GETTING STARTED 19Facing page—This image was taken
years ago using a Bronica film camera.
This is one of my favorite poses. It’s a
great way to lengthen and tone legs and
hide any problem areas. Canvas muslin
(all one piece of fabric) was used as
a backdrop.Top left—My studio offers
twenty-five outdoor sets, the most popu-
lar of which is the waterfall. The twenty-
foot-wide waterfall cascades down in
three levels, which start at seven feet. It
was built using a kit from Aquascape Wa-
terfalls. A rubber pool liner was set up
and covered with rocks to give a natural pond look. A pump at the base recycles the water all day. We’ve further enhanced the
set by adding a bridge purchased from Off the Wall.Bottom left—I write a personalized letter to each client if I’m going to use
her images for high-profile events or projects. Again, people can be very nervous about showing their images to the public.
After all, they had boudoir pictures taken to give a special gift to themselves or a significant other. Look at Appendix D in the
back of the book to see an example of the personalized letter I sent to the models included in this book.Right—This beauti-
ful waterfall shot was taken many years ago when I was still using film cameras. I hiked approximately two miles with a pho-
tographer colleague, Al Fess. We had one tripod, a Tamron 300mm lens mounted to a Bronica ETRS body, and our subject. Our
main light was directly overhead and filtered through clouds (overcast lighting). I shot this image at f/11 to get detail and
dragged the shutter to about^1 / 8 of a second to get the soft, flowing look on the water.