I often like to invest some time into a bit of a DIY for my fine art still life photography compositions.
It all starts with an idea in my head which is then turned into a sketch. This sketch is in turn transformed into a ready-to-photograph composition, followed by hours and hours of photographing it in a close to complete darkness. And finally, the resulting image is then put together through a sophisticated image-editing process.
This time, I wanted to explore one idea that came to my mind - "What does an animal's soul look like?"
And this is how this composition was born.
The idea is that the flower that you see below is the reincarnation of a deceased animal, of a deceased wolf in particular. This is one of the special species of plants that grows at the spot where an animal dies, transforming the energy from its body into a new life.
I was waiting for one of the parts - an artificial skull of wolf in particular (all made of plastic, no real animal was harmed) - to arrive all the way from China for about a month.
I found some dry branches and berries on the sea front next to where I live. It took me a while to find the ones that would match the composition I imagined.
And I had to dry another plant that I picked up from the same place for several weeks to get the shape and colour that I envisioned.
Finally, I reused the stone and some moss leftovers that I brought from the Lake District ages ago, which some of you may recognise from one of my previous art pieces.
I am really looking forward to see what this image will look like when it's ready.
Are you as excited as I am?
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Until next time,
Vadims