Faina B ‘Presenting‘ by Albert Varin
For her first Met Art erotic photo series Faina B has a minimal number of accessories and adornments. She’s barefoot and a clingy black mini-dress is her only item of clothing. She’s got an ankh on a chain around her neck, and a bunch of yellow long stem roses bound with yellow ribbon. The entire set takes place on a sofa against a wall papered in a striped pattern. There’s plenty of visual interest here, but it’s achieved with relatively few elements.
I’m not entirely happy with all of the choices photographer Albert Varin has made here. The color scheme of the room is too close in value to Faina B’s own cream and blonde coloring, for one. In a few shots where she’s framed against a dark background, as she is in #062, the result is much more flattering. And against the backing wall, with its horizontal chair rail, and the vertical stripe pattern of the wallpaper, he insists on tilting his camera this way and that through much of the set.
But these technical complaints can’t diminish the fact that Faina B is a most welcome addition to MetArt! The set is loaded with intimate anatomical close-ups and explicit poses, so shyness is not an issue for this newcomer. And Faina’s delicate features — both her face and body — are sure to earn her much favorable attention. It’s worth noting that while Faina’s lower half is quickly and completely exposed in the pictorial, we don’t see a topless shot until image #050 — but it’s definitely worth the wait.
As for favorites, I must say that Varin makes up for much of his off-kilter imagery here by delivering nicely composed (and well posed) shot of Faina regarding the lens in #109. I love the horizontal composition of #120, a beautiful headshot. And the key light in #099 brings out the pale fire of Faina’s blonde hair dramatically. I certainly hope there’s more Faina B in Met Art ‘s future.
Editor’s note: Faina has been removed unfortunately. However, we do like: Faina A
Art Nude Models: Met Art information.
