This is my first attempt at a story telling through a series instead of a single image. The model, Alizah, came to me seeking to portray different states of her recent past. Going from a world of abundance with little worries and into the state of solitude where all she had is memories of her past and emptiness around her, she was currently on rebound, and wanted a picture to portray all this.

The idea with the box came during my interview with Alizah, and we brainstormed together for about an hour until we knew exactly what we wanted to do. The result is three pictures, like a comics strip, that show the three identified phases.

The shoot with Alizah was very dynamic and fun, easily relating to her own past and portraying her emotions in authentic ways. Oh, and no matter what second frame may imply, no tears were shed on the set! A round of applause to my beautiful model, ladies and gentlemen!


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Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on July 12, 2009

Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on June 19, 2009

When I first met Sophie during an interview, I was surprised how extrovert and open the smiling girl sitting across the table from me was. Coming a long way from the land down under, the fun loving and easy going character she exhibited simply enchanted me - suddenly I found myself outside of the rigid framework of photographer's interview: instead, we were joking around about the cold weather and the about my funny engrish (sic) accent. Then she reminded me of a word long forgotten - an "apron". At that point, I knew I really would love to work with Sophie, and that something great would come out of that collaboration.

This image is the culmination of a photo session that spanned several themes (and yes, one of the accessories was an arpon!). My model was breathtaking - as a professional acrobat and performer, she managed to take (and hold!) most incredible poses. At the end, this piece de resistance was somewhat impromptu: I decided to experiment with the cylinders Sophie uses to balance during her performances, and try to make them as if joined to her body. The fearless model bent herself into this amazing pose, while pretending (and lying to me!!) that the cold metal touching her bare skin is "not that cold" and "comfortable enough"...

Sophie, I thank you very much - you were simply breathtaking, and working with you is an experience I'd love to repeat! Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause for Sophie!

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Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on June 1, 2009

Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on May 23, 2009

Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on May 5, 2009

The base for this experimental picture (and series) was the idea of a rope charmer - a snake charmer transposed into the world of modern and minimal. The young model Alexxa Xia provided great energy into this experiment, and portrayed admirably the whole array of emotions, from the first frame where she was charming the snake with her flute up to the snake's attack.

During the shoot there was a little imprevu on the set - I've ran out of white seamless I planned to use for this shoot (as I was aiming for a certain style). The next best thing was to experiment with dark colors, and somewhat harsher shadows. All this was deliberately washed out and half-toned (brown + blue), giving the pictures a certain vintage feel. All in all, the results were interesting, and the battle with the snake - breathtaking. Big props to Alexxa for her efforts, ladies and gentlemen!

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Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on April 3, 2009

Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on April 3, 2009

This may or may not be inspired by one of my favorite books, Mikhail Bulgakov's famous The Master and Margarita, but the concept behind this shot is far simpler than what it looks. Actually, the whole idea originally was to experiment a bit with gels over a reflector / bare bulb. Amazingly, this picture in front of you is less post-processing than many other works - if you consider evening the skin imperfection as post processing that is. I mean, is there really a difference between blurring and blending or just creating a texture (like I did here) and applying here?

Related yet unrelated: this picture made me realize is that American audience is often not aware of European and Slavic folklore, nor seeks to grasp more. I had people asking me "why is she in the air? why is there a broom? I don't understand!". To think of it, it's both awkward and sad to think that the only connection people can make to the subject of this work is through a Harry Potter movie. Sigh...

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Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on February 26, 2009

As long as I'm concerned, there are two kind of people out there: those who will appreciate this piece for what it is, and others will deem that it's a bad taste depiction of a memento mori of some sorts. To the second crowd - your fantasy is too vivid and morbid - the title of this pic is Wild Flower.

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Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on February 5, 2009

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Posted by Constantin Iosseliani on February 2, 2009