“My main concern is to make a nice photo. As I'm not working for, say, Playboy, regardless of the pose, I'm focusing during the session on the final image, not on the fact that I'm fronting a very seductive person. That's how I'm getting the models' trust too! Once the pictures are shot, we select the final ones with the model. And if she wants me not to publish one, I will of course respect that. I'm not mixing photography and flirting and I think that this is where I get my credibility. Having an expressive model arguably helps. However, if the photographer fails to explain what he/she wants or doesn't guide the model during the session then, for sure, the pictures won't be interesting. Poor sexy posing for instance is often the photographer's fault and reflects his/her lack of inspiration. Photoshop is not magic: if your image is bad, there is very little chance that you can improve it digitally. It's better to shoot another one. Photography is also luck. If 10% of your production is interesting, it will already be a great amount! Don't forget to look at others' work: ads, movies... there are plenty of images everywhere. Creativity comes from inspiration, and inspiration is lead by what you perceive everyday.” You will find more work by Jean-Sébastien Monzani at his website
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