So,
how about this: we'll
photograph Kira partially
clothed. In particular, I
asked Kira if she had any low cut
slacks or jeans, and she brings a
couple. Kira is interested
in getting a couple of images of
herself in sports clothes, so we
start with her wearing this top,
too.
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But
that lovely top of hers
doesn't survive long.
Why? Because I can.
And
somehow, just because she is
half nude, Kira appears to be
more nude to me than when she
was bare naked earlier.
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Kira
& I are well suited.
She looks best when given
freedom to move, and I love to
see movement in my
photographs. We are
listening to a play list of some
of my favorite songs in my
collection -- these are not
necessarily dance tunes, but
they do have good positive
energy, and Kira doesn't need
much encouragement to move
around.
I
like that you can get a sense of
Kira's smooth & lovely skin
from this image. There's
something about her skin that
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Here's
a favorite of the sitting.
I
like the chaos of hair, the
jaunty hips, and the muscle
tone. This is a strong,
powerful pose. It's
worth noting that I'm not
overly interested in doing
"naughty" images
with Kira (nor do I think
she's interested) -- with her
wearing these jeans, we are
both comfortable with poses
that might make us
uncomfortable if Kira was
totally nude.
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A
similar pose to that favorite
above. You can still see
that Kira has lovely legs,
despite the fact that they are
covered.
I'm
probably repeating this story,
but here goes. A few years
ago, I had the pleasure of
spending a day with Ruth
Bernhard, one of the old masters
of photography. (If you
don't know here, feel free to do
an Internet search). I
asked her how many exposures she
made during a sitting, and she
replied, "Just the
one". That amazed
me.
My
style is quite a bit
different. I have some
general overall concepts in mind
before the sitting, and once I
set up the lights & explain
the idea to the model, we simply
try a few things out. So,
it takes us several tries &
near-misses before we refine the
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I
guess you can't keep someone
as lovely as Kira clothed for
the whole sitting. We
make a few last exposures with
this setup.
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For
a brief moment, we continue with
the "less is more"
concept. But eventually, I
decide to change the setup a
bit. |
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You
know, I'm beginning to become
dissatisfied with my digital
camera. My first digital camera
was a Canon Powershot G5, and I
replaced it with a Nikon Coolpix
8400. Here's a comparison:
Canon
Powershot G5 |
Nikon
Coolpix 8400 |
Pros:
- Excellent
color recording.
- Images
sharper than Nikon
- Easier
to use
- Better
software
- Did
a better job at focusing
- Pivoting
LCD screen makes using
unusual angles easy &
fun.
- Raw
file format supported by
my software.
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Pros:
- Extra
wide angle lens (35mm
equivalent: 24mm)
- Reliably
fires studio strobes
- Pivoting
LCD screen makes using
unusual angles easy &
fun.
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Cons:
- Did
not fire studio strobes
reliably. That's the
"deal breaker".
- Wide
angle lens not as wide as
Nikon's.
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Cons:
- Focus
unreliable.
- Fair
to poor color recording.
- More
difficult to use.
- Raw
file format not supported
by my software.
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Sadly,
the digital camera I want does not
exist. So, we'll see.
This
sitting concludes with No
Background
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