My favourite shot from a fun shoot I did with a friend last May. Turns out the cost of adding helium to balloons adds up, so we decided to just get 6 as opposed to 99. ;)
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No clue as to why she'd be standing on a rock in the middle of nowhere (actually, it looks like it is blocking a road) holding red balloons. It is different - I'll give it that.
Just in case you don't know the history behind the song, here ya go: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Red_Balloons. I had to listen to it in German class long ago, and it's always stuck with me. Oh, and cool shot. :)
I like this shot a lot. :D Shame you couldn't actually get 99 red balloons, but that would be costly (and more awkward for your model, no doubt. :P). The only thing I can see that I might change would be maybe cropping it a little closer, like losing the two outermost rocks, mostly to get rid of the odd shrubberies on the edges. And cloning out that little spot to the left of her elbow.
How I wish for a pure blue sky for this. The drama of the sky kind of conflicts with the softness of the story. Very nice detail tho and love the pose!
The pop of red is very fun, I love the simple, black dress for this shot. The rocks are cool as well, I wonder if you had to move them or if they were already organized like that?
Very interesting composition... the sky clouds are barely filling the negative space, but the contrast in colors is nice. The title makes me just wish there were more balloons.
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