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Milk thistle flowerhead isolated on a green background
Photo taken on: May 31st, 2007

© Photographer: Picsvet | Agency: Dreamstime.com
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I just had a call from one of my favorite model friends. She and her fiance want to come in for a couples artistic nude session. What will be great about this shoot is that they are both ballroom dancers. Can you imagine the images we can get as they dance and interact with the music? I’m really excited about being asked to shoot this. I envision shots that will be along the lines of “the Kiss” by Rodin, the sweeping beauty of a passionate embrace as the dancers dip at the end. I can also envision the classical dance moves captured in a romantic, sensual way. Yes, there will be nudity, but it will be the purest form of expression and the most sincere expression of emotion.

The key to a great couples nude session is to express your passion and feelings with your partner. Although it may be difficult to imagine forgetting that you are being photographed, my clients have said that once they let the feelings take over they were in another world. The first reaction is always that they think they have to pose. But I keep telling them that posing is not what they need to do – they need to be natural. Once the posing ends, the beautiful natural images begin. A kiss, a hand being held, a touch, or a hug. Natural, beautiful, expressive, and sensual. That’s what it’s all about.

I’m still getting used to the new studio and the challenge is the amount of space I have for storage. But today, just before we cleaned the studio we put up a 30″ wide storage cabinet and a 24″ wide wall cabinet. Between the two I was able to free up 4 storage shelves and 2 shelves in the kitchen area. This will allow me to store more props and things, as well as organize the storage areas a little better. We’re now thinking of removing the front reception area and building another set in it’s place. In a smaller studio everything has to serve a dual purpose!

Sorry for the play on words, but more and more clients lately have started out just wanting to do Lingerie shots and end up asking to do nudes. One client explained it like this, “After seeing how sexy the shots were coming out I figured I’ve gone this far, why not take the next step and see how nudes come out.” She said “it’s like running a race, you’ve already invested in getting close to the finish line so put in the effort to finish at a strong pace.” She also mentioned how comfortable she felt in the studio and the way she was being treated professionally as the drivers to her decision to do nudes. I pride myself in being respectful and professional with my clients. Yes, we do joke around a bit and try to make it a fun shoot, but the most important aspect is treating the client with total respect and professionalism. And since “change of mind” for many clients happens, I have started making sure that the studio is prepared to do both venues of photography at each shoot.

Take a look at my website, read the client testimonials, and give me a call to schedule a session for you. Remember that intimate images can make a very memorable gift for the one you love – or even just for yourself!

Today I worked with a local model who wanted to create some artistic images with me. What we ended up deciding on were BodyScapes. A bodyscape is like a landscape in a sense, but the “land” being photographed is the body – selected areas. These can be truly beautiful expressions of sensuality as well as artistic expressions.

I love to light these in a sensual way, one light with very tight lighting. I try to light the selected area so that it creates a mood for the viewer. The shots typically look good in B&W, but there are some that look great in color. Below you will see one of my bodyscapes that I really love. The inspiration for this came to me on a flight to Paris a couple of years ago. I could see the moon, stars and the shine on the Atlantic below. I thought it would be awesome to create something like that using a body and the shots of the moon I had taken several years back. The shoot only took an hour or so, but the post processing took a few hours to get just the right look to the shot.

Bodyscapes – a way to express nudity and art in a single form.

Mother Earth

I have put together this short blog to help introduce my clients to what they can expect at their artistic nude/glamour/boudoir nude photo shoot. Many people feel a little nervous at the prospect. It is natural to be a bit shy, and I fully appreciate your feelings! Remember that although it is a new experience for you, I have shot hundreds of nude women and men. You will be in a completely professional environment and treated with the utmost respect. And you’ll be surprised at how fast the “butterflies” disappear once we start shooting and you see the artistic images we are creating.

First, you are always welcome to bring someone with you to the shoot. When you arrive I will show you samples of my work, the studio facilities, and introduce you to your makeup artist if you have elected to use one. We normally sit together and go over the different images that you would like to have, and any last minute ideas for poses.

Then it is time for makeup. While you are doing your makeup or having it applied for you, I will be finalizing the studio setup. I will check on the makeup process and give any input on what might work best with the lighting I will be using. Makeup takes about 30 minutes.

Now it is time to take a test shot. Normally you will go to the restroom and change into the robe that will be waiting for you. After the test shots we are ready to begin.

When we complete a series of shots you will put your robe back on and we will review the images on the computer in the studio. If there are things we want to change, we will make corrections to the poses and shoot them again. If we are happy with the images, you will go back into the dressing/makeup area and change your outfit or just relax while I change the set. Then we start all over on the second “look”, or series of shots. By this time I guarantee you will be perfectly comfortable with your photographic experience!

When we are finished and you are getting dressed, I back up the images onto an archive CD and we may even go over a few shots to see how they will look on post production. That’s about all there is to it.

We will have fun, get beautiful images, and enjoy the shoot!

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Today I looked at my two newest issues of W magazine that I get for the studio. I have to say that I am impressed with the way the magazine is following some of the European magazines and featuring the body as part of the ad – not hiding it. I’m a believer that our human forms are art. I love the shapes, contours, textures, and shadows we all create. Using that in advertising is just a natural extension of the clothing we all wear. In Europe nudity is not looked at as being offensive, but rather a part of the natural way things are. I have to take my hat off to W and applaud their openness to something as natural as the human body. While I’m at it, my hat’s off to Dove for showing women as natural as can be – nude, beautiful, empowered and not Photoshopped.

My first set for Zivity not only got accepted it went live.  That, for me, is not the most exciting part.  The fact that they accepted MissD as a model is by far the most exciting part for me since she is a plus sized model.  We have shot for and tried to submit sets for other sites and in the past all we got was no. However when we both read how Zivity is about women, fashion and acceptance of the female form we jumped at the chance of finally finding a home together.  They accepted her as a model right away and accepted our first set a few days later. Now the set is up and I have 3 more pending with her plus a few with my muse Solyria who recently joined their model ranks. Go to http://zivity.com/photographers/MeridianSage to sign up for a free 24 hour trial and to see more.

Lo studio fotografico Dreaming blue, per il mese di ottobre offre book fotografici in formato tfcd, per ragazzi e ragazze che vogliono approdare nel mondo dello spettacolo. Le sessioni fotografiche, avranno una durata di 3 ore. Per maggiori informazioni,

Contatti:

Morgan Capasso

artstudiofoto.foto@gmail.com Tel:0695214163

Noemi di lorenzo

new.noemi@dreamingblue.net 3282521995

http://www.dreamingblue.net