Two Is Better Than One — Jianna & Marie Love in Moab (Patreon)

Between the waterfall, the rock walls, and the sunlight hitting the water, there’s a lot to love about this spot. I like being able to pull back and show the whole setting, then move in close and get a completely different photograph without going anywhere.

Shooting two models together gives you a lot to play with, but it also means paying attention to how everything works together. Both poses can look great individually, but they still need to make sense in the same frame. The placement of an arm, the direction someone is facing, or having one person standing while the other is lying back can change the entire composition. Jianna and Marie brought their own presence to these images, and I love the variety that comes through across the set.

The black and white really works here. The hard sunlight creates strong shadows, and you can see all that texture in the rocks and the water around them. Even with so much happening in the background, your eye still goes right to the girls. There’s something almost sculptural about some of these frames, especially with the shapes of their poses against the rock.