AOP part 5: Attitude

So this style of guidance lets me and the model move easily from genre to genre, theme to theme. I can say "give me some attitude" and we are in a different place.

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AOP part 4: Natural Light Serenity

Another simple window light portrait. Always look to the lighting on the face first. See here how we have perfect Rembrandt lighting on the face.

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AOP part 3: Strength

From the first few shots it became apparent that Maja could play the emotional chameleon and pull of a wide range of posing styles.

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AOP part 2: The Location and the Shoot

The location was a disused factory in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham. I have used the location several times for workshops.

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AOP part 1: The first shot

This was my first image of Maja. I was completely blown away. I remember jumping up and down exclaiming, "Oh my God, that's perfect!

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