For many, the New Year is a time to put into practice that old saying, 'out with the old, and in with the new.' On FH, the old, or older, is equally as important as the new. Although I love featuring new shoots, new models and new photographers, I also love looking back, at artists and images that both visually inspired and brought me joy.
Looking back at last year, one of my favorite shoots to feature was a New Year's Eve shoot from Brian Photography. (Too Early in the Game.) The New Year's theme sort of happened by circumstance. After seeing an image of model Cayden Clay that Brian had posted on Instagram, I shot him a message about featuring their work together. Brian was on board, but it was month or so later that I connected with Cayden about the piece.
It turns out, that Brian had scheduled another shoot with Cayden for December 4th, so I decided to ask if they might be able to shoot a few New Year's Eve themed images for the site. Fortunately both were on board for capturing some festive photos. Since most holidays are better with friends, model Sterlingjock joined the festivities, ensuring Cayden didn't have to ring the new year in alone.
Turns out, there wasn't just a creative duo in front of the camera, but duo behind it as well. Brian brought along friend and fellow Toronto based photographer George Duncan. Since the initial post last year, and with Brian's encouragement, I've been talking with George about ideas for a new holiday shoot for this year. Circumstances have prevented a new shoot from happening yet, but that didn't mean I still didn't want to feature George's imagery.
After featuring a few shots from George this past Halloween, (HERE:) I had the idea of a rearview revisit the New Year's Eve shoot, this time, contrasting the different views and perspectives of the two artists involved. I love featuring shoots from different perspectives, and have done so many times in the past.
Some of the most interesting posts have included a model, or models shot by one, two, or even three or four photographers. The 2014 Utah shoot that I featured, (HERE:) included three models shot separately and simultaneously by Gordon Nebeker, Mike Tossy, Tom Clark and StudioMGPhotography.
I enjoy seeing how each artist views what's in front of them. Although the models and locations are the same, each photographer has their own unique view and way of capturing a moment. If you look closely at the views from both Brian and George, there are of course obviously similarities, but there are also both subtle and more notable differences.
There are clear differences in each artist's method of editing and processing, but the more subtle variances that I find the most interesting. Some might consider them minor, but as a bit of a visual detective, I enjoy exploring the smaller details including small changes with movement and pose and the eye contact from and between Cayden and Sterlingjock. Millisecond moments that would never exist without there being more than one photographer and more than one view.
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