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Hello Barbara,
In a situation like this I would prefer to make a new series of photographs, and all would be variations on the photograph the model likes so much but with the proper lighting, so I, as the portait-painter can feel satisfied also about the quality of the picture, while the model sees the pose that he or she prefers.
As a portrait painter, I feel that I need to guide the model through the process, so the person who commissions the work feels satisfied about the pose and the way he/she is being portrayed, on the other hand, there are certain things that I want to get right in the source-photograph, like good lighting. Although I understand that it's not always possible to do that when someone insists on using a photograph he or she likes very much.
Peter
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