Awesome new photog!

Days like today, I love modeling.  I worked with a new photographer Jeff (from White Canvas).  He was really a dream to work with.

My basic theory of the model/photographer relationship is that we are both artists---a couple of artists collaborating to make some exciting images. Each brings his or her own talents and skills to the shoot.  Neither party should be "in charge" of or dictating the shoot.  Rather, we should feed off each other's energy and ideas to create pictures that are far better than either one could come up with alone.

 I pay for my pictures exclusively through the time-honored barter arrangement TFP--Time For Pictures. Therefore, I consider my time and my photographer's time to be of equal value.  I also consider our needs to have equal weight and our opinions to be of equal value.

Lately I have been coming up with a lot of dud photographers, all who want to shoot me posed, without props, on a plain background. They never seem to have any new ideas, just tell me "Oh, anything you want to do is fine...."

Unfortunately, I am out of new ideas.  I've been a bit burnt out lately, to say the least.  I dunno....blank backdrops just don't speak to me, yanno...?

Ah, but today's guy was different.  Jeff was funny, creative, and full of suggestions and ideas.    He knew how to help me pose, but trusted me to find my own poses, too.  He used my ideas, and had his own ideas, as well.  He was very considerate of my needs and comfort, trying always to make sure I was warm enough and didn't have to hold an uncomfortable pose for too long.

Technically, he is a wizard with lighting and camera angles.  He had a couple of nifty clip lights that he could put just anywhere.  He was constantly moving them to get the best effect.  He was also great about changing camera angles and getting a variety of poses, but not so many I was repeating poses I know I had done before.


Needless to say, this guy Jeff rocks!    I can't wait to show you the pictures!