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We
start with a little mirror
play -- the original idea was
getting two perspectives of
the figure at once.
Ashton is very comfortable
with her body & is very
uninhibited.
I
try not to be the inhibiting
factor during a sitting, and
Ashton got a bit bold with
this particular setup.
We wound up revealing a bit
more than usual here.
I
think I'll display the rest of
these mirror on a page in the Secret
Galleries.
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Okay,
after playing with the mirror
& standing above Ashton for
some provocative images, I decide
to try something different.
I'm still winging it, so I fall
back on some old premises.
When working during a sitting, I
remind myself to change my
perspective every once in a while
-- in fact, I often think to
myself "up, down, close,
far", just to remind me that
I should move around more.
(I notice that as I get older, my
camera moves around
less).
So,
I crawl down on the floor with
Ashton, and we play with
perspective. |
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I'm
still a big fan of the extra wide angle
distortion. |
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I
don't know about you, but
I always find leg
positions like this to be
sexy.
I
get Ashton to roll around
some more.
Sometimes, I play with
composition. |
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So,
I was photographing Ashton on
the floor, and I can hear you
guys telling me, "so,
what's with the towel on the
floor? The floor is
lovely, the model is lovely,
but the towel doesn't add
anything to the
image". So,
okay. Stop
shouting. We got rid of
the towel. See?
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So,
remember, when you've got
nothing idea-wise, you can
still do a few thing:
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Get
yourself a beautiful
model who is fun to be
around,
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Craft
some nice lighting --
don't forget that
shadows can be your
friend,
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Move
around,
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Change
perspective -- get high,
get low, move close,
move far away,
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and
remember: you are
doing this to have fun;
if you are having fun,
that's all that matters.
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Time
is running out.
The
thing about making images from
directly above, you can display
them either horizontally or
vertically. Which do you
prefer?
A
few more images, and we are done. |
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Ashton
is a pure joy. She is beautiful,
comfortable with herself, up for
anything, flexible, and
energetic. She gets a high
recommendation from me.
The
bottom line for this sitting is that
we had a lot of fun, so the sitting
was a success. In particular, I
liked the towel tossing part of the
sitting -- that was great fun. I've got to admit that
the resulting images were good, but
certainly not my best. Who
cares? We had fun.
But
it goes to illustrate that my process
is important for me getting my best
images. It's just me, but I've
got to plan a few concepts
beforehand.
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