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I first
met Jessica in late 2003, when she was barely legal for nude posing.
She was in college back east, but she came through town to visit her
folks. I really enjoyed working with her -- we hit it off immediately.
Jessica's true interest was in becoming a photographer, and with that
in common, our sittings became unusual. For most of my sittings
with other models, I would keep my technical thinking to myself, but
with Jessica, I started telling her why I was doing things & showing
her previews of the images in the digital cameras' LCD screens.
On that basis, with photography in common, Jessica & I became good
friends, and I became a photographic mentor for her. We shared
dreams & plans & disappointments; we've been each other's sounding
board; etc.; in short, we've become quite close. In the past,
we've shared models, like Yulia & Betcee. Gradually, Jessica
stopped modeling, but we kept in touch.
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Last summer,
Jessica finally graduated from college & moved back
home to stay with her parents while she figured out her
next move. Joy for me -- she was less than 90 minutes
away. We got to the point where she'd come in to town
for some adventures, spending the night up in my guest room.
I got spoiled -- we talked often, and we got to see each
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One day
in December, Jessica calls me and asks:
"Hey,
do you want to
photograph me tomorrow?"
I thought
about it for a nanosecond & said yes.
Then,
Jessica gave me the condition: I had to do something
new, something I/we hadn't done before.
I've
got to admit that now that I've become close to Jessica,
I was a little intimidated. With an typical model,
I pay her to pose for me, and it doesn't really matter to
me whether the model likes the resulting images or not (they
usually like them, but it's not important). Jessica
doesn't pose all that often any more, and it was more important
to me that she approved of the images.
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So, our first
setup. I asked Jessica if she had any see-thru clothes,
and Jessica suggests that she wears a translucent top over
her favorite jeans, and I suggest this lighting, which I
haven't done before. There's a main light suspended
over the camera position, and there are two lights on either
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Jessica was
feeling good. She was feeling good about her body
-- hence this photography sitting.
During
my sittings, I tend to play music -- I have a mix of upbeat
music for sittings, selected from my collection, and I guess
Jessica is enjoying it because she starts to dance.
I was a little surprised because she & I don't exactly
share a common taste in music -- she likes all these new
groups & performers that I never heard of. Still,
she enjoys the music I've got playing, and I encourage
her to continue to dance, and this, this just might be the
highlight of our whole relationship. She is feeling
confident, she is beautiful, she is dancing, and we are
making photographs. There is no better definition
of bliss for me.
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That's her.
That's my buddy. |
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I like the
curvy line from Jessica's shoulder, over her breast, along
her rib cage, to her tight waist. |
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I think it's
time to show a little more skin, and at the slightest suggestion,
she happily starts to show me more. She starts with
her breathtaking abdomen -- I am a big, big fan of flat &
defined bellies, and Jessica's is world class.
We take
our time -- I like these transition type images: there's
more of a story in them, and I think it's always a good
idea to give models something to do with their hands.
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Jessica &
my relationship is platonic, so it's always a surprise when
we produce a sexy image like this one.
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I'm struck
that, over the years, I've seen lots of different hairstyles
on Jessica. Heck, if I remember correctly, her hair
was purple when I first met her. But I've got to admit
that her current medium-short & sassy hair style is
a favorite.
(A couple
of months after these images were made, Jessica cut her
hair even shorter -- I like the new style, too. I'm
a fan of short hair on women.)
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We get around
to removing Jessica's top.
Maybe
this is a good time to comment on the lighting -- I like
it. It produces interesting shadows and does a good
job in providing good light for both Jessica's face &
figure.
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Bam!
Here's
one of my favorite pictures ever! I like how Jessica
is stretched & taut, I love the perfection of her figure &
how her stretching shows it off, and I like the jog to her
waist. I love how the shadows frame her figure.
So, what
follows are some artistic variations on this specific image
(playing with the capabilities of my image editing software
packages). Enjoy.
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That is fun.
I love the trippy effects. |
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Another favorite
-- I like the intensity on Jessica's face.
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It's never
bad when a nude model raises her arms up. The only
trick is to make it natural, to have a reason why her hands
are raised.
For as
long as I've known her, Jessica has had a slim figure, and
she has had athletic hobbies. (Can you believe that
Jessica plays rugby?). But over the past five years,
her body has become more toned & defined while she has
lost what little baby fat she had.
Speaking
from personal experience, I can tell you that Jessica's
svelte figure is not a result of her starving herself.
Jessica & I enjoy going to all the wonderful restaurants
here downtown, and despite weighing about one third of what
I do, she holds her own at the dinner table.
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