"I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame."

        Yes, the theme this week was "Framed." I tried really hard to stay away from taking a photo of someone holding a frame...but hey, this image best reflected the theme:) I tried several concepts over the course of the week. I struggled with choosing a photo to submit to Fifty-two Frames until I finally consulted two colleagues of mine. Surprisingly, we all agreed that the shot with the black frame was the best bet. 

        I drew the black outlines of dots and curves with an eye-liner, filled in her brows and added a bit of contour to the model's face. Thereafter, I had her wear a braided headband and I stuck four pairs of earrings (yes earrings) into the sides of the headband. We shot against a purple sari background with her holding the black frame at different angles. During editing, I cropped the image, darkened the purple background and blurred the areas around her face. Here's a the original and processed versions.

        I also shot with two other muses who got a bit funky with eye makeup.The girls were absolutely stunning! Samantha is an actress (currently featured in the Fantasticks) and Yvonne is a Swiss writer who was vacationing in NY over the summer. I collaborated with an amazing MUA and we tried framing the models' eyes to make them pop. We shot a bit late in the afternoon, so the sunlight was not great... and I relied on my external flash to fill in the light. Here are some of the shots we took.

       Great captures, however... in retrospect, my idea of framing the eyes with makeup just didn't work as well as I thought it would :(

       What do you think?

Photo Specs: 

Special thank yous to:

Models: Samantha, Yvonne & Devita

MUA: Fatima Torres