Awesome model, great photos - easily one of the most fun shoots I have done. It was a really good way of making shooting in the studio interesting. To me the regular white background is just really boring. On these photos you probably wouldn't even think we took them in the studio but well.. we were a bit cheeky and did just that. Triin was a really fantastic model, she moved incredibly well - I could have been speech impaired and we'd still have gotten amazing photos. Basically what we did was pretty simple, we used one of the couches in the studio, opened it up to make it seem like a bed. Brought in bed-sheets, some blankets, some pillows and then Triin got to roll around in all of that. Probably one of the comfiest a model has been on a shoot with me.
"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." - John F. Kennedy
The thing I love most about photography is that there's always something new to try, the only limit to it is how well you can use your imagination. I think that most people would agree that this style of shoot is not exactly my forte but even though it was challenging, it was a really awesome shoot and the photo above is probably one of my favourite shots of all time. I think in many ways I'm starting to realise more and more a pattern between having really relaxed and fun shoots and great images. Maybe sometimes I focus too much on what I think I wanted to get from the photos rather than being spontaneous with the model. Being spontaneous tends to lead to a really relaxed atmosphere on the set, which then creates a ton of interaction and teamwork between the photographer and the model - that my friends, is always awesome.
"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have." - Louis E. Boone
For these types of photos, a little bit heavier than usual post processing is necessary to make them really very flattering. Normally I just do colour work and that's pretty much it. Every once in a while however, I take images which I get really excited about, it's crazy how much time I can spend in photoshop then making them as perfect as they possibly can be. I mean.. that skin, you can't tell me it wasn't worth it!
"Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark Twain
I think perhaps one of the things I love most about being a photographer is that I get to work with so many different fabulous people. Up until this shoot, I didn't know Triin, I had never seen her, never talked to her, anything. It's awesome to meet people like her who are really talented models and actually really great people. I'm am totally sure we'll be doing another shoot again soon.
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - Andre Gide