Archive for November 2011
Natalie
It is not that often that I shoot someone I’ve never met before but that is what happened here with Natalie Chinnyah. She is a dancer and a friend of a friend who is a photographer who was working with her recently. I was at his house (by invitation) while he was shooting.
I found Natalie quite fascinating as a model and very interesting as a person. She is a dancer and actress and is busy with work which doesn’t surprise me in the least. She has the ability to assume a character and move and act as that character with the ease of experience. It’s great to watch and great to work with.
My friend Paul took a break for about 10 minutes and I got these. They are a taste of things to come as Natalie and I are now planning a shoot together in the next few weeks.
Andrea Again
This is another composite image. Andrea was shot at my underground car park high tech studio in East Grinstead several months ago. The background image was shot about a week ago in London. I shot the London image as a background with the Andrea image or something similar in mind. This was practice for a couple of very interesting assignments that should be coming up soon but which will remain nameless until they are in the bag.
I love this kind of work and see a lot more of it in my future. Some might say that it isn’t really photography and maybe they have a point. But I couldn’t care less. This could have been shot in the same session but that would have meant arranging a whole new shoot. Sometimes it’s better and cheaper to do it all in post.
