How to make a model look vulnerable

THINKING: A girl in a shirt is always a great image. There is something about bare legs below the shirt that are sexy.

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Helen Stephens Photoshoot

Helen and I had three quarters of an hour to shoot these on a rooftop balcony in London. I knew as soon as I saw it I wanted to create something with a Mediterranean feel and mostly the weather co-operated.

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AOP part 49: Masks

Masks can be really great props, they instantly add a little mystery to a headshot. However many masks have eye holes which are too small, leaving the eyes obscured.

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Zara Watson - Rock Chick Styling (video)

"Nudes Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of a nude image: "Rock Chick Styling" featuring model Zara Watson

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AOP part 48: What to Shoot for Fashion

Over the many fashion catalogue shoots I've done I've realised that you must always check the back of the outfit.

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AOP part 47: Giant in a Small Room

There is this very tiny room at the location and I thought it would be fun to make Maja look like a giant.

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Leah Axl - Working With the Weather (video)

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

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Creating stone effect

Using a simple cosmetic mud pack we have been able to turn our lovely model into something else entirely.

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Voyeur

THINKING: I often work to conceptual series. This image is from a series I title in my head "Voyeurism".

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AOP part 46: This one didn't work

Compositionally it was what I wanted. Technically I got exactly the right mix of light and dark and a natural vignette.

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