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Death of a Mermaid

I was looking through some of my unpublished work the other day when I come across this shot. It was a bikini/swim wear sunrise photo shoot. The problem was that the clouds completely blocked off the sunrise and as such I was forced to try other things, other camera angles to try to salvage the morning. In this particular shot, I asked the model to lie down on the sand for some shots, when she recommended perhaps doing a topless concept, but being covered with sea weed. Winston, my assistant, was with me so I take a look at him. I felt a bit shy about the notion since there were people at the beach and I'm not used to shooting implied in public places. I said go for it.
 
Originally meant to be part of my skin gallery, I decided to make it part of my Artistic Renditions gallery.

Helen was watching the Little Mermaid while I was reviewing some of my non-published work, when an idea hit me. Ariel (from the little mermaid) was being chased by a huge awesome looking shark and barely makes it out alive. I wondered what would have happened if the shark did get her. I giggled at the thought of a rogue Disney Artist drawing out the results.

When I turned back to my screen, the idea hit me. The Death of a Mermaid. Because life is not just about sunbathing on a rock with a rainbow above.


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