THE HUMAN CANVAS - Navel Maneuvers

This...

Was the beginning of something fun!

Actually, THIS was the real beginning.

This was the one that got the ball rolling.

A really quick design, on Kerri's last day in Kentucky.

It really just primed the well, as it were.

After getting back to California,

we started daily exchanges about the next 
time we could get together and do more 
Human Canvas work.

((((we both live there, but it took a trip to Kentucky
to get us really connected. Go figure!?!)

She was as anxious as I.

We also talked about clothing to go with the pieces.

Costumes as well.
But we'll get back to that.
I had a rough idea of what I wanted to do,
and where, but this first piece...

...Ended up being defined by a few things.

Kerri brought quite a few belly button rings to

choose from. We thought this would be the one to

go with the costume.  So this ring gave us the

height of the space between.

The space between...

These petals?

I know I was looking at doing some sort of cross.

Maybe even something ornate, and metal. 

But for whatever reason...

...I ended up doing

something more akin to flower petals,

laid out and adhered in a specific array.

I've REALLY been enjoying playing with blends

and tones, and was quite happy with how

this'n turned out.

Especially when we stand her up and let

the ring fall as it should.

And did I mention costumes?

This became

part of the fun of this shoot with Kerri.

It remains a part of the fun. Human Canvas

sessions with her continue.

At some point,

abandoning taking shots of the Sharpie work,

and just going with the flow...

...and cracking her up occasionally.

Okay.

Back to arranging shots...

...And playing with shadows.

And noting that these pieces

will compliment some articles of clothing...

...And contrast NICELY with others

(((note the change in belly button rings to comliment the drawing)))

This continued to be
a day of wonderful photography...

...And continued attempts at cracking up the model.

Here and there.

But it made for some of my favorite shots.

And there's gonna be a bunch more showing up at 

"David Fleming's Human Canvas"... 

link to it HERE.

Oh.

This Navel Maneuver, by the way, 

was only one of three pieces explored that day. 

Check back REAL soon!

And the beginnings 

of these fun little adventures, 

past one hundred now, can be followed 

through a couple of tabs near the 

top of this page.

Thanks for stopping by.

And telling a friend about it.

I mean, really. There's no 

money involved.