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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Angelina Jolie

Well having Angelina Jolie in my studio was just amazing. Hopefully Megan Fox will be the next to visit. In all seriousness, this is as close as I will come to shooting Angelina Jolie. Since the moment I saw this book I wanted to create this photograph. It's quite simple. The model I used was Kaity, who couldn't be any more perfect for this image. The reason is because she absolutely adores Angelina Jolie. So for this shoot, she got to live her dream and spent a day in her head. Literally. Honestly I enjoy when my photographs relate to something about a person. It can be as simple as this. Other times it takes time for a photograph to speak to me. That connection does not have to be an object, like the book here. I mean it could, but it can also be an expression, a gesture, a mood, a feeling that was captured. Sometimes a small little detail can make all the difference.

What Are You Looking At?

So this picture was taken at church last Sunday. Okay maybe it wasn't but for some weird reason it reminds of church. I can't figure out if it's her facial expression, her clothes and styling mixed with the wooden background that evokes that feeling. She looks formal and stiff. To contradict that formality and seriousness, I have a girl in red underwear just showing her ass and legs. Every time I turn to look at the girl in the red underwear I feel judged. It feels like if I was doing something wrong. Like if Kaity (left) was telling me what are you looking at?