Passion of Bacchus

This is another collaboration with my neighbour's children. I was inspired to create this piece after reading the myth of Bacchus, the god of wine in Greek mythology. I was motivated to compose a piece that was wild and carnivalesque.

The biggest challenge was finding a model with a long tongue, which was a crazy concept but absolutely necessary.

When I was interviewing these models, I was called a lunatic. The interview did not require many words. I just asked them to line up and stick their tongues out.

To my surprise, the smallest kid in the group actually had the longest tongue, and everyone was taken aback.

I used a flash to freeze the flow of red wine.

Then I used the same angle to photograph the kid's tongue.

“Conceptual photography is about how to solve problems.”

It was a little difficult to photograph the small table because its surface reflected the whole studio. To get rid of the reflection, I used a piece of cloth, formed a circle around it, and then stuck the lens through a gap in the cloth.

Conceptual photography is about how to solve problems.

I will leave that part to your imagination: how would you shoot the wine glass in the frame? Why not leave a comment and tell me how you would shoot this section?