Alexandra and Liam had blocked out their whole day to work with me, so after the river session in the morning, we took a break for lunch, and then drove to the coast, to spend the rest of the afternoon working along the shoreline.
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An unexpected element of this session was Liam's willingness (and
indeed, enthusiasm) for working in the ocean. While the Atlantic Ocean
is actually at its warmest in October, by mid-September, the air
temperature is low enough to make it seem quite the opposite, so when
Liam first volunteered to pose in the ocean proper, I tried to
discourage him. Forty minutes later, he was still in the ocean. I
finally had to consider his claims that it wasn't that cold had to have
some validity.
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Over the four or so hours that the three of us
worked along the shoreline, we made a wide variety of images, working
between photographs focusing on each model individually, and images of
them together as a couple. Usually when I work with two models outdoors,
even if they are in a relationship, I tend to use the second model as a
resource to add to an image if it looks like a second figure would add
to the composition, but with Alexandra and Liam, I just as frequently
would make images that were mirrors to their relationship. Time and time
again, the addition of the second figure would spontaneously evolve
into a change of pose and position, until it became, quite naturally, an
image focusing on intimacy and tenderness, for all that is set in the
great outdoors.
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The day spent with Alexandra and Liam was fabulous, with the perfect mix of a late summer day, great company, food and photos. Since this session, the two models have moved overseas for a time (six months or more), so it will be my last chance to work with them for some period of time, but it was a rich and variety filled session that led to some really striking results, perfect for my final session of the year with them.
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