HANA YOKU = FLOWER BATHING
This portfolio looks to capture the emotional and spiritual benefits of Nature – so important over the past year. I invented the term “Hana Yoku” or Flower Bathing; it’s like the Japanese practice of “Shinrin Yoku” or Forest Bathing, which is immersing yourself in a mindful way in woodland to create a feeling of wellbeing, but with added colour and delicacy.
Imagine yourself in a flowery ocean, adrift on a sea of blooms….starting at the surface, a light bright sun-kissed feel…then movement with waves breaking and fish swimming past…vibrant corals glowing like jewels as you pass…and deep blues in the quiet depths. Bathing in this mythical ocean of flowers to be filled with joy and peace.
I have used a variety of techniques here, mainly in camera multiple exposures, with additional intentional camera movement. Colour refinements where necessary in post processing.
Imagine yourself in a flowery ocean, adrift on a sea of blooms….starting at the surface, a light bright sun-kissed feel…then movement with waves breaking and fish swimming past…vibrant corals glowing like jewels as you pass…and deep blues in the quiet depths. Bathing in this mythical ocean of flowers to be filled with joy and peace.
I have used a variety of techniques here, mainly in camera multiple exposures, with additional intentional camera movement. Colour refinements where necessary in post processing.