#1 Candy In The Kitchen

#1 Candy In The Kitchen


I'd never shot with a female photographer before my shoot with Mariah. It's embarrassing to admit this: I've worked with literally dozens of photographers over the course of my career so far, and I adorn myself with the label of feminist, to boot. She picked me up at the hostel where I was staying in the Tenderloin sporting a buzz-cut short haircut died purple and a male friend in the front seat of her car. After Mexican food (Mariah walked barefoot in the San Francisco street to and from the restaurant), we headed over to shoot in the vines of her friend's kitchen.

We first took some photos in one of the roommates' bed- he had heard rumors of nude models and photographers, and was currently cursing himself for, yet again, missing out on meeting the woman who took the pictures of the naked girls. Seeing that she'd not only shown up at the shared apartment again, but shot a nude model in his bed would drive him crazy; the plan came naturally to Mariah and me. We finished the quick shoot, and moved on.



In the kitchen the light came through the windows. I tried to avoid the shadows and frame myself among morning glories.
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Candy Poses; OMP#211518, MM#62156

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions:
1. How many portraits will you shoot?
100 that is it; 100 windows, 100 stories
2. Do you photograph men?
Of course, I photograph men and women both, neither, anyone who wants to tell their story.
3. Does the subject have to use their own window?
You may use any window you can get daylight access to with me and my camera & be nude without getting us arrested.
4. Does the subject have to tell a story?
Yes, that is the whole point 100 windows, 100 stories.
5. Does the subject have to be nude?
Yes, the project is called nude window.
6. How long with this whole project take?
About 1 year to shoot if I shoot two people a week & two years for the entire blog to finish.
7. Do you have to use people’s real names?
Nope you may make up a name of just use anon.
8. How long does the sitting take?
Sittings take about one hour.
9. How long does the whole project take for each story?
About 10 hours for each story.
10. How long until subjects receive their prints?
About 3 weeks from the time of the shoot.
11. How much do the prints cost if someone wants to buy them?
These are limited edition prints; they sell from 100.00 and up
12. How much is shipping and handling and Taxes?
Shipping handling and tax is already figured in the price
13. How much does it cost for a sitting?
One hour of your time, one signature, a tiny piece of your soul.
14. What do your subjects get in return?
Subjects get number 1/12 of the limited edition prints that will be made from your story; the chance to be immortalized in art.
15. How do I tell you MY story?
Send me an email at Mariah@nudewindow.com
16. Can I hire you for other kinds of photographic work?
Yes, just send me an email.

Calendar

This page is to showcase past present and future gallery showings, art sales, travel schedule and fun stuff like that.

Every Week or so www.nudewindow.com will be updated with a new story & image.

Inspirations

This page is dedicated to those many people who have inspired this project.
Those who:
Made me pick up my camera in the first place
Have supported my winding road of past inspirations throughout all of my artistic projects
Proved to me a person can be successful with a single minded vision
Told me I was ready
Told me I still am not ready
Continues to teach me something new every time I see him
Had the first window & likes my stories
Was the first model & story
Pushed me over the edge & let me see the 100 windows, 100 stories as an entire concept
Didn’t start until he was 30
Taught me people remember what you do not what you teach
Listens to me when I ramble on & on & on &on
There are many many others if I listed them all I wouldn’t have time to shoot.
Thank you all, Mariah Carle

Even more questions

Since the start of this project I have gotten a few more emails with questions.
I will try to keep up and answer them here.

1.Is your project for pretty people only?
No, this project is for stories of all sorts not just pretty people stories I try to find the beauty in every story/person/situation.

2.Will you be publishing a book?
Yes, I hope to publish a book of each of the 100 stories, but I have to finish shooting them all first this will take a year or two.

Buy Prints Here

Coming very soon....

About the Artist

Artist Statement:
www.nudewindow.com is a photographic depiction of 100 people in their own environment telling a short story that pertains to their own lives. No clothing is worn to disguise who they are, No shades or curtains are drawn to hide them from the world. 100 windows, 100 stories.
Mariah Carle

Biography:
Mariah Carle, is a 31 year old photographer who resides in the Bay Area of California. Originally a model, she has spent the past three years as the woman behind the camera. Her experience as a model has enabled her to take pictures that have appeared in multiple gallery shows, and have gained her work with both commercial and portrait clients.

This photographer uses a digital & film 35mm, medium format, and 4x5 large format to create her images. Carle started photography not by taking classes, but the old-fashioned way: by learning from others. As an intern, she was able to be “hands on” and experience life behind the camera. Everything that she learned as a “student” continues to support her in every click of the shutter. Whether she is shooting in a studio, or outdoors on location, no two images are the same and each express an emotion of the model running the gamut from blissful to despair.

While she specializes in several aspects of photography, her main talent is photographing the naked human form. In particular, her project “Nude Window” reflects the lives of her subjects that choose to expose themselves, bare, to her lens. Almost as a window to the soul, Carle is able to capture the inner and outward beauty of all 100 models that participated in this project. Completing the “play on words” aspect, each model incorporates an actual window into the shot to convey the totality of the emotion. This project was so successful that a gallery showing was just completed on January 16, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Carle has dedicated a website to “Nude Window” at www.nudewindow.com, where visitors can not only view the images, but read the stories that were shared.

Her hopes for the future are simple, keep creating art, and one day, be published. Carle’s images are unique, as is everything she chooses to shoot. Whether it is a jewelry advertisement, or a model wearing nothing but skin, she creates clean, crisp, beautiful pictures that draw the viewer in, and constantly beg for more.

My Nude Window

How do I tell my story?

If you would like to be a part of www.nudewindow.com please fill out the following information. I will be traveling all over the U.S. for the next two years recording as many nude window stories as I can. I may not get to all of them but I will try my hardest.
Name:

Phone Number:

Email:

Address & location:

Dates & times preferred:

Name to be used for nude window project:

Your story:

I will be in contact with you soon.
M. Carle