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How to create stunning images with minimal props on a tight budget

Despite all the drama of this shot it is not terribly complicated in its setup. It is only a two light shot, some simple drapes and a smoke machine. Almost genuinely a case of photography being "smoke and mirrors".

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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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Creating a Fourties Glamour Style

In these images I am invoking the sense of the fourties and fifties glamour pin-ups, but with a modern edge to them.

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Nude by natural window light

There is nothing more lovely than a simple north facing window for creating a flattering light for the female form, of for female faces.

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Making more of your cove

When you walk into a coved studio, or indeed any space, it is so tempting just to shoot with the background flat and square to the camera.

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Industrial Glamour

A girl all hot and sweaty from her hard work, who just happens to be wearing a bikini - what could be more natural than that?

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Creating stone effect

Using a simple cosmetic mud pack we have been able to turn our lovely model into something else entirely.

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DVD: Creative Nude Photography

This trailer features stills from the learning program "Creative Nudes". Moving beyond a last century vision of fine art nude, this program shows you how to create 21st century nude photography This is a double DVD set, over 2 hours in length,...

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Shooting wet draped cloth

Wet cloth against wet skin creates a wonderful sensual image - truly sensual in that all the senses can be imagined.

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Nude in an orange drape

In this study of complimentary colours we see our harmonising colours to a single palette reduces the dynamic in an image and it becomes much more peaceful and restful.

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