In
general, I'd like to create nude
images that are semi-timeless.
By that I mean that one couldn't
exactly date when the image was
made. Some images have more date
clues than others. Certainly,
clothing fashion is typically a
giveaway. Other things that can
give away dates -- furniture, hair
style, makeup, cars, cliché lighting
styles, and other props. So,
these past pictures of Jessica, with
her low cut jeans, are contemporarily
dated -- while I love women's
abdomens, the style is fairly new.
So,
I neutralize the background with my
canvas backdrop, and I ask Jessica to
pose nude, without the jeans.
This allows us to play with different
lighting schemes, which I want to
demonstrate for Jessica before her
sitting with Leona.
| I
do notice that as I get older,
my sittings get less
energetic, and models often
take their cues from the
photographer. Hence, the
Mona Lisa smile technique that
started with Kira's
sitting and put into
action with Lindsay's
sitting. Remember --
both these sittings were less
than two weeks before
Jessica's -- these ideas were
fresh on my mind. I can
be tired later -- for the
sitting, I wanted to jump
around myself.
I
didn't remember whether
Jessica & I did any
horizontal work in our
first sitting, so I invite
Jessica to the floor.
Her feet must have been
hurting from the Jump!
images.
I
strive to keep my camera lower
than Jessica's head -- like
the King of Siam in The
King And I.
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Comfort
is very important to me,
especially during a
sitting. But by
"comfort", I mean
that the model should feel
safe & respected
throughout the sitting.
Physical comfort is of
secondary importance.
Hence, I don't have problems
asking models to jump around
on hardwood floors in bare
feet or to twist around &
flex or to hang upside down or
whatever.
But
if I recall, I was having some
difficulty with my hot water
heater at this time, and the
hot water is what powers the
room heat. Despite
having a little electric
heater, the room was a bit
chilly. So, we took a
break with the blanket, which
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is a problem with me
photographing Jessica -- I
wind up liking a lot of the
images we make together, and
therefore I wind up posting a
lot. Sure, there are
some special images, but to
me, even the
"average" images are
somewhat special. This
was true for our first
sitting, and it's true
now.
Hope
you don't mind.
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What
is it about messy hair that
makes a woman sexy? |
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make some slight adjustments
to the lighting, setting up a
favorite of mine -- two soft
boxes on either side of the
model, creating a bit of
shadow. We make a few
more exposures, on the floor
& standing. |
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Here's
a token color (digital) image
from this lighting setup.
I've
got to admit that I used this
lighting setup a lot during
Jessica's first sitting, so I
didn't want to overuse it
here. Remember, I'm
demonstrating various lighting
effects for Jessica, so that
she can choose a few for her
sitting with Leona.
But
I've got to admit that I like
this one quite a bit. I
love how the soft light around
the edges of her figure help
separate her from the dark
background, and I like how
Jessica's wonderful skin tone
is recorded. It looks
like Jessica is glowing!
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