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AOP part 59: Full on Alien

This make-up style was really striking me as something from a sci-fi movie, so of course the next step was to go full alien!

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JammyLou - Subconscious References (video)

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

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Model of the Day: 06/01/2025 - Julie Waterhouse

Our daily model photograph with Julie Waterhouse

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Anonymity 2: Candid

THINKING: By not having faces within an image we invite the viewer to look around the image and take in other aspects of the image.

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Model of the Day: 05/01/2025 - Rosa Brighid

Our daily model photograph with Rosa Brighid

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AOP part 58: Not an Airbrush

This look I blissfully stole from the movie "Blade Runner". In the film the character Tris, played by Darryl Hannah, applies this herself using an airbrush in one sweep.

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Anonymity 1: Strength

THINKING: As soon as we show a face in an image then it becomes a portrait. It becomes a study of the person.

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Model of the Day: 04/01/2025 - Lou Lou

Our daily model photograph with Lou Lou

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The trick with the first shot

Whenever I start a shoot I always take a "test" shot. I tell the client this is a test of my lighting, but what it actually does is let me quietly examine their facial structure before continuing with the shoot.

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Critique for Richard W

This is a critique of Richard's images from a recent workshop at the studios. This is from a nude's workshop - so there's lots of nudity - go no further if you're going to be offended!