A dozen dead roses
It’s soon Valentines day, a day for which 250 million roses get produced and in the UK alone around £1.9 billion gets spent on flowers. So I thought it apt to share my latest personal project ‘A dozen dead roses’.
It’s a study of how the beauty of roses remains even after they’ve died. Shot at the end of the day as the sun sets the light change brings warmth back into the rose petals.
sacred hearts
image © David Sykes 2013 All rights reserved.
Here's my recent valentines inspired test. I found these hearts in my local art shop and couldn't resist getting them, a bit of red spray paint later and voila!
This lady has been stealing men's hearts for years who's next?......
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