Today, I have two very unique collections to share with you.
Collection 1 was started by accident.
Inheriting from the collection Puzzle With a Piece Missing, I moved Danielle over to a yellow velvet couch, lighted with the warm tungsten light and improvising accordingly. It was the first test photo that started everything.
“Wow Danielle! Sorry, this photo might not make you look pretty, but I love it!”
After I showed it to her, that pretty much sums up the entire direction of this collection.
Collection 2 was set up intentionally.
Last year, when I did the Classical collection, I had very little time to create something I had in mind – a busy set full of texture, with the simplicity of embracing the classic beauty of Beatrix Mae. When I met Beatrix Mae again, together with an awesome venue full of texture, I know I have to recreate this collection again. I sat myself constant on one single perspective, in wide angle, and most importantly, I was very clear in mind that this is going to be a black and white collection, something that I don’t do a lot.
For readers who are familiar with my work, the presentation of my collection is something I spend a lot of time on. I have come a long way struggling on this, from restricting myself on collection with single image to small set of photos; I actually feel all tied up, just because I like story-telling and I like it cinematic. At the meantime, I also want to ensure I have a standalone piece.
For these collections, it’s pretty much by default that I should present them in two different posts. Both of them are actually very strong collections and I have been dragging them, feeling all indecisive which collection should go first. For some reason, depending on your subjective liking, I have a feeling one could over-shine another.
I WANT YOU TO LOVE BOTH OF THEM, BUT I JUST DON’T KNOW HOW.
Until I start to put them together, the huge contrast between them actually compliment each other. Both Danielle and Beatrix are so different, the set are equally busy but different, the colour tone, lightings and the perspective have nothing in common between. It’s two collections, non-continuity, all standalone, yet they all complete each other.
Don’t forget to play the music to better enjoy and complete the collections
(Music credit: Neptune – Sleeping At Last)
