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Dec 11, 2023·edited Dec 11, 2023Liked by Wesley Verhoeve

I love that tighter portrait where she has one eye closed; the one just above the bts shot of her leaping in the flash. Such a great shot. Maybe this is better suited for a post but I'd love to hear how you navigate those creative brainstorms with a subject? Are you bringing ideas to the table or are you more fishing inspiration from the subject? I'm always interested in the inception of these photos. Thanks!

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Good idea for a post Gajan, will work on that. But in a nutshell, a bit of both.

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Super fun shoot.

It is always such a delight when the subject brings something exciting to the shoot. When they join you in trying to make the shoot go as well as possible, it triples - not doubles - the creative flow. I really like the portraits.

Happy holidays on the horizon.

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Happy holidays Don! And thank you for those kinds words!

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Thanks so much. Very helpful. Now it's time for me to get brave and do it!

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Yes it is Cathy! You can do it!

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Hola , Excelente Trabajo Creativo Y Maravillosas Fotografías. Un Saludo.

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Gracias! ❤️

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Great photos, Wesley!

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Thank you Alex!

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Dec 10, 2023Liked by Wesley Verhoeve

Wesley, thanks so much for sharing these. I can see in the images the connection and trust you created. I am about to embark on my first portrait series. I’m great at shooting in nature but people? They are a different beast. Do you have words of advice for photographing nervous, self-conscious subjects? Thanks so much for this Substack. I always learn something. Cathy

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Dec 10, 2023Liked by Wesley Verhoeve

Nicely done Wesley. Plenty of nice images and i thought the yellow square was really cool.

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Thanks Charlie! Appreciate it!

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Dec 10, 2023Liked by Wesley Verhoeve

Lovely photos, Wesley. I am sure Lara is so happy to have all of these great images for her upcoming show.

May I ask what kind of software or plugin are you using to create the contact sheets? Since you were shooting digital, but it has that nice analog contact sheet feel. Thanks!

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Thanks Alon! The contact sheets are a custom PSD a friend built that I open in Photoshop

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Dec 10, 2023Liked by Wesley Verhoeve

Ok got it! So I assume the image numbers on it do not correlate with the digital exposure numbers. That would be a nice plugin function to have in Lightroom... 👋❤️👌📷

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that's correct and true!

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