Okay, I'm liking working with the studio lights & the textures.  We push the furniture totally out of the way, spread the velour blanket on the floor, and make some pictures there.  I switch to my mild wide angle lens, thinking to use the slightly distorted perspective by stretching a body part towards the lens.  But first, we do some sitting photographs. 

Assessment:  When I set this situation up, I did reposition the big soft box, but I didn't lower the highlight light that was off the right side of the image, thus the contribution of that light was reduced.  You can still see it, but I could have increased the light & improved these images.  I like the slight distortion created by the wide angle lens -- you can see it best with these last few pictures, where Madison's legs look very long.  I also like the images that include the foreground a big, again something that the wide angle lens allows.

Final Assessment:  I enjoyed working with Madison, although we didn't try anything too ambitious.  But these images do include something rare for me -- I've included images with the model's feet, and I have to admit that I like them, especially the ones on this page where her hands & feet are crossed in front.  Madison was eager to please & fun to work with -- I suspect that we'll work together again soon.

 Responses To Visitor Feedback:  I really enjoy hearing from visitors to this web site -- after all, this site is free & unsponsored, and one of the major reasons I go through all this bother is to get feedback on my efforts.  I appreciate it when you take the time to send me  your feedback.  After my last posting, where I included some questions for visitors, I did get a lot of suggestions, and I thought I would respond to some of the common themes:

• (Number of Images)  When I started this web site, I was being very selective, only posting a handful of images from each sitting.  Over the years, I've increased the number.  The feedback I've received is that I could post even more.  Several people noted that images that I might not like may prove to be popular with others.  

• (Technical Background)  I get a lot of questions about the equipment I use.

• My response:  I use a Bronica GS1 camera, which produces a 6x7 (2.25" by 2.75") negative; there are 10 exposures on a roll of 120 film.  My processing is old school:  I use Tri-X film, developed in D76, and I use Ilford Gallerie paper, developed in Dektol.  In a typical session, I expose 10 rolls of film (100 exposures), and I develop them all at once using a Jobo film processor.  Of the 100 exposures, I print maybe 30-40, of which maybe 20-25 find their way onto this web site.  Regarding posting more images -- I'm sorry, but that's probably not going to happen.  I do all of my processing myself, by hand, and it is a time consuming process.  While a typical photo sitting takes about 3 hours, it usually takes me about 3 days to get the prints made (plus another day to scan them plus another day to put together these web pages) -- I simply don't have the time to do more.  Sorry.  I am, however, flattered that you are interested in seeing more images from each sitting -- I was honestly expected you to request that I be more selective.