issue31 (part2) January 2018

I want them to be minimalistic and speak through expressive poses, light, shadow and even certain locations.
Models in this case are just a part of a bigger concept, not the main object. Weird, ugly poses, narrow crops,
selective focus, bokeh – I’m truly fascinated about all those as they help my works convey strong emotional
message.
Think you in advance what you want in the picture? It depends. In case of all those symbolic projects – yes, I
do. Once I have a vision, I usually know how I want the result to look like in terms of pose, light, composition
and obviously emotional message to convey…For those projects I also invite a bit more specific and experienced
models as they usually require some certain skills. For everything else I usually talk the concept over with
models I work with, so we know the mood and general ideas and then I just let them be natural. Relaxed,
comfortable and self-confident model is the real treasure and key to success. And this is obviously all my
responsibility, as a photographer, to let them feel so.
Ivan
Issue 31 (part2) - January 2018 - Modellenland Magazine