NoBarriers

Well swttorment and I had a great shoot the other night where we used a few sketches by bittersweetdreams  I'm really happy with the way the photos turned out. She's such a great model

These photos feel like my style so to speak and I think I'm going to go deeper into this dark feeling and emotions of the photos...

We're off to Los Angeles next saturday on vacation so hopefully when we get back I'll have some more photos to submit...

Hope you like the new ones.....

Chris...

I've been thinking alot tonight about censoring, self and imposed, and wonder where I fall... My last two works were not going to be submitted even though I had a statement to make. Why? I don't know... I though about why I do what I do and like what I like and questioned my motives. Is it for shock value? Exhibitionism? Excitement? The answer I found was simple, YES...... Why I do what I do all comes down to one thing, feelings... Good, Bad, Happy, Sad it doesn't really matter as long as someone who sees one of my works just feels something, anything... That's all I want to accomplish as an artist, just stir some kind of emotion so that someone will realize that they are alive and not just walking around on auto pilot.. If my work is loved by someone then I've done what I was put here to do... If it is despised by someone then I've still done what I was put here to do.... Stir up emotion and feelings.

Here's what I know I won't do anymore... Censore myself... Look at one of my photos and ask myself, Will people like it? Will it be acceptable? Now the only thing I'll ask myself is: Does this work portray the feelings that I intended it to? In the end that's all that matters... Are you being true to yourself?????

Thanks for listening to my rant......
Chris

Last night's photo shoot with swttorment went well. It was the first one after taking a few months off because of time and laziness

I think I got quite a few good digital photos (let me know what you think) but I'm really excited about the film. It was an experiment with lighting an excercise ball from the back so the film photos where a little trickier... Hopefully I'll be able to develop and scan some of them tonight.... Not sure though because it's her turn to be the photographer and my turn to model

This will be her first time as the photographer so I'm pretty excited to see how they come out... She's talented at everything so I'm sure they'll be great....

I've been going through all my old work trying to bring some of it to life but with all these ideas running through my head I get in the " it's all crap" mode...

I need to do some new stuff......

Well hopefully tonight I will.. As long as can make some time to model for me. She's been busier than me.. Check out her page and tell her she needs to get in front (and behind) the camera....

Chris