The final eight

The provisional final eight images for the project in its current state:-

Object intimate

At the end of this shoot I decided to shoot from a different angle; moving away from an object in the middle of black space, this is more a intimate view of the shape abstracted from the curves of a body.  Not so analytical and still life, but still just as abstract.

Face

Even less abstract; more a tracing of contours to define a shape.  There's no hiding a face in it's entirety, we're too programmed in it's recognition.

Heart

Not entirely abstract; it's not hard to see what this actually is, but this has some duality with a heart.  The distorted grid does little to changed the perceived shape, I've chosen to keep some of the grey shading which I don't know if helps the deformation but keeps the image representing an object rather than an abstract pattern.

Don't control

Once again, someone else's shoot.. it's raining and a spare model is helping out, keeping the already damp girl dry.  I'm not in control of anyone here, and I like that.. just capturing what is there, doing something not for my camera.

I can debate with myself if this behaviour is better or worse for my images; I'm confident I can create and control a scene to photograph, but still I mostly choose not too.. even if it leads to some awkwardness.  If I start controlling everything I feel I lose an undefinable quality that only authentic images have.

What's this girl with ripped fishnets doing in the underpass anyway?

After a gig I was shooting, I found a quality in the green glow of the underpass light.  I've always loved the mix of light of the city at night; vivid greens and oranges etc.. but never before having a person in frame, the low light doesn't make it easy.. poppy here had to stand perfectly still, but the result has some of the feeling of the place.

What's this girl with ripped fishnets doing in the underpass?  ..  Waiting for me.

I'll call him Rudolf

Nothing like a bit of real life gore, so was pleased to come across this fresh kill a few years back.  Not sure what tore it's throat out but it hadn't yet been consumed..