The second part of the anatomy of my shoot deals with moving right along to less clothes.

The purpose of shooting in clothes is to let the model know that I’m into her, not just her being nude or in little to no clothing. The poses we do are typical poses, nothing too outrageous. By this time of the shoot, she and I for that matter, are no longer nervous. I am nervous for every shoot I do. For as long as I’ve been doing this, I’ve not really gotten over the fact that I could totally blow a shoot and to be honest, I like that feeling.

So now we’re moving into Lingerie or Intimate Apparel as I call it. Again, we’re all relaxed here so she’s trusting that I’m going to get the great shot and I’m trusting that she’s over her suspicions of me. We’re at a point to where we’re laughing and having fun. By this time of the shoot, she’s pulled out everything for me to choose because she trusts my judgement. This is the lingerie part.

Originally posted 9/1/2011