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4"x5" film |
After doing so much work indoors over the previous three months, it is
an incredible pleasure to be able to work outdoors again. On this
particular Sunday, another photographer, two models and I set out for
the rocky shoreline at the entrance to Herring Cove, a small community
just outside of metropolitan Halifax.
Much of my early work with
the nude outdoors was produced along the Nova Scotia shoreline, and it
is always a pleasure to return to this landscape. It is so rich in
spaces to fit a model, and it has an almost inexhaustible variety of
possibilities from session to session. Though I'd never worked with the
Herring Cove rocks before, they were identical to almost all the other
shore-lines I've worked with in Nova Scotia.
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6x12 cm transparency film |
The familiarity
with the landscape is a double-edged sword, making it easier to create
images, but harder to make new and fresh ones. It is something that I
try hard not to think about when I compose and create images - fear of
repeating myself could lead to the rejection of a stronger image, and if
I happen to make two very similar images, no loss, I just select the
better of the two, and count the other as "close".
During this
session, I spent most of the time working with Trisha, who'd modeled a
month before. Once I found a space to work it, I spent some time showing
Trisha what I was looking for, either explaining the pose, or
occasionally, physically showing her myself. This was only the third
time that Trisha had modeled for me, but I really think the images are
getting stronger, with Trisha's understanding of my goals becoming a
little clearer, and the rapport between us growing.
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In the end, the session was drawn to a close due to the temperature dropping in the late afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed working with the rocky shoreline, and am very pleased with the results. The process of working this early in the year is a compromise on all fronts, but given the restrictions, I am pleased with the outcome, and feel very optimistic for the work that will be produced in the coming months, once it is warmer.
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