I’ve always wanted to do a shoot underwater - the trouble is - it’s actually incredibly difficult to open your eyes and hold a relaxed expression when you can’t breath.
This piece of silk was something I purchased as a trial for the Australian Ballet shoot - but realising the tulle would be more effective for that shoot, I vetoed the silk. Knowing I would have the chance to shoot Nadia, I brought along this fabric to our visit to the Great Barrier Reef - So happy with the result!
It was actually quite the trial for post of us to dive under water each time to snap shots, leaving up both quite short of breath - and I’m not really the strongest swimmer. I kinda wish we persevered for a little longer to get more images but using a GoPro, we really had no idea how they were going to turn out. Sometimes it’s going to be worth giving it a go just for one shot - and it’s always better to have a few strong images than to include a few duds.
A photoshoot is only as strong as the weakest image.
Photos of Nadia by me - photo of the fabric, David Hutton (Sodus)
Model, Nadia Fairfax
