mustache in the rough*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Barth
Texture: Fittonia albivenis
So this another one of those images (like Fittonian Blend) where I did not get what I was aiming for… but I love what I got. One of the things on my to do list when I’m finally back home is to figure out exactly how to reproduce that look.
*Stormy Mood*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Nathalie
The last batch of textures I shot in Hong Kong before heading back to France in early July were taken under the stormy HK June sky (I was literally timing my texture outings based on precipitations) and many of the « branches » were shot under heavy weather. As a consequence, on many of these shots the sky wasn’t blown up like it normally is, but grey and moody. As always, embracing the accidents in this projects leads to interesting results. I love how the clouds are caught by Nathalie’s dark hair here.
*Wild Back*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: C.
I now have a relatively good handle on what I call (by oversimplification) the « branches » technique where I superimpose branches on a subject with a bit of a « japanese cherry tree tattoo » effect. But in the summer the branches are heavy with foliage, so sparseness is not what you get. I really like this photo of C. with some sort of pinetree foliage, I think it’s got a wildness to it that – while different – gives interesting results.
*Fittonian Blend*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Nathalie
Texture: Fittonia albivenis
Sometimes nothing goes your way. I struggled immensely with my flashes on that session, and the white background, as you can see, was closer to black than to white. Thankfully some good emerged of it, such as this delicate image of Nathalie on a bed of fittonia.
*Natural Breathing*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Natalie
This is a very special image in that I’ve not been able (so far) to reproduce that look. The sparseness of the branches is wintery anyway (when I shoot textures in the summer, there tends to be leaves on branches, unsurprisingly) but for all it’s strangeness I find this image fascinating.
*Blind to the world*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Wain
I like working in interaction with my models. I’m occasionally prescriptive when it comes to poses, but more often that not I’ll listen to model’s suggestions. I find these suggestions say a lot about the model’s personality and aspirations coming into a shoot. I could not have dreamt Wain’s pose here, but it creates something a little disturbing that I find very appealing and reveals something different about the meaning of the double exposure.
*Hashed Profile*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Ela
Texture: Asparagus aethiopicus
I really like shooting those texture profiles, but I’m finding more and more that the choice of texture and the lighting is a delicate art. In this case with Ela I think it really works…
*Elaborate Hairdo*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Meiyan
There’s something very peaceful emanating from this image, and it makes me want to revisit the hair on white background approach even more. Lately, with my portable studio while I’m in France, I haven’t had so much luck… Maybe it’s down to Meiyan as well 
*Atlas, rugged*
Canon EOS 300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Yuri
This is a canon use of my inverted treetop approach. I like how Yuri’s muscles are defined in this image, and of course the tapering out of the silhouette at the bottom.
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