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ABOVE: Donna looking back over her shoulder at us.

It was one of the last shoots we did

using only ambient light.

In 2008, JD and I returned to the now-re- peatedly to book another shoot. Eventually, I
stored burned out house to work with a new just gave up.

model. She had just started modeling so both These images are remarkable for many rea-
JD and I were a bit uncertain about what would sons. First, despite having been created us-

happen. The results were fantastic. ing ambient light, the lighting is flawless. Our
Like many of the models with whom we NyghtVision Methodology was in place by that

have worked, this was our only session with point - though it remained more of a loosely
her. Since she was young at the time, sixteen if fashioned matrix than a tested methodology

I recall, she was accompanied by her mother. for at least another year. Second, Donna was
When I contacted her mother to set up anoth- incredible. Her range of emotion was stunning

er shoot, she told me that Donna was having and remarkable. Few models with whom we
problems at school and in other areas of her have worked have ever been able to equal what

life. Over the next several months, I tried re- she did that day.

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