For my first project, I have decided to explore the technique of shooting through a vaseline coated lens. After discovering Jacob Sutton's "Underwater Portraits," my focus turned specifically to using vaseline to create an ethereal effect with portraits. His portraits are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen, because the subjects almost look as if they're drowning -- but in a serene and peaceful way. I am going to try to emulate this style by putting my subjects in a bathtub full of water (or a milkier substance), and then putting vaseline around their face as a sort of gradual frame.
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