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Breaking the Pose

THINKING: You can't ask a model to pose "gay abandon". This just would not work. Instead you must create a setting in which the model can freely move and express that moment.

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6 Tips for Better Portrait Lighting (video)

A short YouTube photography tip

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About Spot Metering (video)

A short YouTube photography tip

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Body Image 4

THINKING: To finish off this short segment I want to mention briefly the media and its relationship with body image.

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Model of the Day: 26/12/2024 - Carla Monaco

Our daily model photograph with Carla Monaco

Workshop Critique - Peter Spring

I do like your thinking on this one, a great idea. For me it doesn't gel, some how the elements don't seem to join up, I think it's because there's no grounding to Cat or the drape - it needs either a little shadow or a little reflection to...

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Model of the Day: 25/12/2024 - Carla Monaco

Our daily model photograph with Carla Monaco

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AOP part 52: Floortraits

I love the word "floortrait" - it is basically a portrait where the model is lying on the floor. It joins in my lexicon with the made up word "fasmati" which means a post on social media that implies something dramatic without giving any details.

Water

THINKING: When shooting water you really need to consider how you want the water to be represented for the particular concept you have in mind.

Merry Christmas!!

If you think I'm writing a blog on Christmas Day think again!! In the meantime here's a picture of a bird in the snow :)

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