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Left the dust partially out of laziness, but more so because I thought it fit this shot rather well! I'm also rather glad these little roses got used for something, because the bush didn't survive the winter One of the inspiring female artists I'm often referencing is Julia Margaret Cameron. She started photography later in life as a mother at the age of 48, and her work carries aspects of many classic Pre-Raphaelite artists. Often referencing poetry and classical Greek characters. her work has a soft painterly quality that I find irrestistable. For this series of photos, I wanted to riff off of her work and create a little something of my own, while also using quite a bit of film. It was a soft, overcast day with a sense of stillness that was perfect for what I had envisioned and I'm glad Chelsea was up for what turned out to be a rather slow day as I tried to make sense of my Yashica-D for the first time (and also stopping frequently to start shooting with a different camera). I doubt this will be a popular series, which ultimately doesn't matter much to me, because it was a personal project made purely for the joy of shooting it (film always gives me this personal feeling that's hard to describe). I can feel myself in these photos as strange as that may sound, a collective of my past, present, and future lives.

Kodak Tri-X 400 35mm film, shot with Minolta Maxxum 7000

"With All My Heart" for Dreamingless Magazine

Model: Chelsea Mourgan Brooks

Description
Left the dust partially out of laziness, but more so because I thought it fit this shot rather well! I'm also rather glad these little roses got used for something, because the bush didn't survive the winter One of the inspiring female artists I'm often referencing is Julia Margaret Cameron. She started photography later in life as a mother at the age of 48, and her work carries aspects of many classic Pre-Raphaelite artists. Often referencing poetry and classical Greek characters. her work has a soft painterly quality that I find irrestistable. For this series of photos, I wanted to riff off of her work and create a little something of my own, while also using quite a bit of film. It was a soft, overcast day with a sense of stillness that was perfect for what I had envisioned and I'm glad Chelsea was up for what turned out to be a rather slow day as I tried to make sense of my Yashica-D for the first time (and also stopping frequently to start shooting with a different camera). I doubt this will be a popular series, which ultimately doesn't matter much to me, because it was a personal project made purely for the joy of shooting it (film always gives me this personal feeling that's hard to describe). I can feel myself in these photos as strange as that may sound, a collective of my past, present, and future lives.

Kodak Tri-X 400 35mm film, shot with Minolta Maxxum 7000

"With All My Heart" for Dreamingless Magazine

Model: Chelsea Mourgan Brooks