Performance and Posing, Part Two

Briana is back with Part Two of the Posing and Performance Column. Be sure to read her first columns and be looking for more as she helps photographers and models work together to create exciting imagery. Also be sure to check out the Lighting Essentials Magazine for...

Muse or Inspiration: The Model’s Role (Pt2)

Muse in the Studio – A Brief “How to” Guide:(part two of two parts) Okay, enough philosophy, let’s make this simple. Here are a few things I “feel” when I’m modeling. Yes, “feel.” I don’t go and think about these steps when I’m modeling… I...

Muse and Inspiration: The Model’s Role

A Two Part Article By Briana Shaker Part I What is a muse? The romantic poets knew. The ancient Greeks did as well. Now it’s time for models and photographers alike to learn. Quite simply, the muse is she (or he) for whom the artist creates or in whom the artist...

Hey, We Got Freebies Too!

Yes… we got free stuff. Who can’t use a great desktop calendar? And when it features a lovely model like Briana, you can’t go wrong. We have two June, 2008 calendars available in many desktop sizes. I will also give a lighting tutorial for each of...

Using Light to Create Drama On Location

Briana and I were stuck in a small, hot and very mundane room while the thunderstorm unleashed lightning and torrential rain all over Anna Maria, Florida. She playfully challenged me to do a shot in the space that was, well, simply awful. I looked at the set she...