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The week felt like this
A sad little still life – all lipstick prints and coffee and a crumpled napkin. Some days feel like this, right?
And so do some weeks.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 7.4.2016
One of us is a voyeur
The only reason I was working with a model was because we sort of had to, for the class I was taking. It was weird and uncomfortable and intimidating at first. By the time we were done, it was still all of those things, but I’d powered my way through.
One of my photography friends, who took the same class a year before I did, was so inspired by the day of working with models that she’s headed off in an interesting new direction with an infrared camera and nude models underwater. Her work is stunning.
Me? Nope. I’m sticking with the usual stuff. But I just wanted to show my loyal reader(s) that I could, too, shoot models. In case any of you had been wondering.
Nambé, New Mexico
photographed 7.6.2016
On the subject of waiting
I almost never arrange a shot. My subjects usually just show up in front of me/the camera.
This is a rare exception, from last summer’s photography class. I am pretty sure I was going for something profound, and am just as sure that I failed to achieve it. But, still, it shows what kind of lighting you can achieve with a iPhone, placed strategically in a dark closet.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 7.4.2016
in the room of sorrows
A room in what used to be a Carmelite monastary.
Lately I’ve been shooting a lot of unmade beds; I am not entirely sure what that means or where it’s going, but the Muse hasn’t lead me (very far) astray yet, so I’ll continue to follow her.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 7.4.2016
Duality
This is the last of the images from the model shoot from Keith Carter’s class. The model had the idea to use a daylily as a prop, and her pose happened to line up the real flower with the tattooed one in a very serendipitous way.
I appreciate everyone’s patience with my artistic detour. While I didn’t hate photographing models as much as I thought I would, it’s not something I plan to do again (unless it’s for another class.) Starting tomorrow, I’ll be more or less back to the usual subjects. You may notice a bit of a different look to them, though, as I am still working through some of the things from class. Trying them on for size, sort of, to see what I’ll keep and what I’ll discard.
near Pojoaque, New Mexico
photographed 7.6.2016
One Day | One Image 