PRENATAL MICROBIAL

Prenatal microbial cells before journey

Insemination: [1620s, "to cast as seed," from inseminatus, past participle of Latin inseminare "to sow, implant,"]

Dandelion seeds shot in studio with strobes while dragging the shutter. We dropped the objects through a ring light on a 2 second exposure while i tripped the strobes manually half way through. I wanted the seeds to keep that feeling of flight but be frozen in their fall. The intention was always to work them heavily in post. I experimented with various techniques until i got the effect you see here.

Shot on the Nikon D850 with the Sigma 50mm f1.4 lens. All manipulation done in ACR and Photoshop.

Thanks to Janita Ryan for her help and inspiration - https://janitaryan.com/