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celtic goddess on the mountain embracing the sun Stone Mountain is not even a mountain, its a big rock. A lot of people think its granite, but its actually quartz monzonite.  reclined Goddess  seduction I know a lot of people think that photographers should use UV filters, but I’ve always felt like the glare of the sun in photos is rather sentimental.  sunbathing  sunbathing  sunkissed breast, fiery hair tendril I can’t wait to take photos of other ladies, I just need to figure out how to ask. Any and all photography advice welcome, as long as its not equipment related, I have one camera with one lens, unless you want to buy me more, just give me advice related to what I already have to work with, thanks.
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I love the Stone Mountain pics, shes very pretty and the pictures are stylish and seductive
I too have only one camera and one lens, so I feel your pain. What you’ve shot here is really wonderful, though.
As far as UV filters go, my understanding is that they really make little or no difference in the picture at all. Most photographers do use them (myself included) but only as cheap lens protection. I’d much rather scratch a $15 UV filter than a $300 lens. The sun effects you’re seeing are just lens flare resulting from the sun shining partly or entirely into the lens (and I agree; it’s a nice effect in these pictures).
Wow, I love the stone Mountain pics. That’s pure artistic here.
Perhaps you can get some practice by asking women to model for you for free or a small fee(depends on how much money you have). They could intern use the photos for self promotion without having to pay a fee. You could also ask them to give you credit in their portfolios or website so that people know you took the photos. Maybe when you get some gigs you will be able to eventually afford some more equipment. Another idea is to see if you can get an internship or a job as a photographer’s assistant or for a company that needs photographers( these usually cover everyday things but the expereince with whomever you photograph could be invaluble toward whomever you end up photographing in the future).
It must have been nice to hang out with another sexworker who isn’t into the petty shit. I guess a lot of women would be intimidated by how much experience you have in many areas of sexwork at your age and how fast you are moving up through the pay levels.
Your skills and knowledge from experience are a lot to be proud of, not to mention the self confidence it took to get you where you are. You have a lot to offer the industry.
The sunlight makes these shots — just beautiful.
I run a meetup group that specializes in sexuality. I would love to create an event for you to take photos if you would be interested. I think your photos are beautiful.
email me if you’d like to discuss. ~Liz
Put yourself up on some of the photography sites. You’re awesome and women will want to shoot with you. For really real. I bet you could make a whole business doing natural beauty shoots like this. Also if you put a profile up I’ll give you a good review or stars or whatever.
Hands…Never cut out hands. They either complete a line or “point” and direct your eyes. Same goes for feet. See pic 3 and 4. Use “head room”…Leave a nice gap between the models head and your edges. You use “lead room” well in the last 3 shots. Give the model something to look into even if its not in frame. In the last shot the hair and breast lead you left. If you shoot only a part of a model like in the first pic…Shoulders up…Try it full body as well. Try it waist up. Give yourself the abiltiy to choose the shot that you like best. Pay close attention to what you are not shooting in your frame. If your shooting the model make sure that a random branch isnt behind her looking like its sticking out of her neck or something like that. No matter how well we create depth of field or how well a cameras “virtual 3D” is supposed to be we still have 2D images to contend with.
A UV filter wont always kill sun glare. A “heavy” one will but a “lighter” one will give you that glare. They are mainly used to reduce haze and dullness that comes from UV light acting on film and how the lens sees things.
Look into “the rule of 3rds” if you will be shooting more models w/ landscape. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
Use it but as much as you do, don’t.
Also get to know F-Stop/Aperture settings, exposure times, and depth of field. You can mess with some much in a photo just by using what you ave in your hand without all the fancy shit they try to sell you these days.
actually, the venus of willendorf has no feet. (she does have arms, though- sitting on her breasts, some people don’t realize that) and many ancient goddess figurines had no feet. Not sure why. Not that JGasm isn’t right about general rules of composition, but I don’t think you lost much in the shots.
Beautiful job, Sequoia. I really think all your photography is excellent. The way you utilize self-portraiture is also very intimate and mysterious. The sunlight effects always surprise and intrigue me! Hell yeah. Get your art on, girl.
thanks everybody for the compliments and advice!