Collarbone Study

Set up: Sit or stand near a window with soft, low, side-raking daylight — the lower and softer the angle, the more the collarbone sculpts.

Wardrobe: An oversized shirt slipped off one shoulder. This is a covered crop — only the shoulder, neck, and collarbone are in frame.

Camera: Phone on a tripod close in, at collarbone height, portrait, framed so the face lifts just out of the top of the frame and the shoulder anchors the bottom. Self-timer or a remote; expose for the skin so highlights stay soft.

Pose: Turn the shoulder gently toward the light, let the shirt fall away, drop a few strands of hair across the skin, and lengthen the neck away from the shoulder. Because your face is out of frame, this is a no-eye-contact, fully-covered detail shot — an easy, private way to start or to break up a set.