cabinet evoke emotional emotion viewer Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Despair - emotional and powerful - how to shoot it

THINKING: Not every picture has to be happy. I believe that the purpose of art is to evoke an emotional response in the viewer.

spaghetti monster freya Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Freya and the Spaghetti Monster (video)

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

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JammyLou - Homage to Bill Brandt - How to use a wide angle lens (video)

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

soft lush lighting kayleigh bathed Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Kayleigh Lush - bathed in soft natural light - how to think about lighting (video)

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

Some Bottoms

It is what is says on the can

pose triangle mike katherine vertical Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Posing two models for amazing shapes and dance like positions

THINKING: Phil and Katherine are not trained dancers so firstly fair play to them for being able to pull this very difficult pose off.

stomach shooting model lighting blacks Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

You can crop in to create unusual nude body shapes

THINKING: Sometimes while shooting things happen. In this case while shooting general bodyscapes my model pulled in her stomach like this and I went "Wow!

leah environment axl Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Leah Axl - How to use the environment (video)

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

You can put a plastic bag over your lens and create fascinating images.

You know long before photoshop was invented photographers were always manipulating images - right from the very early days montage, HDR printing, camera trickery, double exposures all those tricks were in place.

Experimental Shoots: Motion Blur with Raphaella

Raphaella is very well known as a dance model, her moves are amazing. She is also a complete whirlwind - I'm a fast shooter and I struggled to keep up with her.

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