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‘Circus Photography’ Category

Flash photography in small spaces: Marie Lecorre

May 30, 2020

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by: Jacques Gaines

Where the makeup artist turns out to be the star     What I learned on this photoshoot is that no matter how much you say that each person has importance, sometimes one person stands out. In this photoshoot, my makeup artist MarieLine really really did deliver something extraordinary and exactly the look that we […]

Revisiting old photoshoots

December 20, 2019

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by: Jacques Gaines

Revisiting old photoshoots
Photoshop becomes more and more important   A while back I made a video on how I thought that Photoshop post-processing skills are now becoming as important as photo shooting skills. This video confirms some of my ideas that Photoshop editing skills are not only as important but, at times, more important than actual shooting [...]

The DSLR is dead. Why I am keeping mine

November 4, 2019

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by: Jacques Gaines

Recently I had the chance to work with a circus artist called Thula. Thula specializes in aerial hoop and a bit of contorsion. She had contacted me about 2 years ago to do a shoot but schedules never worked out. It had a great deal to do with the fact that most circus artists get […]

Doing a photo shoot with Florence amar (my one flash setup)

December 18, 2017

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by: Jacques Gaines

Who is Florence? Almost five years ago I met Florence Amar. She was part of the recreational center program for promising circus artists. She developed into an amazing and accomplished circus athlete and artist. Not only in her beauty and shape but also in her professionalism and discipline that is, still to this day, second [...]