I helped her photograph her most recent work, which were all themed in a similar way. Each of her almost-life-size sculptures are nude and have some sort of "rip" or hole in them. Some of them are pulling stuffing out of themselves, like demented stuffed animal-human hybrids, and some have BRIGHT PINK HANDSEWN VELOUR INTESTINES. I'm not even kidding you. See for yourself:
I am always so amazed with her unbelievable skills, and what she comes up with! I'm also so lucky to have her as a friend. She's my bridesmaid in my upcoming wedding, and someone I've seen twice a year or more since we met at Bowling Green during my one semester there. We were just talking on this visit about how friends just "click" sometimes, and that was exactly what happened with Mere and I. We like the same things, we've changed in the same ways, and we even start experimenting with art concepts and materials at the same time, without even talking about it! I'm pretty sure we're somehow the same person.
This shoot was great for me to become confident in my ability to take art slides. I now have a backdrop system that allows me to take portraits and more. It was so funny to me that I started naturally photographing her sculptures as I would a real person, getting similar angles, and some close-ups. Her work is extremely nuanced and convincing because of the way she constructs her figures from live models and photos. I really enjoyed shooting photos of them.
Now I'm thinking that I should offer professional-quality slides to art students who need good shots for their portfolio, but are broke (yeah, I hear ya. I'm only a month removed from art school. I know how it is).
So I'm considering charging $30 an artwork, which results in 2-3 edited shots for each work, (for 3D, it would be a front, back and detail shot, and for 2D I would do front shot (of course), and a side shot if it makes sense (to show depth of a canvas, for example).
I've had a good deal of experience photographing my own 2D work over the years. I pulled together some of my favorites to show off, because I like to brag (ha!):
