Fine Art Body Painting Image of the Day

Every day body painter and photographer RoByn Thompson chooses an image from her fine art collection to spotlight as the image of the day. Today's photo is of the model Justin. Open edition prints are available at   http://robyn-thompson.artistwebsites.com/featured/justin-body-painting-robyn-thompson.html   or contact RoByn for signed limited edition prints on metallic photo paper.

Looking at lighting with Justin's body painting photos

Justin was a very fun and enthusiastic model to work with. He was into the whole body painting experience and really got into character. I body painted him like a blue fire cat with a broken heart. The design incorporated graphic flames in place of stripes and the flame motif is echoed in his face painting. I'm posting a couple of picture of Justin to illustrate how lighting can really change the feel of a body paint photo shoot.

Tomorrow let's look at how props can change the feel of a body paint shoot.

Sexy rainbow cat body painting

Amanda was one of the first models that I shot in my studio.

She's a dancer & it shows. The models get to listen to the music that they like while we shoot. Amanda chose Billie Holliday.

We listen at Pandora.com, it's a great service. You enter your favorite artist or song and they play music that is similar. You can give the songs a thumbs up or down and the service learns what your personal tastes are. It can also put all your favorites together in a mix. Since I found Pandora, I don't listen to regular radio anymore. Oh, and it's free!

I'm not digging the backdrop so much. Oh well, you live and you learn, hopefully!