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Series: Little Man - Phears and Phobias

When I took this last year a friend of mine had recently passed away. He had regrets galore. I spent the last days of his life with him. He told me all of them. From loves not fulfilled to experiences not explored.

This was the first shot of the series. I needed a way to vent. His regret served as the catalyst. I don't want that to be me. Regret is one of my greatest fears.

Tech note: Tough set up. Lighting included 4 250 watt quartz lights, a spotlight and a 420 flash. The ray of light is noticeably (at least to me but not by too many others) behind the mannequin. It was the only way I could control the light on the doll. I have decided that from now on stuff like this will be put in in PS. Much easier...

PS Work: Levels, blah, blah... Hand movement. An homage to Mike Malloy who's shot "waiting room" has always been a source of inspiration for me. He moved a foot, I moved an arm. Removed some light behind the mannequin and some smoke in front of the mannequin itself.

Canon 1D - Canon 100mm Macro.

Note: The rope is out of scale on purpose to represent death and how it is always larger, stronger and inevitable. It is a reminder that it will always be there. It's all about what we do before it hits us...
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GlassSheep's avatar
I have a picture in my gallery just like this that I took haha! I called mine the Art of Suicide.
I think it's only fair to say that yours turned out better. But no hard feelings :crazy:
haha but really. Great Job!!! :D