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We
start dry. Although this is
a relaxed pose, you can see how
tight & physically fit
Victoria is. Nice
light for a shower, huh?
Perhaps I should explain -- this
is actually my steam room; it is
adjacent to my real shower and is
separated from the real shower by
a glass door & a glass
wall. It is perhaps 6.5 feet
long & 4.5 feet wide. I
put a soft box on a stand on the
other side of the glass door, and
I close the door (snaking the sync
cord through). I sit on one
end of the bench & the model
is on the other end -- when I use
the steam room, I lie down on the
bench. No,
I won't be making images with the
steam in operation -- first off,
the steam gets so think that you
wouldn't be able to see the model,
and second, moisture &
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I've
mentioned earlier that I like
the freedom granted by the
combination of the digital
camera's wide angle lens and
its pivoting LCD screen for
composing images. Here
is a low angle exposure that
just wouldn't be possible with
the film camera -- there is no
way to position my head behind
the camera in order to compose
this picture.
I
usually don't photograph feet,
but I'm sure that there are
folks out there that enjoy
seeing Victoria's sexy toes.
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Despite
the cramped quarters, Victoria
continues to move with sultry
grace.
Okay,
we've snapped a few shots dry --
it's time to get Victoria
wet. |
I
wish I knew why getting a
model wet makes them
sexier.
We
play with the wide angle
distortion with the images
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I
had thought about asking Victoria
to apply some baby oil, but her
wet skin provided plenty of
sheen. We did have to re-wet
her every once in a while, being
careful not to get the electronics
too wet. Despite the care we
took, I seem to remember sitting
in a puddle by the end of this
setup. |
When
we first got Victoria wet, she
pulled her hair back. I
request that she just leaves
it messy. Good choice.
Another
nice thing about the digital
camera is the immediate
feedback -- I get to see every
image immediately after it is
made, and I can show Victoria
selected images so that we can
make adjustments to her
posing. You have to be
careful not to change the pace
of the sitting by looking at
too many pictures, but it is
helpful to glance at them
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On
her own initiative, Victoria
moves to the floor of the steam
room (her left thigh is pointing
to the glass door to the
shower). The shower head is
on an extra long hose. The
steam room can get very hot -- up
to 120 degrees; in order to stay
in that heat, it helps to be able
to splash some water on yourself
to cool down.
Victoria
looks to be 120 degrees all on her
own. |
I'll
leave you with Victoria's
winning
smile.
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Victoria
is one of the most photogenic people
I've ever met. Heck, even her
driver's license picture looks
good! When working with her, my
"keeper" to exposure ratio
goes up; hence, there
are over 90 images from this sitting
in the Out
Takes gallery. She's fun to be with,
easy to direct, graceful in her
movements, supportive of ideas &
experiments, confident, and of course drop dead stunning.
She gets my highest recommendation --
if you are a photographer & have a
chance to work with her, I say, go for
it!
By
the end of the sitting, I had almost
forgot the difficulties I've been
having with the digital camera.
With difficulty, I got it to
work. Makes me think:
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I've
grown dependent on the digital
camera to preview & fine tune
lighting & exposure.
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I
do like some of the color images
-- I don't "colorize" as
many images as before.
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Its
wide angle & pivoting LCD
screen makes fun & unusual
perspectives & distortions
possible.
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Film
quality is still vastly superior
for those prints I make to hang on
the wall, but for this web site,
all the images you see are
digital, even though some of them
started as film.
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Film
images require lots of time to
develop, print, and scan --
digital images are already
digitized.
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When
any significant piece of equipment
fails to operate properly, it is
highly distracting. Being
"on tilt" breaks my
concentration & interferes
with my ability to work during the
sitting.
But
overall, a terrific sitting with
Victoria. I appreciate the
Victoria's trust in allowing me to
handcuff her. I had fun with the
leash pictures & the impact of
that subtle up-light. I still
have work to do with horizontal
models, but we did some fine
images. And it's always fun to
go into the shower & get a model
wet.
Reminder
-- there are lots of additional images
from this sitting in the Out
Takes Galleries.
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