The beautiful thing about this project is how it appeals to women of all ages and stages of life. Remember the model who sat patiently for me while I worked through my studio lighting technique with my classmate, Alecia Lindsay?

Well, after telling her about my project, she offered to join the volunteer models! And, since I didn’t have a specific tree in mind, she braved the cold, rainy Seattle weather to adventure around the Duwamish Greenspace with me as we found pretty mossy places in the trees.

This session was more of an adventure than classic beauty portrait of a tree and a pretty woman…

I treated the session much like all the rest of the series, by creating her crown, and planning around her dress to pair with a green velvet jacket and a little glamorous makeup…

 

This session inspired me to be more adventurous with my editing, and I explored some techniques to make them look like old school film prints…

 

 

Much thanks to Jessica Marie Cantu for being an adventurous Tree Woman!