Paris Carter guestblog NSFW on some images.

Today it’s time for a very special personal friend of mine.
During my stay in Orlando I asked on twitter if someone was willing to do a shoot and Paris responded that she liked my seminars at Photoshop world and would love to arrange some things for me, including arranging an amazing stylist and MUA. On the day of the shoot we got to know each other and we hit it off right away, Paris is not only a great photographer but a real nice person with loads of humor and a good sense of what people need. So I could not resist to ask her for a guestblog, I’m sure you will love her work and story, so here we go Paris…. the blog is yours.

Do remember that Paris is a glamour photographer so if you don’t want to see some occasional nudity don’t click to see the story, but you will be missing out on some fine photography.

My gratitude to Frank for the invitation to be a guest blogger. I had the opportunity to meet Frank after Orlando Photoshop World. Frank was looking to set up a model shoot while he was here and ultimately I wound up assisting Frank and his lovely wife that day. As expected, Frank was much too hilarious (wink), and refreshingly, a very warm hearted and genuine person.

A little about myself:
My name is Paris Carter and I am a fine art boudoir and portraiture photographer residing in the Orlando area. My love for photography originated from a high school photography course, which resulted in my own dark room at home. Many unknown years later (obviously dodging my age) my business originated under the guise of charity. I have always felt it important to share and wanted to give back using something that people could value for more than a moment, which would definitely be photography. I am an affiliated photographer for BASE Camp Child Cancer Foundation, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and also Art Through Inspiration. All organizations that focus on children with life altering illnesses. It is my goal to keep my time with charitable activities as active as my time with my clients, not to mention my family. Simply put, balance for me is key in growing my work and keeping the passion for it. I hesitate to name many artists when mentioning my influences, because my main inspiration is from all people. I feel I can draw it from everyone in some shape or form. However, if you want me to mention one, artist / painter Andrew Wyeth has been a constant.

My work:
I have shot most genres of photography with a particular interest in shooting bands / musicians. I find the innate creative side of that genre to be very energizing. However, my main love remains with women, fashion, and fine arts. I tend to joke (albeit serious) that I have a split personality when it comes to my preferences with photography. I enjoy so much shooting clients for boudoir, who are hiring me for photographs that show their physical beauty….who I do not know and gives me the challenge to creating something based on how I see these women. Yet, on the fine art side, being able to photograph a story and sentiment is very fulfilling for me. In 2011 I made a business shift to focus on fine art boudoir and portraiture, which I find I can easily make use of all 3 loves in 1 genre.

My approach to boudoir photography is a collaboration to meet both goals. To show the beauty that the client wants to see,……

,…….and to also reveal the beauty from a perspective that they may never have realized exists. I shoot, keeping a realistic view of the client, yet also giving her a bit of something outside of this, enabling her to venture into a world of fantasy, even if just for a moment……

Introspection is fundamental, with lighting and post-processing playing an integral role. All of my work is concept driven. It may be a very simple concept, but as I prepare for a shoot I always pull a mood board, whether it’s for clients or models. Inspiration can happen at any time, and I certainly can deviate from the original concept, but it prepares the team more adequately to have one. I base each shoot on the individual and their level of comfort and goals. As my intent to shoot women relates nothing to lasciviousness, I make no apologies for photographing the nude form, which has been studied for a millenia. The sensuality and beauty of a woman’s form is equally as part of her being as her inner soul, and worthy of being part of the story.

I have a lighting assistant as part of the team, as well as a professional hair and make up artist. Because of the nature of boudoir sessions, I find the more fluid the session, the better the outcome.

My gear:
I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark II and aim to use the least invasive lighting set up as possible for boudoir sessions. This usually means a beauty dish or a couple of speedlites or a strobe with a soft box. I have a variety of lenses, and naming favorites is misleading, so I’ll say my most used are: 70-200mm f/2.8L IS , 85 1.2 and the 24-70mm. After the sessions I organize the photos with Lightroom and process them with Photoshop CS5. How much processing the photo gets depends on the feel of each individual photo. With my boudoir sessions I have more flexibility with how artistically I process the photos because I treat these sessions from an artist perspective, not to shoot a mass amount of photos for selection. Processing may take 10 minutes, or many hours. Those familiar with photoshop know the pleasures of getting lost in the creativeness (translation-indecisiveness of options) of it all. Although most of the time these photos are for a client’s personal gift, I try to process a portrait with the intent to display as wall art. This, I find, helps women realize that the beauty does not rely on just physique and attire, even though I call my sessions ‘boudoir’.

It is a true honour to be able to have a client trust me to photograph them when they are putting their inhibitions aside, in an effort to create something beautiful. I will still continue to work on personal projects in the fine art, figure studies, and fashion genres. Not only do I love these shoots, but it also assists me with lighting techniques and story telling in my boudoir sessions.

I am also committing to making self portraiture a discipline this year for the same reasons.

I am also available for commissioned shoots for bands and musicians.

You can find me here: http://www.pariscarterphotography.com Blog / Website
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[email protected], 321 527 6811