Dangerous Curves Ahead

I've done almost no shooting of artistic nudes against a white background, although I've certainly wanted to. This is from a combination of factors. M...
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I've done almost no shooting of artistic nudes against a white background, although I've certainly wanted to. This is from a combination of factors. My love of the dark chiaroscuro style, combined with the fact that I generally find it easier to take light away rather than add light tends to push me towards artistic shots on black vice white.

While shooting with Aliana Angel last Month, I had an epiphany. I lowered my softbox, asked her partner to hold a flag for me to block reflections from the wall, and figured I could fix the corners in photoshop. Bam! Just that easily, I had a crisp white background with beautiful wrap around lighting.
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