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Aug 07
by David in Random 0 comments

Teaser: My Next Big Project

If you know me, you're probably aware that I divide my photography into two categories: 1) underwater figure photography, and 2) ridiculously large projects that involve upwards of 100 naked people to pull off. Sometime around May of this year I came up with an idea for my next big photo project and started getting things ready so I could launch it after the summer underwater season ended. There was just one problem... I didn't really like the project concept. Well, maybe it's a bit strong to say "didn't like," but something about it always felt half-baked to me. Even after I spent a couple days assembling the main prop needed for the photos I could not get motivated to do anything more with. It has been sitting in the basement studio for about two months; even though I wasn't planning to kick off the project until September, I still hoped that seeing the setup every day would eventually inspire me to make whatever alternation necessary to elevate it from a so-so idea into something viable. So, I'm putting it on ice. I'm going to disassemble the prop and let the whole idea kick around in the back of my head for however long it takes to come together. But that's OK, because I've got a better idea! I am officially announcing that I will indeed be kicking off a new large-scale project, hopefully in September. Like its predecessors it will require a lot of naked people (exactly how many, I don't know). The finished piece will be fairly large (exactly how large, I don't know). Yes, there's a theme to this thing, but I'm going to keep that secret for now. I will say that one of my top requirements for a new project is that it has to be fun for the participants, and I think I've nailed that for this one. I have a lot of logistics to work out over the next couple weeks, not to mention a few more underwater photo shoots to do. But if everything goes according to plan, we'll get things rolling in about a month. Now, if you've read this far, I'm willing to bet you'd love to be a part of this project! Am I right, or am I right?! All you need to do is follow the link below to my sign-up form, and you'll be among the first to be notified when the project is ready for you!
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Aug 01
by David in Underwater 0 comments

Underwater with Seraphina Fiero and Very Long Fingertips

My second underwater session of 2013 was with Seraphina Fiero, a belly dancer and burlesque performer who currently works with Stripped Screw Burlesque. She brought a lot of great outfits and props, but the thing you will see in the majority of the images are the golden Thai fingertips, long metal adornments that could be rather dangerous if you're not careful. I originally thought we'd just use them for a few shots, but they looked so great that they simply stuck around for a good portion of the session. I had to do a bit of rearranging when Seraphina showed up and I saw that her hair was nearly jet-black. I typically shoot against a black backdrop in the pool and I've learned that extra dark hair can totally vanish against it. We ended up doing a bit of work against the black, but the majority of the time I had a white backdrop in place. Even though I have a preference for using black, I have an even stronger preference for keeping things visible.
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Jul 29
by David in Underwater 0 comments

First Underwater of 2013: Ruby Mimosa

The underwater photo season officially started at the beginning of July when I had the opportunity to shoot Ruby Mimosa, a local performer who is part of the Atomic Bombshells burlesque troupe. We had exceptionally great weather and I was very happy to verify that my underwater camera case had not developed any leaks while sitting dormant for the past 10 months. Even though we shot at the beginning of July, it has taken me until now to get the photos posted due to other scheduling conflicts. In fact, I'm going to cut this short so I can get to work on the photos I took the following weekend!
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Dec 27
by David in Random 0 comments

My Huge SEAF 2013 Announcement

Because people keep asking me what I have planned for SEAF 2013... And because I know there are people out there waiting to hear what I'm doing so  they can be among the first to volunteer... And because I haven't posted anything to this blog in a couple months... ... I'm ready to announce the details of my SEAF 2013 project. Ready? I'm not doing anything. Faithful followers know that my projects tend to be rather large and complex; there really isn't any way to do something that uses 100 volunteers and pull it off with just a few hours of work. These things take a hell of a lot of planning, can stretch over several months of shooting, and then can take more months of production and construction. Having gone through that cycle the past three years I'm simply ready to take a break. As much as I'd love to have 100 of you visit the house to disrobe for my camera, it's just not something that's going to happen this season. But yes, I do have a few project ideas in mind for the future, so let's stay in touch, OK?
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