A blot on the landscape
This is from a great afternoon with an all-woman group of photographers and models yesterday, out in lavender fields in Hertfordshire.
The styling of this whole shot is essentially thanks to Sarah Schloo: the dress, material, the model Little Twiglet, and the whole arrangement of the location and the shoot itself - so a big thanks to her for making this happen! Thanks to Hannah Coates for helping me with the fabric for this picture.
In processing I wanted to keep the delicacy of the ink-like fabric
here. I was tempted to process it a whole lot more but with some
discipline I decided to keep the contrast right down, with the folds
falling almost as softly as in the original image in camera, as that
is what initially drew me in.
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Comments and faves
La qù / Silvia Matteini, Stephen Medeiros, DeSouzaLima, Helen Warner (airgarten), and 819 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Boquiabierto (10 months ago | reply)
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Edgar_Pereira (10 months ago | reply)
Wow!! Fantastic image, I thought that veil was smoke at first, but now I see it is just floating up...looks great, and love the black against the purple flowers! Great work!
Helen Warner (airgarten) (10 months ago | reply)
Wow, the material is so dramatic! Almost resembles smoke! And what a beautiful location!
alexstoddard (10 months ago | reply)
Absolutely magical.
simon ralli (10 months ago | reply)
This is amazing - it's like the flowers are almost worshipping her.
Daisy van Knotsenburg (10 months ago | reply)
absolutely fantastic!
galuppi (10 months ago | reply)
Happy birthday!
karissa_lynne (10 months ago | reply)
i love this, the landscape is incredible
Andrzej Kielbowicz (10 months ago | reply)
This is great image, Natalie! Wow!
skinsbbc (10 months ago | reply)
WOW!! Very dramatic and stunning!
Eddy D. (10 months ago | reply)
wonderful.
dlemieux (10 months ago | reply)
very arresting image even from the thumbnail. love this concept!
nattalieee__ (10 months ago | reply)
this is so beautiful and delicate. Happy birthday! :)
Salva G. (10 months ago | reply)
incredible!
Greg Gardner (10 months ago | reply)
Fabulous!
Rob Woodcox (10 months ago | reply)
this is beautifully Crafted! I love her upward, beckoning glance!
Manifeste Des Yeux (Leila Amat) (10 months ago | reply)
I love the colours. You are wonderful. Many thanks for this picture.
tanera (10 months ago | reply)
Wonderful colouring
RhiVolver (10 months ago | reply)
Fantastic. Love that material.
Lash in Virginia (10 months ago | reply)
The lavender backgrounds works perfectly against the gauzy material. Great image.
Sarah Ann Loreth (10 months ago | reply)
The black was an absolutely perfect choice with the purple. This is so flowy and ethereal. Beautiful. I wish we had fields of lavender where I am.
mckora (10 months ago | reply)
Beautiful setting.
cétait (10 months ago | reply)
happy birthday !! :)
.avina. (10 months ago | reply)
It looked like quite a group you had there. I wondered what kind of mischief you were up to. ;) This photo is lovely and that field is amazing. I've been scheming with a local model to do a shoot with billowing fabric and you may have just pushed me to get to it. :)
csunt (10 months ago | reply)
Splendid creativity and realization, Natalie!
jamestux (10 months ago | reply)
That is a stunning image - inky is the right way to describe how that fabric looks - it's beautiful.
Konaflyer (10 months ago | reply)
Outstanding!
/ Andrew Lu (10 months ago | reply)
Oh my god, wow
aldodalmazzo (10 months ago | reply)
Wooowww !!! Great !!!! Wonderful movement !!!
Blue Floyd (10 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
James_at_Slack (10 months ago | reply)
Expressive as usual. Happy Birthday.
B℮n (10 months ago | reply)
Fishing ....
Well composed Miss A.
GRTZ,BEN
jamie heiden (10 months ago | reply)
beautiful... and happy birthday - you're a baby. a talented one too. :)
p.violetta (10 months ago | reply)
wonderful!
extraordinarily delicate work
auguri di buon compleanno! (anche se in ritardo)
un saluto dall'Italia
Boxica* (10 months ago | reply)
fantastic!
Hsin Tai Liu (10 months ago | reply)
Wonderful Capture!!
Lindsey_JG [deleted] (10 months ago | reply)
This is just beautiful work! Love that smokey black fabric everywhere!
CarlosBull (10 months ago | reply)
loveeeeee ittt
leif144 (10 months ago | reply)
Amazing
Nizaad (10 months ago | reply)
This is gorgeous.
...like I expected it to be of course!
It was a great day and a pleasure meeting you! I'm now terrified of editing my own shots in comparison with this amazing-ness!) ;P
Hope you're having a good birthday toooo, don't work too hard :)
Little Twiglet (10 months ago | reply)
Wow! Yay to us all!
Hope you had an amazing birthday, hun x x
Martin-Klein (10 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot and colors! i love the fabric!
~Werewolf~ (10 months ago | reply)
Having just seen the most recent "Potter" - I'm reminded by this of the smoke effect when the death eaters fly... Are you hiding a secret, Nat? ;-P
And Once again, hope You had a truly Happy Birthday!
nikondh1 (10 months ago | reply)
Really well done. Kudoz.....
Francesca Errichiello (10 months ago | reply)
It reminds me a Kirsty Mitchell's work!
Exellent photo, Natalie! :)
Michael Sleet (10 months ago | reply)
My attention is drawn most to the knot of black fabric on the right hand side and as a whole piece, all the elements work brilliantly together.
One of my very favourites by you Natalie.
sixbysixtasy (10 months ago | reply)
Happy birthday too!
izzydempsey (10 months ago | reply)
this is craazy. i love it!
ItsEmma (10 months ago | reply)
oh my word, so incredible!
Katariina Järvinen (10 months ago | reply)
Wow, one of your best work ever. Very impressive!