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This is Kira
Beth's second visit here -- last year,
when she first
posed for me, she was using the stage name "Floofie".
Kira
is just about the most versatile model around. She's
proficient in "casual", "fashion", and "fine
art", to name a few. She has posed for tons of
excellent images.
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I often enjoy
starting out a photo session just like this. I like
to photograph the model in the clothes she wears to my door,
and then I photograph her as she removes her clothing for
me. It's a gradual way to start. It gives the
model something to do with her hands. It's fun.
I like it. Someday, I might add some story or dramatic
elements, but even now, stripped down to its simpliest,
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I love this
picture. I got a kick out of it when it happened.
Kira was so graceful tossing her top away, extending her
left arm out as her right arm does all the work. I
imagine that this is how a dancer disrobes! |
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While I love
doing these "Getting Started" setups, I'm not
sure how Kira feels about it. At first, you'll notice
that she avoided eye contact with the camera, but after
a little while, she is comfortable, she is laughing, and
she is providing lots of eye contact. It doesn't take
us long to get to having a lovely session.
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I really like
this light. It's pretty simple: my biggest soft
box is off to the left (Kira is looking directly at it);
in addition, there's a mild spot light to lighten the background
on the right side of the image; finally, there's a hair
light above Kira.
As many
of you know, I've been enjoying applying all sorts of "artistic
effects" to some of my images. This image is
the one I experimented with. See below.
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Many of the
artistic variations were done using a feature of my photo
editing software, Paint Shop Pro, but some of the newer
variations come from a new software package, Painter Photo
Essentials. I've got to admit that I like the subtlety
of the Paint Shop Pro variations, like the "brush strokes"
version below. |
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I kinda like
this image because it has some subtle but weird wide angle
distortion going on. Look how tiny that ottoman (seat)
looks. But because Kira is leaning over the camera,
things tend to look normal. It's just weird. |
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What do you
think of Kira's new hair style?
I like
this image because the tones are so rich and the light is
so nice. I also like that the nudity is secondary.
This is a very nice image.
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Look at the
image above. To be honest, I don't like it that much
-- instead of sitting on the ottoman, Kira is standing in
front of it, and that tiny change in position has a big,
big impact on the quality of the light, especially on her
face.
So here's
another exposure, made seconds after the one above.
The light on Kira's face didn't improve. But I really
like the "brush strokes" version of the image.
This
is one of the reasons why I like the "brush strokes"
version -- it reduces the image to its basic components
of light & dark. You can't see any details at
all, but you can see the essence of the image.
This
is a favorite.
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I don't know
why, but I don't often photograph a model's back.
It's not for lack of trying. Look here. Kira
looks great, I like the body position, and the lighting
is fantastic. But this just do it for me. Go
figure. |
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