I am excited to introduce a new series, 1 of 2 that I will be working on over the next year, called "Fears & Fairytales". To read more about the series and this picture, including a huge amount of BTS photos from making the prop to making the photo...
shadenproductions.com/blog/2012/10/23/new-series-fears-fa...
The blog post says most everything that I wanted to say about this picture, so I'll add only a little bit - Shooting in San Francisco, where I shot this pic, is so amazing. The fog is outstanding, the weather isn't too cold (though I was kind of frigid...) and it was so desolate despite being in a big city. I need to make more trips up there for shooting. In fact, I am already planning another trip now that I am very excited for...can't wait to make *that* character come to life!
:)
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I shot this image as the second of 2 images, the first of which I'll be sharing on Monday along with my weekly video. I was so inspired by the location and the colors (which of course I changed later, hah!), and I wanted to do something simple yet rich with story. Who knows if anyone else sees what was in my mind, but I saw a girl fallen, perhaps being dragged by someone standing behind the camera, rope leading to a mystery.
Model: Jen Brook
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I am so excited to share this image..I shot it yesterday and did a behind the scenes video for it, which you can see here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LchG62vtGXc
I hope you enjoy the behind the scenes! The camera died for most of the shooting portion unfortunately, but you get the idea :-P
My inspiration came from two places. The incredible Jamie Baldridge inspired me a ton for this. Also, I did a photo called "Fetus" a while ago and I was inspired to do an inverted version of that, where everything was right-side-up :)
Today I'm going to shoot with a 5 foot long snake! So excited!! :-D
Assistance from Kathrine Stapleton <3
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I have a little bitty obsession with apples. I love relating fruit to the human form. I was especially thrilled when we got to shooting this that the model here, Christopher, had freckles that mimicked the shape of the apples so well. I had fun enhancing them, tehe!....ahhh, wonderful surprises!
Here is a behind the scenes video of this shoot...sort of bad quality, an impromptu thing as we were there to shoot/film a different photoshoot, which i'll be posting the result of later!
Model: Christopher John Hills V
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As we all move into a new season of life let us bring along what we have learned and leave behind what holds us back. Time is not a burden but a gift.
I am eternally grateful to be experiencing this new year and have so much love for the future. I'm up to many new endeavors and can't wait to share! In a couple of days I'll be announcing two new artist retreats in France and Italy. This year I'll be embarking on new writing projects, hosting a convention, making tons of new images, and creating a documentary.
Life is as full of as much wonder as our imagination can muster. Let this be the year that we all experience magic.
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