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A Lesson Learned… and Tea!!

Finally… going to the beach!!

As stated in previous posts, I had limited my shoots to the Hotelito corridors, for the most part. Finally the thought to take to nature and take advantage of the spectacular surroundings of the beach was eminent. Meghan and I were to collaborate there.

As for the title, ‘A Lesson Learned’, is a two part ordeal. First lesson, and it is one I am familiar with, is crowd control. The concept to capture there was to shoot waves coming in in various states of  shutter speed. We were able to do so, but only one roll, as I hoped to take advantage of more. We were there before sunrise and all was good, but there were early morning beach walkers about which hindered the process. Enough so as to change the scene and game plan .

The second lesson with that roll happened once I got home and started developing film. The developing tank I had used, has a tendency to hang spools up on the shaft out of the fluid height. That said, the one roll taken on the beach had full development on 2/3rds of every image and partial on the remainder. With those, I played farmer and cropped 🙁 (thanks JR for the great quote). They do still display evidence of negative damage. Here are examples…

From that point on we went to a different location made took advantage of the natural shrubbery. I am so used to rainforest that this different look was a blessing. 🙂

Back to the Hotelito for one last hurrah, and have a tea party. Set the table and chairs but something was missing… a secondary participant. Just so happened that Brooke was walking to Mick’s suite to do a session with him, but was a bit early. She had time to help out and all of us made tea party magic. 🙂 Again, this will become a series look so a couple of examples in the individual form. That said… Enjoy the tea!! 🙂

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FestX Musing

The Ballet of the Lucha Libre

In addition to the shooting around Todos Santos, their were the wonderful moments meeting many new people.  One afternoon I went to the pool at the Casa Bently to appreciate the experience while contemplating the cold and snow I was reading about back home.  There at the pool, I meet world citizen Tara Tree and had a most splendid chat with her.  Later my wife Dee Dee told me of her experience at the turtle release and how much more enriching it was because of Tara’s translations.  Thank you Tara!  Upon my departure from Todos Santos I was taking Brooke Lynne to the Aeropuerto and Samantha Grace rode along as she had a flight later in the day.  To kill some time Samantha and I explored a couple old cemeteries where the locals were preparing loved ones’ grave sites for the day of the dead festival, then a formal catus garden and ending in the downtown of San Jose del Cabo for lunch where she expanded my vocabulary.  Muchas gracias Samantha and loco tacos!!!

The following is a little taste, a sampling, from my time shooting at the Zoe Fest X in Todos Santo, BCS, Mexico.
Meghan
Meghan – Mexico 2011
In the palm oasis that divides Toto Santos.  In addition to her modeling, I also highly recommend checking out Meghan’s photography.
Candace
Where the Cactus Dance
On the bluff overlooking the old port dock.  Worth the bumpy drive up the mountain and worth the full insurance on the rental car.
St. Merrique
St. Merrique – Mexico 2011
A little shoot with big rewards!
Anoush Anou
Fusion
Unlike other shoots, I did not have a lot planned.  I am glad, because what she created was splendid.
Brooke Lynne
Brindled Lagoon
A friend who shares her art with me.  Thank you!
Stephanie Anne
Mi Casa
A day before the Fest I explored this house and it looked like none had set foot in it for years.  It soon was evident how popular it became, I thought a little make over would create something unique.
Keira and Rebecca Lawrence
Luchadoras – From the series: The Ballet of the Lucha Libre.©
I am very grateful for their professionalism working with me shooting this series.
Keira
Charro
In my head I kept hearing music from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western.
Ella Rose
Garden of Delights
Our schedules did not mesh in Germany, so we met in Mexico.  Such a delight!
Art, that others have created, in it’s many forms is much of my foundation and inspiration for the art I seek to create.
Below is a short video that is both a homage to Rene Magritte and to my experiences with those I created with in Mexico.
Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.
Rene Magritte
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12 Twelve XII

I’m really a bit sad about this. This is my last shoot. I don’t have anymore photos to post. I have snaps and video, but all my work has been posted now. I guess we’ll have to do this again soon.

Tara and I thought to shoot the last day. I got there early and Meghan was doing nothing, so I worked with Meghan for 1/2 hour before Tara found us on the roof of the house. So it was 1/2 hour with Meghan (11 down below), then 1/2 hour with Meghan and Tara, then 1/2 hour with Tara. Cool how that all worked out.

Now I need to go throw a dart at the map and figure out where we’re going next year.

© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - model: Tara Tree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – model: TaraTree
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman - models: Tara and Meghan
© 2011 Zoe Wiseman – models: Tara and Meghan
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11 XI Eleven

You always hope to pick up shoots with those you weren’t able to pre-book throughout the week. On Halloween I thought I would just sit around. Then sitting around got boring. Meghan was just sitting around too.  So we did this for an hour. 🙂

© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman - Model: Meghan
© 2012 Zoe Wiseman – Model: Meghan
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Casa Dracula

A couple of shots from Casa Dracula with Meghan

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Lensbaby and Meghan

Meghan in the Todos Santos Inn Bar – Shot with Canon 5D Mk II and Lensbaby composer

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Caught in the net. Meghan @ Casa Dracula

Two more from my free shoot with Meghan. Very emotive and natural.

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Meghan @ Casa Dracula

When the drawing took place for the free hour with a model I was fortunate in being paired up with Meghan.

We went to Casa Dracula for an hour of shooting

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15

I started a new “tradition” last year in Australia. It seemed only fitting that I do it again.

There will be video soon…

Every model who was at the festival!

Claudine, Ella Rose, Anoush Anou, Meghan, Stephanie Anne, Kiera Grant, Rebecca Lawrence, St. Merrique, Candace Nirvana, Brooke Lynne, Carlotta Champagne, Samantha Grace, Anne Duffy, Tara Tree and Sara Liz. Thank you, Ladies! Stay tuned for the video!

15 © 2011 Zoe Wiseman
15 © 2011 Zoe Wiseman
15 © 2011 Zoe Wiseman
15 © 2011 Zoe Wiseman
15 © 2011 Zoe Wiseman
15 © 2011 Zoe Wiseman
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Meghan @ Casa Dracula

My second day of shooting at Fest X started with an early morning session with Vancouver model, Meghan.

I chose to shoot at Casa Dracula because of the beautiful morning light which spills around the grounds and into the many rooms and I thought Meghan would really suit the soft natural feeling that I was trying to achieve. I think I was right 🙂

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