leaf land...before and after...puh...

Guess all the magic disappears when I post the before and after...?

Went out early Saturday morning to gather some leafs and branches, had an appointment with my model later that day. Did not have a clear plan as to what exactly to make, but wanted to create something out of autumn leafs. My idea was to make the model blend into the leafs as if she was a part of nature itself.
As you can see, I had to work my butt off in post, if I had planned the shoot better, I guess I would have had an easier job afterwards, hence it is kind of rewarding to create as I go too...

Hope you have creative and interesting days!

Peace

(My daughter is on the left side there, running around with smoke emitters to create "mist")

the bridge to shangrila...

Museum of Art, Hong Kong

Not easy to move around in HK these days, as the police has blocked many streets and larger areas. There were places we were told to keep away from, so we did...I was a bit disappointed when it comes to the national museum of art, as many exhibits were closed. However, I'm glad to have put my feet there...I did enjoy taking loads of photos of random places and happenings, a real tourist snapping away at anything, really, without any preparation or previous thought.
Have a wonderful week end:-))

in too deep...

This time around I'm trying to tell more of a story by posting a series. The first two images are taken in a small pond, not far away from where I was brought up. I used to play here, went swimming in the summer and ice skated through out the winter.
The third image is taken an hours drive outside of Oslo, where my brother lives. I had to use the clone stamp in photoshop quite heavily to get rid of the outboard motor as well as the dock. The swans were there though, swimming back and forth...over and over again, I could not have directed them any better...:-))
The story is about my own life, I see that now, more than often I'm just drawn to places, people and ideas than the actual story. In post I usually discover what the story is all about, as I did this time too...
Thank you so, so much for following my process and engaging in my imagery, I learn so much from the feedbacks you give, always. I see much clearer with you around and you cheer me up!! Much appreciated <3!!
My daughter and I are leaving a week for China tomorrow, I'm taking my camera, not my laptop.
Have a wonderful "Høstferie," (spring break, kind of, but it's not spring...so we call it "fall break").
Blessings and much love to all of you <3

other worldly connections...

The Fool...

At The Treshold...