We’re back in magical Thailand and I’m taking you behind the scenes of an indoor bikini photoshoot in a villa—starting in the kitchen because the space is absolutely mad. I’ve got Avana with me and we’re basically doing a real rundown of what happens on a bikini shoot: finding the best direction for the light, using the space to my advantage, and building the vibe before we even head outside to the pool, garden, and the rest of the villa. For this setup, I start on the 24mm 1.4 because we’re indoors, the windows aren’t that big, and I still want that clean, vibrant look. I’ll even kill the artificial lights and lean into natural light bouncing around the room because it’s just fire when it hits right. I also break down why I went bikini over lingerie in this setting—the kitchen and tropical background didn’t give me the “bud vibes,” it gave me a brighter, cleaner vibe. The big takeaway is using the Canon R6 dynamic range plus that shallow 1.4 look to give yourself wiggle room in editing, brighten up the frames, and push it into that arty JTV feel.