Instant Backgrounds, Stage Sets and Structure

Shooting with Julie Waterhouse, a very proficient dancer and model, I wanted to put together a stage set that Julie could improvise around.

Underwater photo shoot with Leah. 7 images and how to make an underwater set.

These were shot in the studio this week, with the brave and fearless Leah Axl (the water was VERY cold!

lens tilt shift lensbaby shooting Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

You can create easy lomo style images with the lensbaby

THINKING: A typical way of creating out of focus areas within an image is to use a tilt-shift lens. This type of lens is made principally for architectural photography.

zara watson contrast Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Zara Watson - 1 Way To Use High Contrast (video)

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

maja camera pose waist suspension Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

AOP part 65: How to photograph a model suspended from the ceiling.

Depending on the pose Maja has a greater or lesser control of her position. The silks can wrap, deliberately or as part of their own accord.

model summer studio shots shadow Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Dancing with drapes

One of the beauties of my studio space is that it has a very large coved area where dance movement and action have lots of room to flow.

Harriett Langley model, tones bag softness sharpness range Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Why you want to make your lens take blurred pictures - or lomo on himo.

THINKING: The continual mantra of sharpness is so prevalent in photography that we often forget the pleasure of a "pleasing lack of definition".

saturated recede advance actually version Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

How to select simple but effective props - free book excerpt

Remember the black infinity scarf? Well this is its red version. I've added red tights from my collection of props to make a real splash of colour.

personality outfit maja clearly wide Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

AOP part 63: How to pose and frame your shot to maximise the impact of the outfit

To really show of the intricacy of the halter top we really need to get a close up image. If I had not done this you would never see the detail of how the individual straps weave in and out of each other.

leviation freya creating Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Freya - Creating a Leviation Image (video)

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

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