Jamie ~ Dance

beautiful pose

Good job with the composition. I like the the stronger contrast of the exposure as well. It draws your eyes right to her face.

Scott & Peta,

Thank you for your kind words. Jamie is a ballet dancer by vocation and just a wonderful model to work with. Dancers on the whole are a great group to work with when doing figure work. They have such an awareness of their body, position, etc....

I like the pose. I also like the exposure - nicely done.

Beautiful pose. Well done.

Perfect!

good feeling:)

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Some movement with longer exposure could enliven the photo. I think you've composed her a bit too much to the right. Anyway, her expression is refined. I like the brownish tone and soft lighting. Good work!

excellent pose, composition.

Beauty, grace, elegance. Absolutely lovely.

Beautiful.

Somebody please help[ this girl with her diet, she needs a little more flesh on her bones!

An original pose but the whole thing could be improved if she were holding a fish.

Poor girl? She looks a healthy person to me. beautiful image.

This is a beautiful image of a beautiful young woman. I agree with the comment that she looks healthy to me. Please post more images like this and make sure that some of them are of this spectacular model.

A wonderful picture. A quite nice model ...

I love the rising lines of the rib cage, the unencumbered chest, the arms stretched upwards, and at the same time, the complete absence of tension. The model has a great "fluid" body, and the subtlety of the grays does full justice to her beauty. Great stuff !

One of the best I've scene of this genre--a certain controlled tension.

I agree with Jean-Pierre, and her body is very typical of a dancers, and when many of us strike that same pose, ribs will show.

Figure type in this is not the issue, it's just all round a very beautiful photo.

You are fortunate to have found such a lovely model.

I am fortunate indeed. I have had the real privilege to work with a number of remarkable models. My personal shooting style is one of complete collaberation with my models. They are equal contributors to the success of any of my images and on some days have been my "creative gas tank" when I run on empty.

Oh so graceful and natural, which is extremely refreshing when having to sift through so many cliche glamour shots on sites like this (disclaimer: Please note, I am not filing this shot in the same category as glamour). And this is a gem of an example demonstrating how elegance can be captured with a nude. I like the model's comfortableness with herself, it really shines through, and of course the way you have handled the capture ie monotone, asymetrical positioning, along with the camera level and lighting. I like the idea suggested above about trying a longer exposure with motion trails. Not as a replacement for this is surely beautiful, but as an alternative on the same dance theme. Hell you could get a whole series out of this! Very inspiring.

elegant. Nice lighting and good choice of backdrop.

Elegant .

it is better than what it looks on the thumbnail. very good pose and glance.