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When I firstt started studying photography in high school I first discovered Scott on DA too. A couple of months into the course we were told we had to chose an artist model to study and then later on mimic. In class we were given the usual Man Ray, Boyd Webb and Michiko Kon. Cindy Sherman was interesting and so was Margaret Morton but for some reason I kept on coming back to this photographer on the internet. He mainly did nudes in black and white and incorporated the surrounding beauty. He had just released a book and we didn't have it in the school library.
So I talked to my tutor, showed him a couple of examples and then wrote detailed descriptions (2 A4 ruled pages on each) for "Push Up", "Haystack", and "Jetty". I also had "Time" and another but was told that I could only do 3 on each artist.
Then came the fun part. I needed a model, someone who was willing to pose for me nude. This was scary for both the model and myself. I wasn't even sure of my photographic abilities at this stage! Let alone my skills in putting a girl in nature, and not have it look tarty.
This was the best shoot to come out of the day.
My personal fav, I still have the orginal hand developed print on my wall.
It's my pride and joy. Having this succeed pushed me on, and made me want to try more.
Now my models' shyness, and my awkwardness have all disappeared and as often as I can (not very) I try and get out there and find new ways and new ideas of expression.
So, if it wasn't for Scott, I think I would be taking photos of landscapes! yay for scott!

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