Page created June 13, 2004
On
the long weekend at the end of May,
two OneModelPlace
models agreed to pose for me on the
same day. The plan was for
Brooke (see her One
Model Place profile), shown here, to arrive first
& work with me for two hours, at
which time the second model, Victoria,
was scheduled to arrive. The
three of us would work together for an
hour, after which Brooke would leave,
and I would work with Victoria for
another two hours.
That's a marathon for me -- my typical sitting lasts for 3 hours with 1 model, hopefully exposing 10 rolls of film. There's a lot of reasons for this:
Okay, this is weird -- when I meet a new model, I rarely know what she looks like. Sure, I've typically seen pictures of her, but somehow the combination of our interaction and my lighting setups & style often reveals someone who looks quite different from the pictures I've seen. In particular, Brooke's profile in One Model Place contains lots of terrific pictures, but they are more "glamorous" than "fine art". So, to break the ice, I ask if she would start by removing her clothes for me -- it is quite a thrill to hear her say, "yes". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Compare the "before" image with the "after" one. Granted, Brooke is very, very beautiful. I've got to admit that I'm a people watcher. Look again at that "before" picture -- I've often seen women dressed like that, who carry themselves like that. But in the transition from "clothed" to "nude", something magical takes place. An inner beauty is revealed. Brooke is totally natural, in many senses. Her figure is natural, without body jewelry & tattoos (which I find distracting), but moreover, she is natural & comfortable being nude. She has grace. (And you can't tell from these pictures, but she was easy to talk with and to direct). I've done these "Getting Started" setups a few times, but Brooke's has been the best to date, by far. The thing I love about doing these "Getting Started" setups, where the model starts out in their "street clothes" & removes them is that it captures the transformation from "clothed" to "nude". Like I mentioned besides the very first picture in this series -- I've seen lots of people that look like Brooke when I walk around town. Of course, she reveals her incandescent beauty as she removes her clothes, but at the beginning, she is human & familiar. People often ask me how I find such dazzling models. Today's answer: "First, I open my eyes..." This sitting continues with Table Variations.
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