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Naomi in the studio

Added 2023-07-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC

The great (and very Tall) model Naomi.nsh 5-6 years ago. Images 1+2+4+5 were lit using a 57” zeppelin deep umbrella but with the diffuser removed to give more punch.

The third image was daylight (sun) through a window.

I loved working with her, but we had a mishap that prevented me from shooting again: We had arranged for me to pick her up the next morning at 4 am for a sunrise shoot north of Copenhagen.

So I woke up a 2.15, showered, packed, and drove to her hotel, where I waited for her for 45 min (trying to call, message, and email her.)

She never showed up.

Talking to her later, she said she woke up to her alarm but was too tired, so she went back to sleep. No apology, no offer to make it up to me for having wasted 4 hours and a night's sleep.

I’m afraid I can’t work with people like that.

I’m willing to give everyone a second and sometimes even a third chance, but it requires some form of remorse or willingness to accept responsibility for wasting my time.