Operation Ophelia: III

As a child, one of my greatest fear was to ingest poisonous berries.  I wouldn't eat anything from nature (which was probably not a bad choice,) not even dandelion leaves (which you can actually buy from the grocery store for your salad.)  Even though I always pretended to be a fairy, I was never that comfortable with nature.

Samantha accidentally ate Virginia Creeper Berries.  A small berry that grows naturally on bushes.  Once ingested, the berries cause the victims eyes to become blood shot, vomit, and the pupils to become dilated.  She is dressed almost like a fairy-a hint to my own past, and the fears that inspired this installation of the series.

Model: Sam

MUA: Alicia Marie

Assistant: Nate

Operation Ophelia: III

Behind the Scenes

We shot this out in the country, on a super overcast day, with the help of my models brother Nate, and their dog, Ginger 

"Oh my Gosh.  It's the walking dead."

I chose a location off the beaten path, a beautiful field filled with little pink flowers and tall grass.  It would have been the spot I chose to play fairy garden in as a child.

Nate was an awesome assistant, mixing up bubbles whenever they got too deflated, and being in charge of the berries. The berries we used were blueberries, and the foam at the mouth was created by using bubble bath.

Ginger was also a lot of help.

So much help, he crushed my first location choice.  He obviously agreed I chose a good spot.

Look at that face!

Overall the shoot was an awesome experience.  I could not have asked for a better group of people (or animals) to work with.  It ended up being an awesome addition to my series, and I can't wait to share the next one with you.  Thank you all for allyour help and support. You are what help make this possible!