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I recently completed a photography project in which I emulated the work of artist Albert Watson. My goal was not to recreate his individual works; in most cases I found that his and my styles meshed well and I used original ideas of mine but imitated his style to shoot them.

In this set, I was inspired by a diptych by Watson in which his models' faces were covered in metallic looking makeup and butterfly wings. I painted Caroline's face with black acrylic paint, metallic paint, and green metallic powdered makeup, then stuck fake butterfly wings in her.

Photographer, makeup artist: me
Model: Caroline
(c) 2009 L. Wessel

Description
I recently completed a photography project in which I emulated the work of artist Albert Watson. My goal was not to recreate his individual works; in most cases I found that his and my styles meshed well and I used original ideas of mine but imitated his style to shoot them.

In this set, I was inspired by a diptych by Watson in which his models' faces were covered in metallic looking makeup and butterfly wings. I painted Caroline's face with black acrylic paint, metallic paint, and green metallic powdered makeup, then stuck fake butterfly wings in her.

Photographer, makeup artist: me
Model: Caroline
(c) 2009 L. Wessel