Fine Art Figure Photography

  

 

CALL FOR COLLABORATION: Fine Art Figure Photography

I am currently seeking female muses/models for collaborative fine art figure photography projects (implied / semi / nude).

Requirements:

• Must be of legally major age.

• Willing to sign a written consent form (ID required for verification).

If you are interested in creating striking, decent work and would like to see my portfolio, please DM with a brief introduction and details.

Confidentiality and Anonymity

The Photographer agrees that while the Model's private identity and documentation (ID, signed consent) must be collected for legal purposes, this information will be stored securely and remain strictly confidential. Furthermore, the Model's identity shall be rendered completely anonymous in all resulting images and public materials (including but not limited to prints, portfolios, and online posts) through the omission of facial features, names, and any other unique identifying marks.

Reflections on Photography, Websites, and the Digital Shift

As is often the case, I forgot to post my latest thoughts here. My main challenge recently has been updating my photography website, www.indergopalphotography.com. I realised I had over-chewed by creating too many pages and interlinks, making the site unwieldy. I couldn't fill the necessary pages with images for locations I'd never even visited.

To make matters worse, the software I used for seamless automatic logins stopped working, and I couldn't remember my login credentials. After deleting several old pages and thinning out my navigation, I finally decided to make the website more relevant to the actual data and images I possessed.

The Uploading Struggle and SEO Tactics

To upload the revised site, I purchased FileZilla Pro. It took many frustrating hit-and-tries to finally crack my old login data. My first attempt at a bulk upload failed multiple times, taking far longer than I remembered—my site used to upload in one go! To avoid frustration now, I upload one file or image at a time. While tedious, this process has a silver lining: it keeps my uploads active. I've learned that frequent small changes—even adding and removing a comma in the code—help a site rise in search rankings.

I previously used this technique to rank my old domain, www.indergopal.com, often securing a spot on the first page of search results. I also found it highly effective to study the scripts and key phrases used by successful photographers who ranked ahead of me.

The Shift from Blogs to Instagram

I realise today that very few people actually visit and read blogs. The current 'in-thing' is Instagram. I see many aspiring models posting selfies, often comfortable showing more skin, with some hinting at offering more to get an opening. It feels as though proper, professional portfolios are becoming a thing of the past.

Coffee Table Books and Fine Art Shoots

Besides updating my website, I've focused on creating tangible work. I have composed twelve coffee table/picture books using images taken from past travels, assignments, and special trips covering monuments, festivals, and places of interest. I also have focused books on doors, windows, balconies, and portraitures.

The best development in printing is the rise of print-on-demand services, which allow me to print just a few copies—instead of the minimum 1,500 required by older offset printing methods. I typically print about six copies per title. These are excellent for selling within my contact circle or as gifts instead of buying a generic hamper or bouquet. I also sell or gift A4 framed prints, making sure to sign each copy, as I believe it gives the work greater weight.

Finally, I plan to post some of the fine art figure shoots I've done. I'm currently seeking female muse(s) to collaborate on future ventures involving decent implied or semi/nude images. I only work with posers who are of legally major age and require a government-issued identity and a copy attached to a hand-written consent form by the poser.

Hopefully, I'll be back with another blog post without much delay!

 Hello friends I usually forget updating my blog post. My last post as I notice was in 2022 a shoot with Aana I had shared. With so many interactive SM platforms, I miss posting here.

If people keep posting their comments here I get notifications, I possibly will be reminded of blog post.

I like to know how many are still using blogger.com?

Let me add some assorted work of mine. 

Oops I need to use my laptop as the folder having my work not showing on my tablet.

Wii write again

Shoot with Aana, Ukrainian model

 Ooops ... always miss in regular posting in my blog space...

Just this Saturday (16 July 2022) got a chance to shoot this wonderful Ukrainian Model Miss Aana got connected from Instagram. It was a great pleasure shooting with her some Hollywood 40s Lighting style I tried and then we shot some very artistic semi nude and nude shoots. Unfortunately I have not been able to short list a split cassette air conditioner for my large studio space. This time around it has been very hot and humid. Some heavy rains did come down but it actually needs at least drizzle for a week to cool down the concrete jungle of a city.

Few samples of the shoot that I could edit randomly to post in my Instagram accounts, Behance and Model Society. Model Society and Behance as of now they have no restrictions on decent nude images being posted there. Pinterest I was using for many years saved some referral images posted by photographers that I saved in there as they do have a system of saving images in folders. I started getting pointers from there about changes in their system about nudity. Still a good site to seek ideas not only on photographic work but there are many ideas that people share on various subjects.

Here are a few samples pf my shoot with Miss Aana.

This was shot through chiffon fabric, beautiful soft effect

SShooting with foreign models is really a pleasure on their lovely posing.

Genuine female models interested in decent implied nudes/nudes fine art figure photography may contact me. You can post in comments section with email address.

    

A shoot with Model Niki

 Hi Friends,

One of the Instagram hobbyist photographers introduced me to two models. He sent me a request to connect on seeing my shoot with Priyanka. I saw his few posted images that were very soft and flat. I suggested he use some better software to edit or to improve working with whatever software he was using. He shared a few photographs that I re-edited and sent back. After a few interactions he said he could connect me with quite a few models he had in his contact. So I suggested I could help him improve his photography skills. So he tied up two models for a shoot anout itd wanting me to shoot in some hotel room perhaps he was already doing so. After he had already shared of in job that was not paying well, I could imagine he must have been hiring rooms in very economical hotels like OYO rooms. He had taken pictures in such rooms earlier. The rooms are small with minimal interiors and lighting. My having my own studio I suggested better we shoot in my studio that far better facilities than the room he may be hiring and also saving on additional cost of room charges.

He brought two models Pratibha (who grace my blog in another blog) and Niki both are his contacts from Instagram. I could not understand how he could have such models in contact who wanted him to photograph though I had posted my past work in the hope of getting some models to work with. Still I am clueless about it. I may not be that good but surely better than him. Anyways let us leave it, heart is more emotional than logical.

I was not feeling well the day we shot. I was feeling very uncomfortable but since it was fixed I decided not to call off the shoot. First we decided to shoot one by one but then he wanted to shoot in another area of my large spacious studio. I usually do tethered shooting find it more convenient. The girls saw the results so they clamoured to be photographed by me. This started the confusion and concentration was lost and the instant creative thinking goes to a toss. I had two sets of radio triggers for my studio lighting but I could not locate my second set, so he used his built-in flash. I had asked him to reduce the output intensity just good enough to fire the strobes. But he did not know how to do it and he using a Nikon not familiar with the setup being a Canon user, I could not devote much time neither he was very keen to spend some time on it.

Here are a few images of Niki.

Many decades back when ready made soft boxes for product shoots were not available in the market, I build one using plastic pipes and the fabric was stitched in my wife's boutique. On shifting to my studio I just forgot how I had setup my foldable light tent. I reorganised again and the fabric for the tent was corrected to the frame. I had it lying and thought of using her sitting inside it. I am sure there could have been better play of light but the discomfort from my not feeling well I had not much energy playing with light setup. I usually convert some images into Black & White.

Niki called me that she wanted to shoot again alone as there was lots of confusion on that day. I said fine we could do. We did decide a date was ready to pick her on my way to studio, but she informed that her period started in the morning. She still hoped if we could do but I told we will do it another day when she is over with it. The weather has also been very good and there is besides the Corona thing there is the usual seasonal lots viral fever, cough and cold prevailing. I too was suffering from heaviness feeling though there was no fever, cough and cold. She too was going through the seasonal infection. We still need to shoot. Being over size lots of thinking process will be required to get the best frames. Of course this will all depend on her limits of posing and responses before the camera. I like posing and expressions to come out naturally than trying to force some circus kind of stuff.

Looking forward to shooting more with her.

Thanks for taking time off to go through my blogs. Do add your comments as each comment is a tonic to do better shoots.