Deja Vu

So my previous post was about reminiscing for homemade photo shoots, involving simple lighting and apartment walls as backdrops. Nostalgia turned into deja vu last week when I shot with Chris Thorn in my studio apartment. Spacious enough to put in a backdrop; but still with all my furniture crammed into one corner or sitting on the balcony.

In deciding which images to post; it gave me an opportunity to look with a little more of a critical eye, I've done a lot of shoots, with lots of photographers and learned a little something every time. I totally know Chris is reading this; that's mostly why I'm writing it down. :P

My biggest thing is altering the colour so that my eyes look unnaturally blue. I think the blue they are right now is pretty sweet, they don't need tweaking.  As well, blowing out photos takes away some of the texture and story of the person: must use sparingly.

As I was making my selects for this post, I can totally tell which poses resonated with me, and which I was just doing because it was on the list. I think just trusting the process and letting poses happen organically after awhile will create stronger imagery...

But that being said, I only have one follower of this blog anyhow, so what do I know? I just get naked!

Twisted Figure

I'm feeling a little nostalgic...

I remember when I shot these pictures in my apartment. We pushed all my furniture into a corner of the room; my neighbour and her boyfriend, who happened to be quite proficient in rope bondage, were tying me up for hours. I would sip Happy Planet in between "outfits." 

This was all for a website that never came into existence. I don't even think the photographer shoots this kind of material anymore; I think he just does weddings now. I would give him props for the images, but I feel like he closed that chapter in his life. 

 

Note my three lip rings, my clavicle piercing and even my un-tattooed back.

The Keys To The Kingdom

Art of Allure is the first photographer I intend to call the second I land in Vancouver. I still consider the work Bapi and I did together almost 8 years ago to be some of my best.

Playing With Light

In black and white; playing with light, please enjoy the work of Patrick Chenier. 

 

We Kept It Simple

We kept it simple, black and white, with the focus on posture and lighting. Taken by Kevin Canada.

As Per Request

I get a lot of requests to post the full set of these photos from Jeremy Adshade. I imagine that if I were royalty in the late 1700's my hair would look just like this.