Raphaella (video)

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

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AOP part 14: Shooting the Boots

I've already mentioned the boots. They really quite odd to look at as they seem to defy gravity According to Maja they are surprisingly comfortable and stable.

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alex and shane (video)

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

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AOP part 13: Coloured Gels - Different Gel

After playing with the blue gel creating the red environment I wanted to switch to a cooler, cinematic tone.

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JammyLou (video)

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

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AOP part 12: Dutch Angle

I'm a big fan of the "Dutch" angle - the tilted frame. At one time I would use an automated script to allow me to select images as shot and with a 20 degree tilt forward and backward.

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Nude in chocolate

This is warmed chocolate sauce, a wonderfully graphic prop for photography. Lighting Diagram The cove is lit to balance the front main light to right hand side.

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AOP part 11: Colour Gels Post Processing

This is a closer image of Maja. I wanted to explore that high contrast look of the previous image. Here I used two layers, with the top layer blend mode set to "soft light".

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Sammie H (video)

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

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AOP part 10: Coloured Gels Technique

Here is a test shot using a straight daylight white balance but using the blue gel on the strobe. You get what you would expect - a blue cast to the whole space.

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Model of the Day: 16/01/2017 - Alex Shanks

How a $5 prop can create great images

Have you ever wondered about making a video from all your photographs the hard way?

Model of the Day: 31/05/2018 - Cat Pearce