Pascal Baetens. Nude Photography. The Art and The Craft. 2007

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behind the scenes

i have always been fascinated by egyptian mythology, and

in particular by the beautiful bust of Queen nefertiti with her

majestic crown. Kala, with her exotic, refined, and elegant

appearance, seemed ideal as a model, and i knew from

another photographer that she would be able to play along

and improvise, giving me added inspiration. The night before

the shoot i visited her at home, taking with me some florists’

oasis, and we shaped this to fit her head and give the

outline of nefertiti’s crown so that it would be easy to style

the hair over it at the appropriate height.

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16:00 I explain my Nefertiti idea to Trine, the hair

and makeup artist.

16:50 The hair is done by combining fake hair

with Kala’s and arranging it over the foam.

17:15 The makeup, with heavy black eye liner,

also contributes to the egyptian style.

17:30 A shiny gold-bronze foundation is applied

to give Kala a half-human, half-statue look.