Washing it all Away

I was really proud of this one, so I thought I'd share it here as well as on Flickr.

It is always wonderful when I envision something in my mind and it actually comes to fruition. A lot of times in my self-portraits I have only a general notion of what I might do and allow the photos themselves to point me in a specific direction while processing. More times than not, having a specific idea to start is a recipe for frustration because getting the final image to match what I have in my head always proves difficult.

As is probably obvious here,  I was thinking about the many famous "bather" paintings that have been done by the Masters. I pictured showing the line of my back, a cloth cleverly covering my rear end, and holding my hair up. I added a bowl and a wash cloth and some vintage processing (which involves layering textures I have saved of old daguerreotypes and paper) and I'm most of the way there. A bit more playing with blur and hues and I was able to capture the feel of an old painting. At least I hope that is what I did. :-)

Comments

[Coral]

Really beautiful, Sarah!

[Catherine]

It's very nice! :)

[Jenn]

You certainly did, it's fantastic!

[Susan]

Great photo. What type of camera do you use? I'm just getting into digital photography more seriously, and I'd like to buy a better camera once I've saved up some money. Any suggestions?

[~Tim]

That's beautiful. Very well done.

[Kristin]

this is gorgeous! I'm so happy that your talent is being recognized by a national mag...spend your earnings on something that makes you happy!!