This is much more like what I've been doing with film...I've been trying to create fairly abstract pictures using dramatic lighting with human form. I even made it grainier so that it looks like I also shot it with the 3200 film that i've been working with.

I don't know... its just not the same.

I went back and forth for quite some time about whether or not this picture "needs" color. I just feel that the picture is about shadows and form. Color takes away from these aspects of the picture. Maybe i'm wrong?

ps. this is from the same shoot as the pic below.

So I did another shoot with the same model, but this time I got out of the studio to try out a new location. Not sure if this background works better than the plain one. I also decided to keep this one in color (though I did de-saturate it a bit). I really dont know what direction I want to go in... so I guess I'll just have to try a bunch out and see where I end up.

After the session I showed my model (Melissa) a Jeanloup Sieff book I have and remebered how inspired I am by his work. Maybe he will provide inspiration for my next shoot.

I'm used to shooting nudes with film and so I thought I'd give it a shot with the digital. I converted it to black and white because thats just how I'm used to looking at my nude portraits. It's definately not the same as with film, but it's certainly much easier.

Posting my first pick from a lovely day of apple picking!