The February 2013, "Riscatto Susana C" photo session, featuring models like Susana C and photographed by Catherine, exemplifies the era's focus on blending high-resolution digital portraiture with classical, fine-art aesthetics. The series is defined by a painterly style, utilizing soft natural lighting, muted color palettes, and graceful, statuesque poses to highlight natural form.
"Riscatto" (meaning "redemption" or "ransom" in Italian) by the artist
Highlights:
Review: MET ART – "Riscatto" featuring Susana C by Catherine (2013-02-19)
“It will be,” Catherine said. “Today, we’re not taking pictures of you. We’re taking pictures of what you’re ready to leave behind.”
Strengths
The session began slowly. Catherine asked Susana to sit in the chair, to close her eyes, to breathe until her shoulders dropped from where they had been clenched near her ears. Then, with a soft click of the shutter, the work began.
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MET ART had, by early 2013, fully refined its formula: High resolution, natural light, European models, and a rejection of the vulgar. It was the antithesis of user-generated content. Every frame was required to look like a still from a Federico Fellini film or a Vogue Italia editorial.