Props can make the shot

They add a little bit of mystery. An extra element of shape, color and texture. Props. So many figure flaws can be masked by lingerie of all types.

In her bedroom

Many of the figure studies that I do are in my subjects homes. Where better to photograph a nude than in a bedroom. Available light coming from an open window on an overcast, rainy day. The blue of the window light contrasts nicely the warmth of the tungsten lamp on the night stand.