I
first met Brooke in May,
2004, when she traveled down from
Seattle for a sitting. She
returned later that year, in August,
2004, for a second sitting.
After that, she hasn't returned to
town. So, as I was setting up
the Second Annual Get Together For
Local Artists & Models, I heard
from Brooke -- her travel plans missed
the party by about a week, but I
jumped on the chance to work with her
again.
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During Brooke's first
visit, we did a "Getting
Started" setup, where I have the model pose in the clothes
she wore to my door and then photograph her as she removes all her
clothing. I like this setup, because it is exciting, watching a
woman removing her clothing, and it's a good ice breaker. To
date, Brooke's initial "getting started" setup is one of my
favorites -- the lighting was good, and she looked fabulous. So,
I ask to repeat the experience.
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When
I first met Brooke, she was
only modestly experienced at
modeling -- now, two years
later, she has more
experience, and it
shows. She arrives at
this sitting wearing minimal
amounts of clothing --
specifically, she wears no
underwear. This way, she
avoids having marks in her
skin from tight underwear.
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Between you & me,
I'm always curious whether a models looks have changed when I haven't
seen her for a while. I hadn't seen Brooke for almost two years,
and she is still as stunning as she was in 2004. She has a
world-class figure with marvelous skin -- she is quite spectacular.
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See?
Here is a favorite from the
entire sitting.
While
she does appear changed
physically unchanged, there is
a significant
difference. Brooke seems
a lot more confident in her
modeling, and there's nothing
I find more sexy than
confidence.
(And
I'm a big fan of "reverse
cleavage", where the
breast is somewhat covered,
but you can see the underside
of her breasts).
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When Yulia & I
worked together about a week earlier, I only used the digital camera,
but for Brooke, I made just a few exposures with my film camera.
Here's the first one.
The bad news is
that my old computer, to which my old scanner is attached, finally
died. I don't have a driver for the old scanner for my current
computer, and I always felt that the old scanner did an exceptional
job. My current printer is actually an all-in-one, and I scanned
these images using that scanner.
The film prints are
sharp, but using this scanner softens it a bit, probably because the
prints are slightly curved, and this scanner won't hold them flat. Still, it's
better than the digital images. The digital camera always had
difficulty focusing in low light.
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(Don't
know why, but when I scanned
these film images, I included
more of Brooke's shadow, on
the right side of the
image. I guess I like
the composition by including
that shadow's curve.)
You
can see that Brooke's figure
is still stunning.
I
also observe that, like Yulia,
Brooke's belly button is part
innie and part outie.
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I figure that it is
the job of each generation to find a style that annoys the members of
the previous generations, be that fashion, music, hair,
whatever. I've got to admit that I do find much of what is fashionable
today to be annoying: for example, tattoos are very popular, and
I can't stand them.
But I've got to
admit that I love the popular fashion of having very low slung slacks
& pants & skirts. I'm a big fan on flat & muscular
bellies, and Brooke has one of the best.
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Above,
another favorite.
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I
switch around to a "dog's
eye view" perspective --
okay, it's just an excuse to
kneel at the feet of a
beautiful woman.
(I
notice that the digital camera
does a better job at focusing
when I'm this close. I
apologize for the focus
problems during this sitting).
I
think Brooke looks stunning
from any angle, but there's
something about this one that
appeals to me a lot. We
make quite a few exposures.
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During Yulia's sitting
the week earlier, we did something similar, with her fingertip
pointing close to the wide angle lens. This time, however, we
made the pose when the camera is low.
I like this a
lot. I like the angles, the distortion, and even the expression
on Brook's face.
This scores high on
my quirk meter -- let's call it a favorite, too.
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Similar
idea, and it's another
favorite. One person who
got to see a preview of this
image commented on how Brooke's
breast kinda morphs into what
should be her thumb. |
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I
like how Brooke's hair falls
over her face & breast.
I've
always known that Brooke is
quite beautiful, but it was
during this sitting where I
also see that she is quite
sexy. She is confident,
she moves better than ever,
and she is quite appealing.
More
hair falling on the face
pictures below.
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One last image, before
we move on.
Brooke pulls this
off well, but one problem with this wide angle, "dog's eye
view" perspective is that it can makes model's butts look big.
Still, I like this
image. That hair falling on her face look is terrific.
She's clearly nude, but you really can't see too much of her naughty
girly bits, so that makes the image more than a little sexy &
exciting.
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