At work on “The Lovers”

Back about a year ago, I shot some photos of Brian Deemy while he was working on this tintype piece that he would title “The Lovers”, a part of his recently completed tarot series. I think this is a decent photograph of him at work on his mannequins. For several years now he has been perfecting his props, and he takes a lot of pride making them anatomically correct and getting the posing just right. Here he is making adjustments, I believe to the fishing light that is suspending the skeletons.

Below is a smaller version of the Brian’s finished image. You can see more of his work and find links to his social media on his website, Light & Labor. On Instagram and YouTube, he shares some videos of the process of making his creations.