Caitlin
What kind of character were you assuming the role of during the photoshoot?
During the photo shoot I wanted to pay tribute to the femme fatales of classic hardboiled pulp magazines. Women who had their own agendas and didn't care what it took to get what they wanted or what anyone thought of them (plus just a hint of the reckless troublemaker attitude of Wanda Woodward from Cry-Baby). Of course, the polished glamor of the character's surface while simmering just below lies the personality of someone who's not afraid of danger or getting their hands dirty, just added to the appeal.
What was difficult about the photoshoot?
The heels! Heels are always the most difficult part of shoots like this. That, and hoping the shoot wouldn't get rained out. I'm sure we could have improvised another location if we had to, but I'm really glad we were able to use the downtown exteriors with the wet pavement 1. I just love details like that.
After your suggestion of adding text to the photograph to make it more of a vintage pulp magazine cover, do you think the editing I did was successful?
I'd say your edit was more than successful! You were so accommodating to my absurdly particular suggestions, but you still brought your own visual style to the image and really tied the whole concept together. My favorite kind of post-production is when the edits not only make the image more aesthetically appealing, but also adds another layer to the story that the picture is telling. And you truly made that happen!
1 "It rains every night Film Noir; filmmakers admit that this is entirely because at night wet pavement looks cooler than dry."
The hair and makeup artist for this shoot was Lucy Mendoza.
Here is the original photograph without the text.
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