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Introducing the Letter "A"

I found myself rather fascinated by a large letter "A" the other day. Sure, I’ve been using the letter quite regularly since kindergarten, but it just takes on such photographable character when it’s a semi-gianormous, three-dimensional creation surrounded by all sorts of funky murkiness and texture. Irresistible!

And thus, another mini photo series was born:


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The experience wasn't complete for me, however, without the addition of a model into a few shots. In this case, "modeling" also included being locked out of an apartment complex and squeezing under a gate in a party dress - without damaging any of the sequins! And people think modeling is an easy job...

At any rate, I got to experiment a bit with mixing flash, video, and ambient light, and learned a valuable lesson in keeping track of such small but necessary things like keys and cell phones. (You think I would have learned that lesson by now. *sigh*)

The idea was to bring in external illumination, but have it match the somewhat jagged, textural, ambient illumination that caught my attention in the first place. Night illumination creates such an "otherworldly" feeling, so I wanted to work off of that feeling with this particular set of images.


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Many thanks to Kaelyn for making herself available on the spur of the moment, and for so patiently dealing with the sometimes less-than-orderly process of trying on a new idea for size :-) Your willing participation in all aspects of the evening is greatly appreciated!!!

Posted by lisa on July 28, 2009 12:10 PM |

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You have the coolest projects! My favorite is the last photo...looks magical.

Posted by: Jessica Hanaumi | July 28, 2009 03:32 PM

Letters are form and they are to be admired as any other. They are a wonderment because the also aid in communication. Love how you capture human form with letter form, particularly the center image in the triptych.

Posted by: Christine | July 29, 2009 10:36 AM

You know, it ain't easy being so damn good looking. :) No thanks needed here, always happy to help.

Have you ever thought of taking up journalism as a career? You are an AMAZING writer. I found myself laughing out loud in Migun...oops

The photos turned out awesome as expected. I understood it much better when you coined the term "otherwordly." It looks like I could be in some twisted Harry Potter scen.

Well I'm glad to have made a spot on your blog, you stay classy Ms. Lisa.

Posted by: Kaelyn | July 31, 2009 03:19 PM

Nice post. Keep up the great work

Posted by: Jed Tatevosian | February 20, 2010 12:54 AM

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