Specialty Gardening: Should I prune this Camellia sasanqua?, 1 by wonderearth

wonderearth wrote:
I want to know if I should prune this camellia sasanqua a little bit to keep it more compact or let it grow on its own. I'm looking for a more arching graceful form but don't want it to get leggy with few flowers. How much pruning do sasanquas need? My garden is sort of cottegy so letting things take a natural form is what i'm after but I want lots of these beautiful flowers. It looks like it was prunes last year to encourage branching. The flowers this year were kind of in the middle of the bush and somewhat overshadowed by new seasons growth. Is this normal? and can i change this by pruning less?