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AOP part 43: A Simple Portrait

By flipping the studio strobe off, I was able to go back to the natural light for a moment to capture these more delicate portraits.

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DVD: Creative Nude Photography

This trailer features stills from the learning program "Creative Nudes". Moving beyond a last century vision of fine art nude, this program shows you how to create 21st century nude photography This is a double DVD set, over 2 hours in length,...

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AOP part 42: Frozen Motion

I knew the location had a box of various costumes. Now stylistically these were not really Maja's thing, but nevertheless I thought we would give them a try and they have worked very well.

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AOP part 41: The Simplest of Props

As well as making dresses, hoodies, scarves and jumpers in a fashion context it can also be used as something to pull against or swing around or.

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Leah Axl - Mixed Light Sources (video)

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

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Telling a Story

THINKING: I strongly favour what I call the "film direction" method of posing. That is I give the model a story and a scene and let them act into it.

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AOP part 40: The Simplest of Props

This is one of my most favourite props. It is called an infinity scarf. It is a simple piece of material joined at the ends to form a loop.

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Artemis Fauna - Low Key Glamour (video)

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

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AOP part 39: Frame Within a Frame and Posing Assist

I've talked before about door frames and their use. This is a classic example of how it works both as a frame within a frame and a posing assist.

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AOP part 38: Stop Shooting Square On

Somehow all portrait photographers are programmed to shoot square on to the background. It really does take some effort of will to move the camera off the perpendicular and go for some angled shots.

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