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At some point in my photography career, I apparently decided that what my photos really needed was a beautiful girl in a beach town wearing my name across her chest while eating cheesy snacks in front of a closed real estate office.
Questionable? Absolutely.
Effective? Annoyingly, yes.
This was Sara in Mareny Blau, standing in front of a little closed inmobiliaria kiosk near the beach, holding a giant bag of cocktail snacks like that was obviously the missing ingredient.
The top started its life as a normal tank top with my logo on it. I had ordered it years earlier through one of those print-on-demand websites, back when I thought putting my name in my own photos was either clever branding or early evidence of a psychological condition.
At some point, I cut it into a crop top.
Then, just before this shoot, for reasons that were probably creative but definitely questionable, I decided it needed to be even shorter.
So I cut it again.
Looking at these photos now, that may have been one of the best decisions Iâve ever made with scissors.
Sara had already done a few looks that day. Some worked better than others. But this one had the thing you canât really plan. The closed kiosk. The beach-town weirdness. The giant snack bag. The little cooler over her shoulder. The tiny branded top that had clearly given up on behaving like clothing.
And Sara just went with it.
No overthinking. No trying too hard. Just standing there in the middle of this strange little scene, eating cheesy snacks in Mareny Blau like this was exactly where she was supposed to be.
Thatâs why I still love these photos.
Not because theyâre perfect.Not because theyâre elegant.Definitely not because theyâre subtle.
Because they feel alive.
The full chaos of this shoot, including the behind-the-scenes video, the filmed conversation I had with Sara, and the full photo galleries from all the different looks, is inside the Full Archives tier.
Arnold âđŒ
P.S. Since this one is free for everyone on here, I had to keep it public-post friendly. Patreon doesnât allow nudity or nipples in free posts, and apparently âbut it happened in a sleepy beach town with snacksâ is not a valid legal argument. Rude.Donât be shy to share it. And if this is your thing⊠you already know where the rest lives. đâŹïž ESPAĂOL
Snacks de queso y branding cuestionable
En algĂșn momento de mi carrera como fotĂłgrafo, aparentemente decidĂ que lo que mis fotos necesitaban de verdad era una chica guapĂsima en un pueblo de playa, con mi nombre escrito en el pecho, comiendo snacks de queso delante de una inmobiliaria cerrada.
ÂżCuestionable? Absolutamente.
ÂżEfectivo? Molestamente, sĂ.
Esta era Sara en Mareny Blau, delante de un pequeño kiosco/inmobiliaria cerrado cerca de la playa, sujetando una bolsa enorme de snacks de cóctel como si aquello fuera, obviamente, el ingrediente que faltaba.
El top empezĂł su vida como una camiseta de tirantes normal con mi logo. La habĂa pedido años antes en una de esas webs de print-on-demand, cuando pensĂ© que poner mi nombre en mis propias fotos era branding inteligente o las primeras señales de algĂșn problema psicolĂłgico.
En algĂșn momento, la cortĂ© y la convertĂ en crop top.
Luego, justo antes de esta sesiĂłn, por razones que probablemente eran creativas pero definitivamente cuestionables, decidĂ que tenĂa que ser todavĂa mĂĄs corta.
Asà que la corté otra vez.
Viendo estas fotos ahora, puede que haya sido una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado nunca con unas tijeras.
Sara ya habĂa hecho varios looks ese dĂa. Algunos funcionaron mejor que otros. Pero este tenĂa esa cosa que no puedes planear del todo. El kiosco cerrado. El rollo raro de pueblo de playa. La bolsa gigante de snacks. La pequeña nevera de playa colgada del hombro. El top diminuto con mi marca, que claramente habĂa dejado de comportarse como ropa.
Y Sara simplemente se dejĂł llevar.
Sin darle demasiadas vueltas. Sin intentar forzar nada. Solo ahĂ, en mitad de esa pequeña escena absurda, comiendo snacks de queso en Mareny Blau como si ese fuera exactamente el lugar donde tenĂa que estar.
Por eso todavĂa me encantan estas fotos.
No porque sean perfectas.No porque sean elegantes.Definitivamente no porque sean sutiles.
Sino porque se sienten vivas.
El caos completo de esta sesiĂłn, incluyendo el vĂdeo detrĂĄs de cĂĄmaras, la conversaciĂłn grabada que tuve con Sara y las galerĂas completas de fotos de todos los looks, estĂĄ dentro del tier Full Archives.
Arnold âđŒ
P.D. Como este post es gratis para todo el mundo aquĂ, tuve que mantenerlo apto para publicaciĂłn pĂșblica. Patreon no permite desnudez ni pezones en posts gratuitos, y al parecer âpero pasĂł en un pueblecito de playa con snacksâ no cuenta como argumento legal vĂĄlido. QuĂ© falta de respeto.No os cortĂ©is en compartirlo. Y si esto es vuestro rollo⊠ya sabĂ©is dĂłnde vive el resto. đ