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Dancing with drapes

One of the beauties of my studio space is that it has a very large coved area where dance movement and action have lots of room to flow.

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Why you want to make your lens take blurred pictures - or lomo on himo.

THINKING: The continual mantra of sharpness is so prevalent in photography that we often forget the pleasure of a "pleasing lack of definition".

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How to select simple but effective props - free book excerpt

Remember the black infinity scarf? Well this is its red version. I've added red tights from my collection of props to make a real splash of colour.

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AOP part 63: How to pose and frame your shot to maximise the impact of the outfit

To really show of the intricacy of the halter top we really need to get a close up image. If I had not done this you would never see the detail of how the individual straps weave in and out of each other.

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Freya - Creating a Leviation Image (video)

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

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Experimental Shoot with Raphaella

Firstly, let me just say that Raphaella is a stunning model and well worth anybody shooting. As someone put it to me, "She starts at 900 miles an hour and just gets faster!

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AOP part 62: Outfit Determines the Shot

When looking at fashion photography you need to work out what is crucial about the outfit and how you will present it.

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Backlighting and Smoke

THINKING: Artificial smoke is often used as an atmospheric backdrop within an image. It serves to obscure and hide features.

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AOP part 61: Shape and Careful Clarity on the Horns

The issues I discussed earlier about shadows merging on the black suit also applied to the headpiece.

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AOP part 60: Maleficent

As you can see, Maja and I are working a series of shots, building elements as we go along. This is a planned process.

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