When at home in Newington, Connecticut, I like to practice my photography skills and my cousin Catherine is the first person to volunteer to model for me. I like to play around with different materials and objects in these shoots to expand my photography skills and play around with different effects.
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I use a variety of different objects and props to alter the images I take during photoshoots. Some of my favorites are plastic wrap, chapstick, cooking utensils (to shoot through) and anything with texture.
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These photoshoots consist of a laidback setup, mainly using a plain white sheet as the backdrop, and minimal to no artificial lighting.
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