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For
some reason, the autofocus of
the digital camera has a
little trouble with this setup
-- I think it's because I'm
using a mild telephoto
setting, and perhaps the way
I'm holding the camera in such
a way as to interfere with the
infrared focusing assist
mechanism. But I kinda
like the soft focus -- it
wasn't intentional, but it is
acceptable to me.
Meanwhile,
see? This is nice
lighting for Kira's lovely
face.
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I've
told this story before -- I once
spent a day with Ruth Bernhard,
one of the old masters from the
golden age of photography. I
asked her how many exposures she
made during a sitting, and she
replied, "Just the
one". I was
flabbergasted! I tend to
preconceive a few different setups
for each sitting, and once we get
started, we try a few variations
& refinements.
Here's
an example: if we are going
to focus on Kira's face, I wanted
to cover all her "naughty
bits" -- I ask her to
position her arms so that her
breasts are covered. Now we
can focus on her face
better. We play at covering
her up & exposing her for
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At
some point, I switch to the
film camera.
Kira
plays with her squeaky clean
hair. I like the image
below.
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The
position of Kira's left hand &
her soft lips makes this image
more than a little erotic. |
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Here
is the final image from this
sitting. And it is my
favorite one from this
sitting. In fact, this
image is perhaps my favorite
of this year so far. I
like the expression &
lighting on Kira's face, I
like her clean but somewhat
disheveled hair, I like a
little incidental nudity that
doesn't overly detract from
her lovely face, and I like
the casual display of Kira's
exceptional muscle tone.
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was a different & short
sitting. We drank a bottle of
wine. We took our time. We
took an hour's break in the middle
while Kira got herself ready for the
second half of the sitting (and her
evening plans). In the end, we
made an image, this last one above,
that was one of my favorites of the
year.
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