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AOP part 21: Portrait Close Up

Of course, the next step having got that close is to get even closer still. Rolling Stones anyone? On the following two pages I want to show a small collection of the images from this tiny session.

Softness

THINKING: To create an image of softness (rather than a soft, out of focus image) you need to relate a number of features of the image.

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Freya - Swinging (video)

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

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AOP part 20: Portrait with Post

From that lovely serenity we move to something much more sexually charged! This has had a bit of a working over in post processing.

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Borrowing from the "Old Masters"

This series is about borrowing and re-interpreting the style of the old master painters, back before photography was invented.

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Raphaella - Reclining (video)

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

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AOP part 19: Portrait

Up to this point I had largely been shooting full or three-quarter length images with Maja. Clearly though her fine features, symmetrical face and perfectly applied makeup meant I should really make sure I got some portraits too.

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Tillie - Corridor (video)

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

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AOP part 18: Simple Props

While props don't feature too often in my work I do like them because they give the model something to work with, which in turn gives them some different poses and themes.

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AOP part 17: How do I learn to see?

I can tell you simply in three words "Practice. Shoot, Review". Then repeat this a few 1,000 times. When you first start taking photos you make all the usual mistakes, lamp posts out the top of peoples heads, distracting backgrounds, bad lighting.

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