Page created July 5, 2006
Sitting date:  May 25, 2006

 

When the model retains her pants, the images become informal portraits.  I've been trying to utilize my house more, so I invite Lynsey into the big comfy chair in the living room.

    

 

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Lynsey occupies the chair, and I start by looking at the natural window light.  

 

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Note that the jeans are still in place.  We discuss this -- with the jeans still on, we have the opportunity to try some relaxed poses that I wouldn't be comfortable making if she was totally nude.  I've got to tell you, it is a bit liberating for both of us (or at least me). 

 

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Okay -- we've spent nearly the entire sitting with those jeans, and I figure that before we are done, we should retire them for a while.

It's funny -- it took us a while to hit our stride once the jeans came off.  I asked Lynsey for some "less is more" poses -- the idea was to cover her body with this blanket, covering all her girly bits but letting us know that she was nude underneath.  It took a little while to get that working. 

 

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We are moving that blanket around, trying to get it just right.  That fringe is enticing, but we still don't get it quite right.  That's what some of these sittings are like -- we start with a concept, make adjustments, and work it until we think we get it right. 

 

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I'm just not getting these blanket images right.  So, we gradually move away from them. 

 

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Okay, the blanket might now be working all that well, but Lynsey looks fabulous lying down.  In fact, I've never seen a model look better horizontally.

 

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It's funny, we struggled with the blanket, but once we discarded it, and we get Lynsey to lie back a bit, we suddenly found some images that got me excited.  I made lots of exposures, and the best ones are here for your perusal.

I'm not sure what I like about these images.  Like I said, Lynsey looked terrific when she was reclined -- I love her curves & muscle tonality.  The light is working really well.  I just was having a good time.  It's a good thing being happy as you make exposures.

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Here's a variation of the "less is more" idea.  I definitely am a fan of "less is more".

I should note that we are using natural light here.  Lynsey & I did that a lot during this sitting. 

 

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The thing about using natural light is that it is constantly changing, as the earth spins & weather patterns change.  Also, utilizing natural light indoors can be a challenge, as light falls off quickly as you move from the window / light source.  Here, we have Lynsey move around, and with her head now moved closer to the window, the light & the exposure is radically different.

 

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It was a small thing -- with her head around the right arm of the chair, the light just wasn't right.  So, we move Lynsey over to the left arm of the chair, and the light is much better.  And Lynsey still looks fabulous reclining back.

 

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Once she starts moving, she keeps moving (something I like a lot).  Note that she has returned to the chair's right arm, but this time, the light is better.  Perhaps, she's a bit higher, or perhaps the light is changing.  We are running out of time, so we make a few final exposures.

 

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This is one of those situations where we ran out of time before we ran out of images.  Lynsey is experienced, prepared, lovely, and fun to work with. 

 

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