Cimmerian - Fine Art Series

My journey into more fine art realm with photography continually shows me something a little more dark than I expect.

I grew up on lots of pop culture and devoured a lot of horror films as a teenager. I still love good horror films (not much around these days) and also the art within pop culture.

Somehow while working with the amazing Samora Squid, I found this dark place unintentionally again. With the help of Tahnii Marquis and her awesome body painting skills, we journeyed into something a darker than my original concept.

We spent 2 hours painting Samora from head to toe and then 2 hours photographing him. The results are more than I ever imagined.

Into The Wilds - Artistic Nudes (NSFW)

Model: Erin M

One very early Saturday morning Erin & I went on an adventure into the wilds of Tasmania. We had a mission to create some artistic nudes within the amazing wilderness of the island we live in. So we started at dawn and travelled, explored and shot until dusk.

There is something amazing about working within this environment. As someone that has lived in Tasmania most my life and explored a fair bit of it when I was younger, I really had forgotten what it was light to just get out into the forests.

Jessica

On Friday Jessica came in to do some portraits. The idea was to capture soft, sensual and black & white.

For the photography people out there, I used a combination of natural window light and 47'' Octabox.

Model: Jessica O'Brien
Makeup & Hair: Allie Hill

This is just a sample of what we captured. I am really looking forward to sharing more in the future.

It's All In The Eyes

One of the biggest things for me when shooting portraits is the eyes. I learnt while working in video and cinema that selling a shot involves a lot of things, but if the eyes don't convince you, then everything can fall apart. When shooting portraits, this is something I really look for. You don't get the luxury of 24+ frames per second to tell a story. You only get one.

I am still learning how this works, and dare say that it's something that I'll never stop learning.

Above is a shot of Erin, my talented friend that has helped me so much to learn this in the shoots we have done together.

A Touch of Noir

Model: Vanessa Henry

I must admit that I have a soft spot for Noir stylings. The use of light, the mix of soft and hard focus, the fashion and the overall look. There is something that is just beautiful about it. Maybe it also goes with my love of Art Deco movement.

The shoot with Vanessa was fun trying to emulate the look that I love. It's actually quite challenging and gave me even more appreciation of photographers and especially cinematographers that worked (and still work) with this aesthetic.