At first glance, I wasn't planning on using this location for my photoshoot as the bright red berrys didn't really compliment the colours in the other scenes we had photographed. However, I couldn't resist giving it a go and to see how they would turn out. These vivid red crab apples frame the photograph so well and I love how they drape down the left hand side of the picture in the foreground, out of focus, so you're eye is still drawn to the model.
To create the effect that Georgia is surrounded by these strange and wonderfully bright berries, I thought it would be best if Georgia got in under the branches of the tree so they hung all arounf her. I love the way she is looking up at the mysterious looking berries, intrigued by their unusual colour as if wondering whether or not to pick one and try it. This reminds me of the forbidden fruit idea, that makes it so hard to resist their temptation.
I like the way Georgia is purposefully not looking at the camera in this photograph, as if she doesn't want to be seen or is trying to hide behind the branches of berries on this tree. I have now decided that I like the fact that the berries are so red and stand out from the rest of the images as that is what my concept of a winter wonderland comes back to. Nothing is how you expect it to be, least of all a tree full of bright red fruit for the picking in the middle of a bleak icy wilderness. This gives these photographs the required fantasy element and also reminded me of the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory scene I looked at where sweets grew from trees, which could almost be the case here.
