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AOP part 53: Aerial Ropes

Well of course those trapdoors where placed for a reason! And it just so happens that Maja is a trained aerialist!

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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: 26/12/2025 - Rosa Brighid

Our daily model photograph with Rosa Brighid

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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: 25/12/2025 - Bex Mitchell

Our daily model photograph with Bex Mitchell

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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.

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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.