Pascal Baetens. Nude Photography. The Art and The Craft. 2007

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162 PhotoGraPhers’ GallerY

behind the scenes

i photographed italian television stars over a long period,

so i became used to walking into rental studios that were

quite bare and having to make do with whatever was there

for props. it was good practice—you could put me in an

empty room and i would start creating something. i had the

prop shown here made for another job a few years ago,

and it occurred to me to paint it black for this project and

turn it upside down. i asked Micky to model for me—he’s

a professional dancer i’ve worked with often, and i knew he

would really try to come up with something to inspire me.

10:12 Micky swaps his clothes for a bathrobe

as soon as he arrives.

10:32 My assistant Werner and I set the light

on a boom and attach a softbox.

10:44 The next stage is to put the prop and

lighting into place.

10:48 The hair stylist attends to Micky’s hair

and puts some oil on his body.