The mini-skirt came into being when I was a teenager. Oh yes there have been short skirts before, but they were never called "mini" skirts.

It was the rage and for young men like me, it was nothing less than visual delight.

Today, my tribute is to that provocative fashion icon, the mini-skirt. The starting point for many a young man's fantasies.

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

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My documentary Sol Lang on Naked Files Episode 11

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Please note: Mature content

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bunny candelabra

As the Florida heat was warming us both up I could sense that Taylor, my model was stirring with agitation. Not that she was uncomfortable, quite on the contrary, she was so comfortable and mellow that her clothes felt like they needed to come off. It is not that often that a model gets to feel this way. At least not that I am made aware of it. I guess the Florida heat can do that and maybe it's also the smells of the subtropical vegetation. Come to think of it, I too started to feel that agitation. But I would not dare to remove a single vestige. I would totally scare off my model and the rest of the session would be a bust. I would do well to just let Taylor undress. We will all be better off for it.

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Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photography, you might like to help to support my art.

I offer over 2 hours of great videos, including many

behind-the-scenes of some of my best photo sessions,

all artistically crafted for your enjoyment.

Video on Demand on Vimeo.

The Photography of Sol Lang.

Thanks for your time and support.

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photographic art, you might like to help to support it.

To see behind-the-scenes videos and get a glimpse of my process, please follow the links below.

My documentary Sol Lang on Naked Files Episode 11

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the cheshire cat...my favorite cat smiles at all who enter

We haven't seen Kimmey in a while. She thrilled then and she still thrills now. No one moves like Kimmey.

I invite you to come see her video on Vimeo-on-demand. vimeo.com/manage/videos/44626832

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photographic art, you might like to help to support it.

To see behind-the-scenes videos and get a glimpse of my process, please follow the links below.

My documentary Sol Lang on Naked Files Episode 11

More one-on-one Behind the scenes with photographer Sol Lang.

Please note: Mature content

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Some models just don’t want to listen. No matter what I say, they want to do their own thing. Just being naughty.

I can’t decide if this is a “behind the scenes” shot, or a planned in-take (as opposed to out-take) shot. Either way, I like it. Christelle can’t take a bad photo. Even when she is just sitting still, paying attention to my instructions, her demeanor is as if she is posing. Femininity at its most photogenic.

With a model like Christelle, I am but a conduit of this aesthetic called “glamor photography”. I am the medium of this mysterious, paranormal art of seduction. The art just flows through me, from the time that I squeeze the shutter, to the final completed work that I send to my printer.

What you see before you is the result of an entity that has possessed my physical and conscious state, as it transformed 1s and 0s into art.

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Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

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I offer over 2 hours of great videos, including many

behind-the-scenes of some of my best photo sessions,

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The Photography of Sol Lang.

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sparkle bokeh crush

orange flower flame light fuse

silently lit BOOM

©2010 hjwizell

"and the sky is filled with light

can you see it?

all the black is really white

if you believe it

and the longing that you feel

you know none of this is real

you will find a better place

in this twilight"

In This Twilight - Nine Inch Nails

Age and beauty. Is it a rule of nature? Or is it in the eyes of the beholder? I have always found intrigue in the aged, both inanimate as well as the living. I was greatly moved when I came upon these old doors to a carriage house in a Plateau Montreal, back alley. The worn out rotting wood, rusty hinges and metal parts. The repairs and old paint. They all contribute to the emotional response of the viewer. This could not have been better than if it had been set-up and contrived. I love the discovery of such places when I am out by myself on a shoot.

For the "Hinges" group, I hope that this image which I love so much, will be considered as complicit with the rules. However if the administration rulles that it does not, then do remove and accept my apology.

You can also visit this image and others on my Blog

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One of my favorite techniques is coming from my former graphic design days, when I would often have to work with photographs that were provided by a client who didn't want to shell out more money for a new photograph and required me to use an existing photo that they had already paid for. These were often completely unusable for the project. I would have to find the photo within the photo. That is I would have to find a crop that worked for the project and at the same time would make an interesting composition to not denigrate the integrity of the project as a whole.

I use this technique in my photography as well. Finding the shot within the shot. But the best of all is when there are several great shots to be found within one frame. Such is the case here in the Sienna Deconstructed series. A single frame that yields as many as six different photographs, all worthy of presenting here on my Flickr stream.

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

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So, it's here. Watch the trailer... "Totally Sienna".

My documentary Sol Lang on Naked Files Episode 11

More one-on-one Behind the scenes with photographer Sol Lang.

Please note: Mature content

Thanks for the support!

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photography, you might like to help to support my art.

I offer over 2 hours of great videos, including many

behind-the-scenes of some of my best photo sessions,

all artistically crafted for your enjoyment.

Video on Demand on Vimeo.

The Photography of Sol Lang.

Thanks for your time and support.

unbirthday to you!!!

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Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photography, you might like to help to support my art.

I offer over 2 hours of great videos, including many

behind-the-scenes of some of my best photo sessions,

all artistically crafted for your enjoyment.

Video on Demand on Vimeo.

The Photography of Sol Lang.

Thanks for your time and support.

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this is how the shot came out of the camera - no photo manipulation

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Stayed in, enjoyed the fireworks from the safety of home and family. This view of the Space Needle isn't the one that KING 5 viewers got - long exposure and zoom experiment with interesting results, minus the hindrance of cold and crowds.

As is out of the camera - only resized.

I was faced with many challenges in achieving this shooting session with Arianna. The first challenge was to find a model that would meet my critical aesthetic requirements, which Arianna easily met and indeed surpassed. Yes, I have been told many times that I am tough on aesthetics. I don’t really think that I am. I have my preferences and as it happens, my preferences do tend to please most viewers of my glamor photographic work. But at the same time my range of preferences is rather wide. Anyone looking at my work would see that. But getting back to my challenges of shooting Ariana… We (my wife Mary and I) had just driven in to Rapallo, Italy from Chamonix, France, arriving one hour before the agreed upon time to start the session. We had to check into our hotel, unpack and set-up our equipment, do some test shots and be ready for Ariana’s arrival. It all had to be fast, flawless like clock-work. This was not what I am used to. My work is rarely on-location. I do most of my work in a more leisurely fashion, in my home studio, where I have all my lighting equipment and, apparently, unlimited shooting locations around the house. In Rapallo, at the hotel, I was limited to our room and the requested balcony facing the Mediterranean with Portofino to one side and the Rapallo Marina on the other. A pretty nice setting. The only lighting equipment I brought was a single strobe head mounted on a stand with a reflector umbrella. After setting-up, I tested the strobe and it worked just fine, but then I heard a “pop” sound that came from the head and, just as I thought, it was no longer functioning. Arianna, who came from Milan, arrived twenty minutes early. Very unusual for a model. Most of my models call an hour late asking for directions. This was a refreshing change. I could see that great things were going to come of it. And so the session began.

“Impressions After The Session” documents a conversation between photographer Sol Lang and his wife Mary Bogdan that took place after a photoshoot with model Arianna Espen Grimoldi in Rapallo, Italy. The conversation is interspersed with behind the scenes footage of the actual session and the film includes many of the resulting photographs.

“This film – an oeuvre of love – culminates my various passions, including photography, videography and beauty, especially feminine beauty. It is one of my most labor intensive works. It combines almost the entirety of a photoshoot, that took place in 2012, at which time I had intended to one day produce a short documentary film. The work consisted of film editing, post production of the photographs and the final assembly of stills and video. My wife and collaborator shot most of the video during the session, while I was photographing Arianna (the model).

In the course of creating this film, I learned many things about my art. But mostly about the process of communication through photography and videography.

I hope that it will be an inspiration to those who’s interests are photography, especially those interested in the collaboration of artist and model.”

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Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photography, you might like to help to support my art.

I offer over 2 hours of great videos, including many

behind-the-scenes of some of my best photo sessions,

all artistically crafted for your enjoyment.

Video on Demand on Vimeo.

The Photography of Sol Lang.

Thanks for your time and support.

2017 photo100 - #87

I attended the Boston Net Neutrality Protest/Rally this week. It was held in front of a Verizon store but they are by far not the only entity pushing the FCC to drop all semblance of network neutrality.

You can see all my Photo100 shots on my Flickr page here: www.flickr.com/photos/streamingmeemee/albums/721576748491...

#photo100, #StopTheFCC #netneutrality #savenetneutrality #protest #rally #boston #verizon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAzidi4d_I&feature=autofb

Stayed in, enjoyed the fireworks from the safety of home and family. This view of the Space Needle isn't the one that KING 5 viewers got - long exposure and zoom experiment with interesting results, minus the hindrance of cold and crowds.

As is out of the camera - only resized.

Stream sparkling sonar

Salmon stars slip seamlessly

Cirrus arc soundwaves

To properly appreciate Christelle's modeling skills, view the large version.

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photography, you might like to help to support my art.

I offer over 2 hours of great videos, including many

behind-the-scenes of some of my best photo sessions,

all artistically crafted for your enjoyment.

Video on Demand on Vimeo.

The Photography of Sol Lang.

Thanks for your time and support.

fireworks ballcap, silhouetted grower sky, shower exploding ©2012hjwizell Happy Thanksgiving all - old friends & family are still the best antiques.

UPDATE! The FCC Comment Link is open until June 27th: www.fcc.gov/comments

June 3, 2014: John Oliver Helps Rally 45,000 Net Neutrality Comments To FCC

www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/06/03/318458496/...

Tell the FCC: Preserve Net Neutrality! (via the ACLU): www.aclu.org/secure/FCC_preserve_net_neutrality?ms=web_ac...

Learn more from Bill Moyers: readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/23456-what-happen...

This is Natalie. She is an aspiring model with a great talent. Versatile, enthusiastic and creative. A pleasure to work with. A glamour photographer's muse.

To see more of my work, behind the scenes video sessions and other info about me, please visit my site, sollang.com.

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photographic art, you might like to help to support it.

To see behind-the-scenes videos and get a glimpse of my process, please follow the links below.

My documentary Sol Lang on Naked Files Episode 11

More one-on-one Behind the scenes with photographer Sol Lang.

Please note: Mature content

Thanks for the support!

She was so completely relaxed. If left alone she would have drifted to sleep. It felt so natural and comfortable. Like as if we have known each other for years. Complete trust between artist and model. Complete synchronicity between photographer, camera and subject. There could not be a bad angle. Not a fold in the sheets out of place. The sound of the shutter was just clicking and clicking while the sound of the flash was popping again and again. Each pop a masterpiece, “a keeper”, as we say in this new age of digital photography.

To see more of my work, please go to my web site

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photography, you might like to help to support my art.

I offer over 2 hours of great videos, including many

behind-the-scenes of some of my best photo sessions,

all artistically crafted for your enjoyment.

Video on Demand on Vimeo.

The Photography of Sol Lang.

Thanks for your time and support.

washington st., first thursday, seattle, wa.

flamingo bokeh

petals scattered autumn crepe

pink poppy potion

©hjwizell 2010

Just couldn’t resist showing Christine’s full, hearty laugh during our first ever photo session. I thought this would be a good way to introduce Christine to my stream and my Flickr and Ipernity friends.

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photographic art, you might like to help to support it.

To see behind-the-scenes videos and get a glimpse of my process, please follow the links below.

My documentary Sol Lang on Naked Files Episode 11

More one-on-one Behind the scenes with photographer Sol Lang.

Please note: Mature content

Thanks for the support!

first of the autumn leaves

Christmas bokeh blush

to friends far flowers, warm hugs

love kisses window

onion shallot

baby chives, layered cocoon, sweet

sound lies, belle etoile

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

©2010 hjwizell

Come see my work on Zivity.com

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I was interviewed for Magic Places Fine Art on-line photography magazine. I invite you to read the article.

View the video A Rainy Day with Milena by sollang

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photographic art, you might like to help to support it.

To see behind-the-scenes videos and get a glimpse of my process, please follow the links below.

My documentary Sol Lang on Naked Files Episode 11

More one-on-one Behind the scenes with photographer Sol Lang.

Please note: Mature content

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXOcIozTIN8&feature=autofb

this is how the shot came out of the camera - no photo manipulation

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#StopTheFCC #netneutrality #savenetneutrality #protest #rally #boston

another day where I did nothing so I took a picture of the flowers in a vase

How much larger can it be viewed? Check it out!

Great photography requires dedication, time and effort.

But above all there are costs involved as well.

Equipment, props and model fees, not to mention time,

are all "out-of-pocket" expenses for the artist.

If you enjoy my photographic art, you might like to help to support it.

To see behind-the-scenes videos and get a glimpse of my process, please follow the link below.

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Sweet Augie doggie

golden friend's long walk alone

waits another shore

Augie left this world for the next 8/14/10... we love you sweet boy.

Augie starred in a couple of video projects - here's one

here's another with his best little girl

On a trip to NYC we hit a now storm in The Adirondacks. It got pretty intense.

To see more of my work, please go to my web site

To see more of my work, please go to my web site