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Really nice. Form, texture and lighting. Love it.

I like your commitment to really integrating the nude in the landscape. I need to look through the rest of your portfolio to see if you pursued this idea further. One minor comment - I'm ambivalent about seeing her hand below her back helping her arch - it breaks the curve of her body unnecessarily (except that it is likely helping her arch:-)

Nice shot - I guess I'm taking the contrary position - I think the flare draws attention to the image. If I saw it in all images I guess it would annoy me. But sparing use is cool.

Great sexy shot, lighting, composition. Love the stockings. And the textures of the stucco/stone etc.

Hmmmm... yes, perhaps not centered - will adjust - I'm working on images in my copious spare time and maybe moving too fast... I recropped to center - you might have to reload image.

Yes, I'm musing on how to lay color down on background while not distracting from the figure. On the other hand, the blending of the figure with the background is odd (in an interesting way). Probably have to consider the color wheel etc. to get separation.

More paint experiments.

Playing with paint in water pistols.

Simple portrait.

Another image from the shoot.

Ha ha. Tell me about it. I just have (had) this investment in Speedotron (3 monolights, power pack and four heads, speed rings) that I cringe everytime I think of replacing. The color temperature shifts are making me a little twitchy.

It almost looks human - as if it has an expression. Reminds me of

the Mad Hatter from Tenniel's illustrations for Alice in Wonderland.

Beautiful light and composition. Great color.

As I mentioned at the beginning, I used a Broncolor Para 330 FB (the bigsilver umbrella in the picture) in defocused mode (light extended all the way to front of boom in umbrella to defocus and soften).It is 11 foot wide (I misspoke when I said 12 foot).It's been interesting to shoot with it - it really simplifies uniformly lighting a subject and shooting.The model can move around in front of the umbrella fairly freely. I am in front of the umbrella when I shoot - the light reaches around me from the edge of the umbrella. As someone noted, it's not "soft" like a softbox - it is really interesting on a subject.

Frankly, after working with it, I assume you can get similar effects using something likea 12 foot Lastolite Umbrella Box, orthe large Plume J Umbrella at amore reasonable price. That said, Broncolor makes very nice gear (I am using Speedotron strobes with the Para 330 FB however).

More figure studies. There's no post processing on the image (except contrast, sharpening) -

using a 12 foot silver

umbrella (Para 330 FB) - giving very interesting lighting effect.

White and black study. I love the reflections I'm getting in the lacquered wooden bowl.

C'est la vie.

Tighter, more abstract, composition with vintage dress.

Thanks David - good to hear from you.

Hey Marko - interesting treatment. I don't do much manipulation of the image typically, but it's interesting to me to see someone's reaction or interpretation. The graphic lines of the map overlay is cool.

The closer shot (crop) works really well with this image. Much stronger composition. The toning gives it an aged feel that works well with the condition of the boots.

Hmmm... I assume the branch and shadows are intended to play with the model but I'm not sure it is coming together. But not sure what to suggest. I think the branch cutting across her chin distracting. Perhaps if it was only shadows breaking up the form? I would keep playing with this idea.

Well done - love the distortion in the mirror image. Well seen.

Airbrush makeup, white dress, black bowl, magnolia.

I'll think on the wisp - good catch. Yes, thanks for noticing the reference - I really like Bernhard's series with the steel bowls from the 1930's

(I love the story behind the steel bowls - I think I mentioned once on this site going to an Asian furniture shop going out of business and seeing something black and dust covered, hidden by bric-brac under a dining room table - got the bowl cheap). Was always looking for stark contrast with the black, finally picked up an air brush and body makeup to achieve this effect.

Another vintage dress. With black bowl.