A Studio Session with L_

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I have worked with L_ a for almost a decade, and still manage to make images of her that fill me with delight - there’s such an energy that comes from her, and it is always a delight when that comes across in an image.

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I've always found the studio challenging to work in; it is essentially an empty room waiting for light and a subject. As such, the easiest, and most obvious approach for me is to work with portraiture - the empty room permits (and essentially requires) all the attention to be focused on the model, and reinforces the connection between the photographer and subject.

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Though we did some experimentation with more body-oriented compositions, it was always the portraits that really worked, so in the end, for all that we tried to push the session in other directions, it was ultimately a great portrait session with a lovely model.