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I move around a bit first, while Ashley & Krisha continue to
kiss & caress each other. I snap this one real
fast. Yes, it's overexposed & off-centered. But
that's the process sometimes -- I jump in and make
adjustments/corrections as I go along.
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Models
might describe my style during a sitting as languid &
unhurried, but I don't think that's really true. I'm
constantly thinking:
- Should I
move in close or move further away?
- Do I want
the camera high or low?
- Are there
other angles or approaches I should try?
- Is the
exposure right -- should I adjust it?
- What
variations should I do for the composition?
- How can I
improve the setup?
- Are the
lights set correctly?
- Should we
continue or should we move on to something else?
- Is this
new or am I just repeating myself?
- What time
is it? Do we have enough time for the rest of the
ideas I want to try?
- Am I
giving the models the appropriate amount of direction &
encouragement?
- What's for
dinner?
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| Ashley
volunteers to change levels. I forget whose idea that was,
but it was a good idea.
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I
like that this was a full-contact sitting. I like that
both models have committed to the concept. The kisses were
real; their enjoyment was real.
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eye contact is a little weird, isn't it?
It's
funny. When photographing a model by herself, I much
prefer eye contact. Nude photography is typically
intimate, and eye contact enhances that feeling of
intimacy. Without eye contact, I tend to feel less like a
participant and more like a voyeur.
But for these
kinds of sittings, I think I prefer to be a voyeur. I
prefer that the models focus on each other.
But there are
no rules. We can try everything.
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Like
I said earlier -- I'm always thinking: near-far, wide-tele,
etc. I like the composition of this wide angle variation;
I like how the diagonals frame the models.
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| Actually,
moving Ashley behind Krisha was my idea. It's a solution
to a challenge: when the two models face each other, at
best you can see half of each model's face. With Krisha
leaning back against Ashley, there will be opportunities to see
both models' faces, and the impact of Ashley's hands on Krisha's
body will be greater.
Whatcha
think?
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I
can tell I really liked these images, because I made a lot of
exposures this way. (Patron's can see more in the Out
Takes galleries).
I like the
bronze tonality. I like the hands. I like the
expressions on the models' faces.
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| Case
in point, this image: with Ashley & Krisha both facing
towards the camera, we can see their faces, and I like seeing
their faces. Ashley's hands caress, while Krisha's right
hand encourages. This is a favorite image. |
| I've
done a handful of these two model erotic-themed sittings.
The worst
ones are when the models are posing for the camera, faking the
action only for the second that they think the camera is ready
to record the next image.
The better
ones are when the models focus on each other and get lost in the
moment. They almost forget that there is a camera around.
The best ones
are when the models get lost totally, when the action continues
regardless of the readiness of the camera.
You tell me
-- is this one of the better ones? One of the best
ones? It's pretty darn good, in any case.
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Much
as I loved the above images, Ashley's lovely face was often in
shadow. That's easily resolved: I could change the
lights (but I liked the lights) or I can ask Ashley to move the
Krisha's other side. See if you like the change.
I like the
jog in Krisha's spine, and how she's touching Ashley just enough
to keep encouraging her.
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Like
I said, I'm always thinking. I
know that I had two more setups that I
wanted to try, and as much as I liked
these last several images, I got the
sense that I was just doing
insignificant variations on the same
image. So, with regret, I ask
the two to pause, so that we can move
to the next setup.
This
sitting continues with Close
Quarters.
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