Cracking the code. (Patreon)

Stelladiplastica has examined the photos and, from my selection of 182 photos, she has not rejected any more, so the final count is set in stone now.Some are variant, some are similar, some will have also a color version, but they are not a lot...Anyway, what really matters for me is to finally have some GOOD photos of Stelladiplastica, and this time I managed!I finally cracked the code of Stelladiplastica, and in successive posts I will explain in detail how we did it together.

It took nearly one entire week, but I think I've also decided the strategy of publication for this limited number of photos.I will probably post one picture on Patreon before, and later (weeks, months or years later) I will post the same picture on regular social media.This way everyone is going to see most of the pictures, but Patrons will have a priority compared to regular followers elsewhere, in addition to the opportunity to download the single pictures with no further cost.

If I stick to this plan, the Monochrom photo coming out later today on my regular social media feed will be the last to be posted there as previously unreleased material from this shooting with Stelladiplastica.

I was also thinking about one or more galleries from this set posted on Substack, if I ever start using it, but visible only to subscribers on that platform.Not sure the quality of the pictures uploaded on Substack is going to be very good, but the galleries will be aimed mainly at a new audience, before they get used to the resolution of my latest cameras, just to attract them in the Patreon Community.

Speaking about today's photo, it was shot on the Leica SL2-S + Contax-Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f1.4.This camera and lens combination is effortless to use, like an extension of my body and even if the files are nowhere as good as the ones of the medium format GFX or the M10 Monochrom, they are still bloody good photos, and the focus drop off is silky smooth.Stelladiplastica had the great idea of getting her hair wet before starting the shoot, giving it a special look that lasted at least for half the duration, after which the hair was dry and with a different look, albeit still arranged in definite strands.This was an early photo, so the wet hair effect is still evident and looks very good.

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