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Model of the Day: 17/01/2025 - Bex Mitchell
Our daily model photograph with Bex Mitchell
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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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Why PPI is Pointless
I've just seen yet another article about PPI (and DPI) and how it relates to resolution that yet again completes misunderstands what PPI is about.
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Crop Rotation - Odd Crops and Going Dutch
The standard head in the middle of the frame is OK, but if you want add a bit more dynamic to your image consider shifting the crop and or rotation of the image for a more striking effect.
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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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Model of the Day: 16/01/2025 - Scarlett Blaze
Our daily model photograph with Scarlett Blaze
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Model of the Day: 15/01/2025 - Tillie Feather
Our daily model photograph with Tillie Feather
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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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