Clea
 

Hi. I've been trying to get this young woman to pose for me for quite a while. Today she stopped over and I jumped on the opportunity and took some shots. It was late afternoon so lighting was low. I'm having some problems with light and focus with my new camera. My learning curve is at a low point.

But here are some that might be worth a look.

Jean

#2
 

I love the pose in this one. She's very graceful and moves beautifully.

Clea again
 

Here's a close up of her face from the previous pose. This seems quite blue, about 5:30 pm with the sun setting to her left. I still like it, but am wondering if I should try posing her like this with a warmer light source.

Jean

#4
 

Very close this time. I love her expression, Clea is very photogenic. I may not use any of these, and will certainly grab Clea again to model. I'm trying to persuade her to do a formal pose for me, invest some time in this from life and do a real beauty.

Jean

ps, Mike this is a model for you!

Jean,

As I look at the map, if you will send her south from Madison to St. Louis and then have her take I-44 straight into Tulsa. Once she gets to the city limits have her call BR-549. Unless it was another Mike you were referring to.

It looks like the light was not doing you any favors, especially in the outside shots. Try putting her up against or underneath something to block some of the light. You will probably get a better success percentage indoors.

Hi Mike
 

She's a natural in front of the camera, reminds me of your Victoria. Too bad I'm not a natural behind the camera! I'll try her again using your suggestions. I seem to get a lot of blue people, I'll keep trying.

Jean

Clea again
 

I'm playing around with a new photo program (much easier than Photoshop). Here's Clea again without blue skin.

Jean

Same photo as earlier but doctored
 

This is her again reclining, again minus the blue skin. These are very close to her actual coloring.

Jean