My second session of the year with Hailey was something of a
mirror of the first; faced with a lovely warm, sunny evening, we headed for the coast, both to avoid hordes of bugs, and to give Hailey a chance to work with water - her favourite environment to model in.
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| Digital infrared original |
We began the session with Hailey working in a thick bed of seaweed, and me taking advantage of how infrared light renders the rock-weed (Fucus vesiculosus). After some initial compositions with longer lenses, made on tripods, I decided to risk working out on the seaweed covered rocks with a wide-lens (hand held). The result was a much wider composition, with luminous seaweed in the foreground wrapped around a pale, elegant figure, below a dark, dramatic sky.
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Digital infrared original
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From working on the seaweed, Hailey moved on to working in the seaweed, clambering out into the ocean proper, and finding a rock to work around; after some experimentation, she found the perfect line to pose with!
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Digital infrared original, 2 frame blend
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Taking a break from the ocean to allow Hailey to warm up a little (the ocean is averaging 6.7°C / 44°F at the moment), I asked if she'd be able to work below a large erratic balanced on a cliff-edge. After refining the pose a little, we made a small series of images of a couple of poses - then I made a 2 minute exposure (taking inspiration from the movement-focused image of the sea weed), permitting me to blend the two images together into the final image, above.
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| Digital infrared original |
The last image set of the session saw Hailey returning to posing in the ocean - the sun was moving lower in the sky by this time, and providing long, dramatic shadows to work with - yielding a striking series of images, of which my favourite is the above! The only thing missing was additional models - something I hope to add to the process in upcoming session!
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