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Favorite Photo Shoot (so far!)
Jacqueline + tree + creek + flowers = awesome!
This has been, so far, the best shoot I've done. I had a lot of fun hanging out with Jacqueline and the pictures came out really great! The location was a public park in a residential area in Watauga, Texas. There were all kinds of people milling around while we were shooting: men mowing the grass, joggers, children playing, etc...we did receive a few awkward glances, but, mostly no one payed much attention to us. I did have to strategically plan out the angles in a lot of shots to keep from capturing the bright orange signs and tape from construction that was going on in the street behind the field we were in, but it was a lovely setting anyway.
The initial shots in the field came out pretty, but kind of
commercial. I am partial to the black and white ones...they look a
little more artsy and mysterious.
Jacqueline is a wonderful model to work with and she had lots of creative ideas during the session that really made it special. Look forward to seeing future shoots with her in them!! :)
There were so many good ones from this portion of our day that I almost forgot about the real reason we came to this location: the creek.
Jacqueline is a wonderful model to work with and she had lots of creative ideas during the session that really made it special. Look forward to seeing future shoots with her in them!! :)
There were so many good ones from this portion of our day that I almost forgot about the real reason we came to this location: the creek.
It was Jacqueline's idea to lie down in the water and cover herself in flowers. Inspired greatly by the famous painting 'Ophelia' by British artist Sir John Everett Millais (1852).
As we walked down to the small gurgling body of water, just beneath a bridge where joggers and other park goers passed, Jacqueline became a bit apprehensive, and for a moment, I feared she was changing her mind.
However, she was such a trooper! After we took down her hair, she tested the temperature of the water with a couple of toes...it was COLD!!
She ran up a hill and picked a handful of the buttercups that were growing in patches and returned to the edge of the water to toss them in. I mentioned one section with particularly nice textures and green plans floating on top...I told her, "that's where I want your head to be."
Without further ado, she walked into the water and lied down right where I asked her to. And from there, I attempted to capture as many different angles and distances as possible, only giving minor direction when I wanted her hand a different way or the tilt of her head and such.
After I felt I'd captured all I could from that position, Jacqueline got up and I asked her to lie on the dry bank with her head in a puddle. These shots seemed to have a totally different, more surreal feel to them, I thought.
Again, capturing many different angles and them later making these more warm earth tones, but still draining out some of the color to make the images a little less saturated and more cold than the color tone suggests.
Finally, with Jacqueline drying out in the sun, we got just a few more shots of her in the field of buttercups. Those flowers were such a great contrasting texture and color element to have in these photos. The pale pink and translucent petals made these images somewhat softer and more feminine.
Well, that's that. :)
I was just offered the opportunity to give a presentation on this set May 29th!
Each
presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving
6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This
keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more
people the chance to show.
Very, very excited! Wish me luck!! :D
And, of course, thanks for taking the time to read this and view my photos. I'd really appreciate any feedback you feel you'd like to offer! :)
Thanks Again!
LisA**
Very, very excited! Wish me luck!! :D
Thanks Again!
LisA**
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