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Mistakes Are In Fashion

September 25, 2010
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Michigan Model Portfolio Photographers Mary DuPrie With all the shooting at my workshops I forget how much work my lights have to do.  I blew the capacitor on my Elinchrom 1200ws mono light for the second time… boo hoo  I’ve had it repaired in the past and I believe it was around $250.  I blew […]

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Great Background Textures

September 25, 2010
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Model Photography Workshops by Mary DuPrie Another image from last weekends workshop.   Houston Wedding Photographer Michael Carr wanted to make a Texas style textured background.  Chelsey said she felt like something kinda fall like.   We went back to my clothing racks and found the sweater first, the hat, then the skirt.  I’ve never shot with […]

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My Favorite Corner

September 24, 2010
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Michigan Comp Card Photographers Mary DuPrie It’s great when a model can show up looking like this.  No hair or makeup, just walk in the door and shoot.  I like to keep things simple when testing so Andi would be high on my list when I don’t feel like going the full blown route.  I […]

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You Can’t Have Red

September 23, 2010
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Model Photography Workshops with Mary DuPrie The image of Andi was taken with window light and one TD5 Westcott Spiderlite.  The guys wanted to practice short lighting during the weekend so we made sure to keep that in mind.  certain hairstyles. vered her face too much, camera left,  the light left a bright stripe down her […]

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Double Dipping

September 20, 2010
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Model Photography Workshops by Mary DuPrie So another great workshop has come to a close and the image of Chelsey above is just one of many examples.  The wall she’s standing in front of is a nasty background wall that’s had many lives. I recently painted white over the whole textured mess.  It’s had several […]

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In The Round

September 1, 2010
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Detroit Lingerie Photographers Mary DuPrie I was in the mood for testing today so I called cutie pie Cori.  Cori is a great test model because she’s eager to learn and she represents what a real women looks like. I’m testing a high key white bed look that I would like to offer to potential […]

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Welcome To Detroit

August 11, 2010
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I did a commercial shoot a couple of years ago for Greek Town Casino.  It was right up my ally, attractive models smiling, not trying too hard, being warm and friendly.   My “hey” and “alligator” smiles are my signatures and I truly feel I get hired because of them.  The majority of commercial work is […]

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I Love Headshots

August 11, 2010
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Larry Peters, Actor As everyone might know by now, Detroit has been given a business boom with the film industry now in town.  It’s been great for a lot of business owners here in Michigan.  There was a booming business years ago and it’s been quiet up until now.   Actors that haven’t been doing […]

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