this started as a simple assignment and blew up into something more than i planned for.  the idea was to take the concept of fear and represent it in the noir genre.

take 1

i  planned on doing a retro shoot with models dressed in styles reminiscent of the 30's and 40's. the approach was simple, take a series of shots, each shot predetermined and poses selected to suit the models and the scene.  i had two models and a hairdresser, i planned each scene and had the studio and equipment arranged. on the day all went well initially.  the models and hairdresser arrived, the hairdresser (Kelly Douglass of Unique Hair Design) did an amazing and the models looked terrific. we went to the studio and all went downhill from there.

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