I really like this image. So subtle, yet a lot going on. I rarely allow myself to present an image this dark, though I have been shooting darker images a lot lately. I always want to pull out a lot of detail from the shadows, but I have to learn to let the darkness speak for itself.
Photographers: What do you think about that concept?
2016-11-15 17:33:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This is when I taught her the creative concept of "less is more," showing as much as possible without showing anything. She liked that idea a lot.
2016-11-15 17:32:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I'd had this skimpy pair of crocheted bikini bottoms, which can only be worn by the tiniest of women. Thankfully Sam is one of them.
2016-11-15 17:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Her hand placement here seems more suggestive than it actually was. But it still works for the image.
2016-11-15 17:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again, the subtle baby oil I had her apply really helps make her skin pop in this image.
2016-11-15 17:24:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn't want to ask too much of her, being only our second shoot. I was still trying to learn her mannerisms, understanding how her body moves and how she conveys her moods through body language. This is always important to learn when working with a new model, especially one with little experience. I can tell you how each of the women I've shot more than three times moves on any given occasion.
2016-11-15 17:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As mentioned before, Sam has a naivete and vulnerability that she easily conveys in her images, though that's not to say she is innocent by any means.
2016-11-15 17:09:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Though a few of these images were seen as the September Perk, I'm proud to show you a larger variety of uncensored images from that set.
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2016-11-15 17:07:26 +0000 UTC View Post
When i was finally brave enough to get out of the pool, I took one last shot of her before getting a towel for her and helping her out. It was a great start to a long working relationship, and I will dig through my archives to find more of our work soon.
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2016-11-15 01:31:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Apart from being a great model, Raven was a lot of fun. She was strong and opinionated and goofy, all my favorite characteristics.
2016-11-15 01:27:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We continued to shoot like that for another several minutes, and once I joined her in the hot tub, the difference in temperature made me not want to get out, either.
2016-11-15 01:26:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This was the first shot I took of her in the hot tub, and of all the cool images we had shot that day, there's something I really love about it. Definitely a favorite.
2016-11-15 01:25:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally, she was too cold and couldn't take it anymore, so I told her I had captured more than enough and that she could now hop into the hot tub. Shivering and naked, she climbed over the adjoining pool/hot tub wall and dove in to the comforting warmth.
2016-11-15 01:23:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I really like this one for the sheer simplicity and beauty of the figure and the negative space she creates.
2016-11-15 01:20:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I rotated this image to play even more with the feeling or abstract, otherworldliness. I like how she's breaking the water.
2016-11-15 01:19:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another favorite, another image I barely cropped in at all.
2016-11-15 01:18:32 +0000 UTC View Post
The most exciting part about this image is that it was completely uncropped. This is exactly how I shot it, and since I never am looking while shooting underwater, with my head above the water, I take special pride in this composition.
2016-11-15 01:17:35 +0000 UTC View Post
