*Rita with Gun*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Cassandre
In the setting I’m developing, Rita (inspired by the chapel of Saint Rita in Pigalle) is a vengeful spirit of abused prostitutes. We did two versions of this image, one where she wields a knife and one where she wields a gun. In the end, I think the knife is more in line with the idea I have of the character, so that’s the image I’ll end up using, but the gun version is so cool I felt it needed publishing.
*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.
*Joyous Devil*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Cheryl
Lately I’ve been paying more attention to the directionality of a texture, if that’s the right word. Some textures are really chaotic and random, but some have a flow in a certain direction. When you can match that direction to the portrait the results are often better. Case in point, although I could not have anticipated that Cheryl’s smile would give this one such a « flames of hell » feel. I love it!
*M is for Mint*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: M.
Texture: Mentha Citrata
There’s something playful about this image that I really really like. Apparently, according to her friends, this is M. in a nutshell. But a minty nutshell!
Recent Comments