I Created Underwater Mermaid Portraits Using Only A Blanket, Fairy Lights And My Phone's Torch

I wanted to try a more minimal approach to fantastical portraiture. No make up, no costumes. No glorious natural backdrops to rely on (though I do love art like that as well).

The underwater effect comes from the dim lighting and editing the photographs with Alien Skin Exposure.

I wanted to try a more minimal approach to fantastical portraiture. No make up, no costumes. No glorious natural backdrops to rely on (though I do love art like that as well).

That, an obsession with the ocean, myths and magic culminated to create this...

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