Cavit Erginsoy

This image was part of a series called "GamBLING", which was a conceptual take on various types of gambling and its excesses, appeals etc. This one's 'Blackjack'. The idea was to make her look as if she were overwhelmed by a sea of playing cards, in an attempted reference to the potentially life wrecking gambling addictions.

Photographer:Cavit Erginsoy
Art Director:Batuhan Or
Model: Aylin Kahraman

Batu, being a magician of style when it comes to arranging things, managed to give the appearance I was after using only the 3 decks that we had.

Lighting: Two shoot through white brollies camera top-left and top-right, very slightly raised with respect to the model. Goldish reflector camera bottom mainly for symettrical catchlights in the eyes. Fill with ring flash.

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Here it is, the 'naked first lady of France' as she's been called all over the Brit press. In about a week's time, Christie's of New York are auctioning off a 1993 photograph of Carla Bruni with an estimate of $4000. Well, the one they've got listed there is a 32.5 x 22.5cm gelatin silver print.

Now this is interesting, because I've now got (see left, still with it's protective layer on) a 60 x 60cm Lambda print, which is an edition of 150.

UPDATE: Yey! The Christie's one sold for US$91,000.

See references link below for more background.