Into The Woods
“Into The Woods“
Single Edition - Metal print, 48" x 72", $3,500. Custom sizes available. No censorship in final product. Email to inquire.
From Grace:
A January storm blew down some tall fences in the yard.
Looking out through the patio door, I was admiring the beautiful, mysterious, tall redwood forests…
If only…
Lieven had been tracking the sunlight a few days prior to the shoot… Apparently something photographers love to do, lol! And he was glad to find that today was a bit cloudy!
That being said, it’s a chilly morning, especially when the Rigger’s cold hands touch my skin, accompanied by waves of cool breeze…
If you know me, you know I don’t like the cold, but for a vision I had in mind, for the image I hoped we could capture, for art… I embraced it!
A few test shots to check the lighting, communicating with the Rigger about my physical and emotional well-being (which is always very important before any photoshoot or shibari practice), and then discussing the sequence and final pose we aimed to capture...
I can’t wait for you to gaze at the amazing shots we captured!
Displayed on your wall!
From Lieven:
Last week, a wind storm blew down a tall fence on my property. Grace is always one to spot an opportunity: we had been looking for an interesting vertical composition for a print, and the redwoods beyond the fence were just the thing!
As luck would have it, we already had a shoot planned with a Rigger. During the days leading up to it, I watched the sun and shadows. In the late morning, there was a short period when the sun went behind the tallest trees, making for soft light.
I did some test shots. As expected, I needed to be quite far from our suspension spot to get the look I imagined. The deck and yard weren’t enough; I ended up lying on the floor in my living room, shooting through an open door with my longest zoom lens (usually reserved for bird photos).
The day of the shoot, the Rigger showed up right on time. We talked through the shot we envisioned. Once we were ready, Grace took off her comfy coat and the Rigger started with a Takate Kote (TK).
To get from standing to a fully inverted single-leg Futomomo takes a skilled rigger and endurance from the model. With me capturing the process, the Rigger executed an efficient set of transitions with Grace. And just as I’d seen the day before, 20 minutes into our session the sun dipped behind the trees. I opened my living room doors and ran to my spot.
The result?
Dramatic vertical lines with Grace cutting across them in a lovely diagonal. The towering size of the trunks in the background makes everything look a bit surreal.
What a shot!