In my practice, experience with modeling nude is not a prerequisite for producing strong images of the nude. Erica had come across a poster of my work in an art store in Orono, and had asked the store owner how to go about modelling for me. We set up our first session during a 30 second conversation, and met the next day to go to work.
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35mm transparency film |
Initially I was reticent about working with a new model without spending
some time talking about my process, and what they were seeking from the work, but I didn't have another model available for the
afternoon, and felt there was little to lose. Within half an hour of
working though, I knew my hesitance was misplaced. Erica was an
intuitive model, on par with
Aeyla from last summer, finding poses
quickly, and working within spaces until the flowed around her.
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6x12 cm film |
Over
the two hours we worked, Erica and I moved through three areas along
the Stillwater River, exploring the water's edge and the visual potential
found there. The three images displayed here are all backed with water -
horizon less images which draw on the luminosity and texture of the
river to fill in the "sky".
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4"x5" film |
The speed with Erica found images made the afternoon an incredible success - the final image to the right was drawn from my simple request "what about that rock there?" - before I even had the tripod in place, Erica was lying back, perfectly positioned against the brilliance of the evening light.
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