It’s a Breeze

I love fashion editorials with jumping models. I love the notion of capturing by random chance the perfect photo of a body leaping into the air, of billowing fabric in motion – whether it’s humorous or beautiful. And what a thrill when it actually happens! Of course it’s not so easy when one is the model doing the leaping, with a remote timer in one’s hand. It is comical though.

For The Polka Dot Cure story about a white and pink polka dot scarf, I really wanted just a gentle ocean breeze wafting past, ruffling the edges of the scarf. Unfortunately my fan would not cooperate. I had to resort to flinging the scarf into the air in the two-second gap before the shutter clicks, with quite a few humorous results. (When I jump, I have to time it just right – it’s funniest when I lose my balance.)

Recently I was taking photos for a cotton candy flavoured story, which necessitated tossing an enormous scarf into the air. It was a very long roll of film, but I managed to get one or two perfect shots. You’ll have to wait to see those though. Stay tuned.