This is now officially the first Project L to be shot in Malta, so we wanted it to count. So of course, against everything that was promised to us by the weather man named Google, the day was cloudy, dark, humid and hot. The temperatures went way over 30 degrees Celsius and the usually sunny peninsula on which our new hometown, Sliema, resides, had barely any cooling winds at all. We had to wait for the sun to settle beyond the horizon – there simply wasn’t any other way.
As a Finn it’s quite difficult to comprehend that when the sun goes down, it does so quickly; in southern Finland, during summer, the sun lurks above the horizons for hours before it finally takes a short dip below and comes back an hour or two later. Here it’s just a quick poof and the sun is gone.
It was really dark, but the properly illuminated areas were full of people. The nearby plaza had some sort of a gathering of youngsters, so we didn’t want to shoot there. Not only because we are in a new country and we really don’t know people’s reactions to shiny outfits, but because we want to be as responsible as we possibly can and don’t want to force any sort of latex unto underage people. We don’t really perceive that as a major issue, but yet we don’t want to gamble on any of that. One could argue that latex hides way more than bikinis do, but still. It’s not our decision to make, it’s the kids’ parents’.
The shorelines of Sliema aren’t very well lit either. Even my 1D C’s (1D X is in the shop again, using a borrowed camera by Canon Finland) autofocus did not work without my headlamp’s temporary focus assist feature (turning the light on and off is a feature!). This created great challenges to me, and the image quality is not as good as it could’ve be.
The heat was still there, albeit it was “only” 26–28 degrees Celsius. This really took a toll on the models, who were visibly exhausted. I did not want to cause any further nuisance to them, so I suggested we would head home. And so we did.
I hope to continue shooting Project Ls as well in the future, and I surely will, but as I haven’t really made that many connections at here in Malta, I haven’t really got any proper connections to people who’d like to model for me. If you know anyone willing to model and who’s living nearby, drop me a message on Photour.net’s Facebook drop me an e-mail, you can find the address on the About page. Meanwhile I’ll be browsing through Model Mayhem and such sites.
The behind the scenes and outtakes will be out shortly. If you’re a Patron of mine, you can already access some of that material, e.g. the behind the scenes video, shot in glorious 4K! If you also want to support Project L, Patreon is also the best way to do so.
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Latex used in the project:
Black Matrix Catsuit Libidex
Plum Princess Catsuit Libidex
Wonderful pictures in a wonderful place, thank you.
Impressive setting, shame about the weather. 26-28 degrees in latex, yikes…
Thank god our apartment at Malta has air conditioning. It’s something that Finnish apartments usually don’t (mainly because it would be needed for like three days during the year).
GlückWunsch! Es sind euch wieder einmal tolle Bilder gelungen. Sehr narürliche Ausstrahlung, wie im richtigen Leben in wunderbarer Kulisse. Danke.
Danke schön!
very good
Lucky one…. Spending quality time with 2 latex dressed ladies just enjoying a Maltese evening.
Just a quick question: any comments from the locals for strolling around in latex catsuits?
Doing such a shoot looks challenging for the photographer.
Enjoying these sets!
Only one, surprisingly enough, when a local 18-year-old or close just commented to his friend “ooh, so shiny” in an admiring way. We weren’t out for that long though to be properly ogled at!
Looking great, as usual Tuomas, managing to get the lighting pretty good despite the night-time shoot. The shots by the water, with the lights in the background, look terrific! How dod the girls handle it in rubber catsuits in that warm weather? I can never remember their names, but the girl in the red catsuit – who looks SO different with ‘norma’ hair rather than green or blue :) – even had her catsuit with feet – did that mean some sloshy sweat in there? They both look great and your Project is terrific :)
It’s look’s great! The collor of the Latex and the lights by night! Fantastic
Terve Tuomas, I just found out about your project and I’m very impressed with what you’re trying to realize by making latex an everyday fabric. The pictures look real, honest and shiny with elegance. I love it how you capture the models in genuine daily occupations.
I wish you all the best in Malta and hope that you’ll find some new connections for your project.
Keep up the beautiful work!
I was first a little skeptical that you moved out of Finland because I like the Nordic counties. Seeing this though, it’s really nice to instantly see the change in colour palette now that you moved. It’s beautiful.
I agree with Kevin above, the change of light and the warmth of the sun will give a marked difference to the photos.
You may remember, Tuomas, I was going to do a shoot in public – well we did it and took your advice. Very few people looked – very few – there were awkward moments as we were in a city but we are going to try catsuits in the new year. Thanks
That’s great to hear, Paul! Besides, there are always going to be awkward situations. There are always going to be people who look and stare – and they would look and stare just as well had you been wearing a silly hat or a latex catsuit. Most of the guilt that we feel from other people staring at us is in our own head.
Of course someone will always judge you, but do you care of someone’s opinion if they judge a person by the fabric he or she wears?
I agree, I can share a link to the website when it’s all ready if you wish or drop me an email?. Eagerly awaiting your new photos!
Beautiful photo shoots.
I just wish there were photo shoots in the U.S. of A.
We are a free country with out free thoughts.
Magic !!!!!!!!!!!!!
magic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!