Nude in chocolate

This is warmed chocolate sauce, a wonderfully graphic prop for photography. Lighting Diagram The cove is lit to balance the front main light to right hand side.

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AOP part 12: Dutch Angle

I'm a big fan of the "Dutch" angle - the tilted frame. At one time I would use an automated script to allow me to select images as shot and with a 20 degree tilt forward and backward.

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PhotoShoot: Roxanne

A bit late getting these posted. This was my first shoot with Roxanne. She wanted to work with me on producing images that weren't in her normal style.

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40000 Exposure (video)

A short YouTube photography tip

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Bundle Deal: Whole DVD Series (6 DVD Sets Bundle)

1.     Fashion Nudes
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AOP part 11: Colour Gels Post Processing

This is a closer image of Maja. I wanted to explore that high contrast look of the previous image. Here I used two layers, with the top layer blend mode set to "soft light".

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Critique for Guy

Guy recently came in for a one day 1-on-1 tuition session working with Julie Waterhouse who is an excellent dancer.

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Sammie H (video)

"Nudes Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.

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Model of the Day: 08/10/2026 - Jammy Lou

Our daily model photograph with Jammy Lou

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Model of the Day: 07/10/2026 - Suzanne M

Our daily model photograph with Suzanne M

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AOP part 10: Coloured Gels Technique

Here is a test shot using a straight daylight white balance but using the blue gel on the strobe. You get what you would expect - a blue cast to the whole space.

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How a $5 prop can create great images

Tillie (video)

How to create crisp shadows and use then with nude models

Model of the Day: 29/11/2020 - Carla Monaco