Dreaming of a naked bride

This picture is part of a broader project Naked Bride in which I take pictures of several models who are partially in the nude, in various locations and studios, each of them wearing white tulle. The woman in this case is Amber, a talented model with whom I've already organized around twenty photo shoots over the past few years. She has become a muse who inspires me in my search for new ideas. As we've often worked in studios, we decided in the summer of 2023 to shoot outdoor in a lost location. In the final version of this picture, I sought to reinforce the contrasts and create a mood like in a dream. First, the contrast between the beauty of the model and the ruins of stone in the forest. The choice of sepia allowed me to accentuate the timelessness of this setting. Finally, I retouched the setting so that Amber appeared as if in a dream, as if she were virtual. To this end, I used a blur filter and softened the structure of the body and face to inject this impression of virtuality and dream.