Having spent a pleasant Bank Holiday Weekend working through recent (and not so recent!) images ready for entry into exhibitions I find I have a dilemma. In each exhibition you can only enter 4 colour and 4 monochrome images, so even if I entered completely new images in each exhibition – which you generally don’t want to do, as you want to give each image a reasonable ‘life’ – then I have enough great images to keep me going for the next year or so :)
I have found that I generally get a higher acceptance rate in colour sections than monochrome, so I have deliberately worked on some new mono images to enter.
First we have the (insert superlative) Holly, standing in the window of an old chapel. I must be getting soft in my old age as this building was actually weatherproof and there is glass in the window as well as a mesh outside. Fortunately the contrast difference was such that the mesh is completely hidden and didn’t need cloning away as I had first thought. While I quite like the colour versions of this set of images, of which there is another variant in the last blog post, I think the mono works extremely well especially with this pose. Also, I just love the lighting on Holly’s torso.
Another mono from a series in which there are quite a few stunning images. This is the third one I have done from that set, and the first two have both won multiple awards. This one is a tighter crop than the previous two as I felt it emphasised the the pose mimicking the arch of the window more. The model is Holly again, and while she is not dance or gymnastics-trained she can pull off amazing poses such as this one.
And with that neat lead in to dancers, here we have a very recent image (taken last weekend, so still warm!) of the (insert superlative) Raphaella. The geologically-minded amongst you will notice that this is slate. I did walk out there first to find a firm place for Raphaella to pose on, albeit I was clothed and with shoes on, and she walked out there totally naked. So thank you again Raph, you are a real star.
I think her angular pose works very well with the jaggedness of the slate, and various people have pointed out the contrast between the softness of her body against the hardness of the slate.
All of these images were as usual a real team effort, in their conception and execution, and I know I go on about this but it still truly boggles my mind that with the help of these creative young women, we produce images that so many people appreciate so much. Thank you both, again!
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Good way to spend a bank holiday Tim. These should do well.
Number 1 is a knockout. Nicely done. Holly actually looks like a flame in that photo.
I like the patterns and gray-scale tones in number 2. (The pose looks so painful, ouch!)
Raph is so alone in the pile. I get it…… I just have this longing to be able to see her better.
You have a trademark style: Pile Style!