Experimental Shoots: Body Parts and Aliens

Working with Julie Waterhouse a brilliant dancer and someone has a very strong awareness of her body we were able to explore the nature and structure of a body.

lighting textile posing model dynamic Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Nude with textiles

A simple arrangement of contrasting colours in the background and the textile material and dynamic posing from our model.

understanding freya contrast areas Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Freya - Understanding Areas of Greatest Contrast (video)

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

Experimental Photoshoots: LensBaby and Niki-Marie

I don't quite know how to explain a LensBaby, you probably just want to noodle over to their website.

jammylou figures big Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

JammyLou - Using Small Figures in Big Spaces (video)

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

model diptych shadows visualisation transitions Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Creating a diptych

Although shot as single images, my pre-visualisation for this shoot was the diptych at the end of this post.

Experimental Shoots: Graffiti Body Paint Part II

I talked and showed in an earlier post results from a body painting day with Lou Holmes model and Sam Day body painter and MUA.

mirror nikimarie actually reflection problem Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Photographic images about body image (No. 3)

THINKING: One of the key problem areas with respect to body image is body dysmorphia. Simply put the person sees something completely different in the mirror than actually reality.

creating artemis Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Artemis - Creating a Story (video)

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

raphaella pose Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Raphaella - Natural Light and Pose (video)

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

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