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ARMY
2003 ✦ film photography ✦ Robot Army part 1 of 6 |
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This was a pretty signification project for me. I did
this series while in my last year of college, finishing up my BA in photography,
and was learning about studio lighting. I decided to go all-out with the shoots,
and clutter my friends up with lots of gadgets, odds & ends, and metallic body
paint. Initially, the robot series didn't have an overarching theme beyond,
well, "robots are cool", but as I was starting the project, the US started
off its "Shock & Awe" attack on Iraq. I was anxious about where that pointless war would lead the world, and that set the tone for the series.
This is part one of the series, "Army".
Loi posed as a robot soldier. Much strobe trouble-shooting
went on, and the shots ended up pretty dark and underexposed. In 2021, I
bought a negative scanner and was able to salvage them to look about as good
as they'll ever look. Despite the technical hiccups, I am still happy with how this
shoot turned out.
MODEL: Loi
LOCATION: Toledo OH |
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1: setting up the gadgets ✦ 2,3. a couple behind-the-scenes shots with my first digital camera
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