Snake & model

[armando_m]

She did take direction... from the owner of the snake who told her pretend to be a tree and she did, unfortunately for me trees and snakes do not respond to well to direction from a photographer

I  think I spent more time reading and replying on this thread than I did shooting the darn snake with a frozen to death model , which is fine , it is for fun

Here is the image she liked best, which I did PP in LR, the hair is messy, but that's where the snake wanted to be

[Fons Baerken]

Snakebite, courageous shoot

[elsa hoffmann]

I love the snake - truly beautiful. Pity your friend's other half was frozen !
well done

[armando_m]

Elsa and Fons, Thanks for commenting

[golunvolo]

unfortunately for me trees and snakes do not respond to well to direction from a photographer
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Here is the image she liked best, which I did PP in LR, the hair is messy, but that's where the snake wanted to be

  I can see why. She looks -is- gorgeous. This is in my opinion the most successful shot so far. Her looks and expression, the curves on the snake, the closeness in crop that makes it possible to feel more "there" and appreciate the colors of the earrings  and the top she is wearing matching with those of the snake.
   The relationship looks better and more natural here.

   I will suggest a little crop from the right side, just in line with the top, not showing the bare skin under to round up with a continuous eye path.


   Trees tend not to respond to directions...

[Anthony]

+1 for the last shot, the lady seems much more in harmony with the snake rather than just wearing it.