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It was last Autumn when, together with two models, I visited Normandy in search of exciting stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I already had my mind set on a beautiful castle and its surroundings as, the previous spring, during a trip to the Ardennes, I took an one day detour to scout for places that would inspire me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was diligent about it, took notes, thought about the time line, about what place will be visited in the morning , where the afternoon will be spent and how the evening fading light could be used. I thought about how different weather would influence me, what film I could use and what camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the day I had a plan sketched out, a couple of pages that were filled with little stories stylized around the models, around one small beach or another, around a small village or a room in the castle that sparked my imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The long-waited day came and, together with my muses, I was heading to Normandy. All started well but as we were closing in on our set location I was taught again a basic rule in planning for photography: unexpected things will happen. You see, this area, I later found out, is flooded for 2-3 months each year and the castle and hundreds of kilometres around it become unreachable by car and, we were facing the aftermaths of that said flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undeterred, we did the only thing we could, kept on going and sure enough, though a couple of hours later than planned, the castle was in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I stared by taking a few photos with my cell phone, recent smart-phones, which now have a few lenses even, are more handy tools you can expect. It is a great to replace Polaroid test shoots, to get an idea about perspective and composition and, for me at least, to get into the right mind-set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most interesting part started in the morning. Scene after scene my ideas were taking shape, becoming reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it was just few shots per location. Other times the place was pleasant and inviting so, we were spending more time exploring and building on the initial plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was working with different cameras and films. Hasselblad 203 and Pentax 67. Below you will see results from black and white films only: Ilford HP5+ and FP4. In next post I will publish my colour stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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