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Strong Backgrounds

THINKING: This image was shot on location in a night club. There were many spaces with interesting decoration around the club.

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JammyLou - Bright Red (video)

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

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AOP part 31: Removing Drama

In most images we are looking to add impact, our standard tools for this will be saturation and contrast.

PhotoShoot: Who's That Girl

It's amazing what a difference a wig makes, whether it's a fun one or a better quality wig as in this shoot.

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AOP part 30: 'Sperimenting Some More

So of course I tried some more experiments, this time so that Maja was more clearly defined within her own space around the edges and letting the centre do whatever needs to be done to accommodate the final pseudo-kaleidoscope treatment.

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Freya - Voyeur Series (video)

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

Stripes

THINKING: In general we try to avoid stripes in portraits, because stripes can so dominate an image.

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AOP part 29: 'Sperimenting

At the time I was post processing this set I had been messing around with creating straight reflecting shots, exactly symmetrical down the centre.

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AOP part 28: Keeping the Feel

We are just starting our fourth hour of our shoot at this point. You will have seen that while I've been using the backdrop any "set design" has not been obvious.

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AOP part 27: Emotional Content

By now you will have seen I use the word "emotion" frequently when discussing my images. You've guessed it, that is an important part of my images.

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