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Thanks Chris,
for perhaps 25% of the commissions I've been doing, I will see the client and subject "prior" to posing them - in other words I get a chance to not just talk over the phone, but to see the subject, the house, etc, and formulate a where the pose will be and what the dress may be. 75% of the commimmissions are formulated and photographed the first time I meet them. This always kind of amazes me that this can happen successfully - learning who they are, finding the right pose, dress and lighting and then gettin them to relax and photograph then - all in an hour or two.
This is a painting of the later type. The mom and I talked beforehand so I knew we were going for something formal yet slightly casual (she only 16) and I could discuss what type of clothing would be suitable.
From there it's just intuition and luck.
And I am very fortunate to have been born to a photographer dad - so I've been lucky to have been exposed (no pun intended) to lighting and cameras and all that for my whole life.
For this painting of Olivia the pose came alot from simply having to be near the window because this small room was sooooo dark (almost black walls).
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