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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Simplicity

THINKING: A shot seen so many times. Why do variations of this image have such appeal? Because of its absolute simplicity.

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Experimental Shoots: Montage Old Master

These always sound so easy. Fix your camera on the tripod, take a bunch of shots with the model moving into different positions.

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Silhouette

THINKING: I wanted to create some sculptural looking poses with Allex and Shane together. However, we were shooting in their small apartment and on the face of it was going to give me the simplicity of space that I was looking for.

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The Irrational Fear of Nude Art Photography

This is an open letter Sven Ellirand which I think sums up a lot of frustration of both photographers and models in the nude art genre.

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Saving Images with Monochrome

THINKING: Sometimes you cannot achieve what you want to. In this image of Tillie posed within a corridor, I really wanted a colour shot.

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Alexx and Shane (video)

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

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Projection

THINKING: Projection in photography was once used a lot. Much like back projection in films it was used to provide a variety of backdrops.

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Leanne (video)

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

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Simple Figure Lighting

A strong woman presented in strong lighting and although clearly studio based a strong environment too.

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Can AI Vision systems detect and censor art nude photographs

100 Do's and Don'ts for Studios

How a $5 prop can create great images

Model of the Day: 22/11/2020 - Rosa Brighid