Lindsay, Figure Studies

I finally get Lindsay naked, and we move on the some classic figure studies.

I've had this pedestal for a while, but I've only recently started using it for photography. I think I first started using it with Jennifer's visit last summer. It looks nice, and staying on such a small platform keeps the models on their toes, so to speak.

I should mention that it is important to me that models feel comfortable during a sitting, and by comfortable, I mean that she feels respected & safe. I am less concerned about physical comfort. If you get a model lounging in a comfy sofa, she may fall asleep, and that's not always good for photography.

Let's do another "digital" versus "film" comparison.

Digital

Film

Maybe I just have better control over film, but here the difference in sharpness & tonality is very apparent. Still, the digital camera is very useful:

I can preview the lighting and make minor adjustments.
I can show the images to the model, and that keeps them focused & engaged.
It saves all that time-consuming & expensive darkroom work.
There are just some places & angles that you can't get with the film camera (see the next page).

I've got to admit that I still make 100 film exposures during a sitting, but nowadays I'm making more digital exposures than film exposures. Still, I make sure that the important images are made with film when possible.

There's something about this picture that makes Lindsay's long legs look especially yummy.

Yummy!

We move on to horizontals. I should get models horizontal more often.

There's that gesture again -- hands clasped under the chin, elbows in. That's our Lindsay.

Lindsay tells me that this pose is known in modeling circles as "The Mermaid Pose". I can see why. It's pretty cool that poses have names. And Lindsay looks great as a mermaid.

I must be liking these images -- I'm showing you a lot of them. At this point, I've already exposed my 10 rolls of film, and we still had quite some time left. This was planned. I invite Lindsay to the shower, planning to get her wet.

Lindsay's sitting concludes on the next page: Lindsay Gets Wet