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Small Light Sources Kick My Ass

November 24, 2010
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They’re just hard and not that much fun.  The placement has to be just right and the model doesn’t move much because the zone is so small.  I like movement so I tend not to do them much.  This past weekend with a few attendees there were plenty of helping hands. I had a vision […]

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I Thought I Looked Cool

November 23, 2010
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Model Photography Workshops by Mary DuPrie This was the first setup at last weekends workshop.  A participant wanted to work on hard shadows so we decided to do a double shadow on purpose.  We were inspired by the Anne Fontaine Catalog.  I normally don’t go by anything but I figured why not.  Andi did her […]

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Did I Forget Something?

November 21, 2010
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Model Photography Workshops by Mary DuPrie Hummm… oppps, do I have black underwear on?  Well, yes you do Karolina.  The devil is in the detail.  A nude thong would of been “ohh la la” so much better.  Live and learn folks.  It never ever ends… as in ever. My workshops for 2010 are sadly over.  […]

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Vertical Videos

November 6, 2010

Chelsey from mary duprie on Vimeo. The Chelsey video I’m posting doesn’t appear here because it’s been filmed vertically.  Somehow Vimeo isn’t seeing the code for me to post the actual video.  Erick Leskinen constructed a custom bracket to shoot my HD video camera vertically…  yoo hoo It took quite a bit of research to […]

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Making Custom Canvas Backdrops

November 5, 2010

Hand Painted Backgrounds from mary duprie on Vimeo. Rich and Dan painting their own custom canvas background at my last model photography workshop… you gotta watch out for Dan! Model Photography Workshops by Mary DuPrie I’m leaving for Brazil tomorrow.  Full of trepidation.  I’m not really sure why they invited me to speak at their […]

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Your Thoughts On A New Background DVD

October 3, 2010
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Custom Photography Backgrounds by Mary DuPrie The weather is cooler now and I can start video taping again.  I want to get my thoughts together on making a long overdue DVD on some of my backgrounds.  I’m wondering what you might be interested in. Links would be nice, but remember my filters read links as […]

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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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