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One of the wonderful things that artistic figure photography has given me over the years is the genuine friendships that I've been fortunate to forge with some amazing models. I started my creative journey in this field back in 2004 and I still keep in touch with a couple of model friends from the early days. Even though we may only meet up once every 18 months or so, the mutual joy in creating art is instantly apparent when the creative flame is rekindled. It always gives me great pleasure to discover that we slip into the groove of shooting so easily. As Emily Dickinson said "long years apart can make no breach a second reunited cannot fill."
So it was when I met up with my friend Erin last autumn. I had the good fortune to be the first person to shoot this lovely lady back in 2009; right from the start I knew she was someone special. Spending a few hours or a day with Erin always makes me feel better about the world somehow. Though she took some time out to start a family, there was no rustiness about her modelling that day, quite the opposite. Her creativity and gift for finding expressive poses shone through, stronger than ever. That left a smile on my face for days afterwards
So it was when I met up with my friend Erin last autumn. I had the good fortune to be the first person to shoot this lovely lady back in 2009; right from the start I knew she was someone special. Spending a few hours or a day with Erin always makes me feel better about the world somehow. Though she took some time out to start a family, there was no rustiness about her modelling that day, quite the opposite. Her creativity and gift for finding expressive poses shone through, stronger than ever. That left a smile on my face for days afterwards
In love with low key lighting!
The first time I ever ventured into a studio a dozen or so years ago, I dabbled in some low key figure work with a very patient model. I had no idea what I was doing but with a lot of experimentation and encouragement, managed to produce a few images that I was delighted with. What really opened my eyes that day was the intense beauty and atmosphere that could be created with a single large soft box and a black background. The shape and texture of a body can be defined in a subtle yet very effective way using that set up.
Whilst I still prefer to shoot outside, in order to stop my creativity from drying up completely during the long Briti
A reunion with Rosa
My increasingly hectic work schedule, combined with a development project I was undertaking meant that I had precious little time for photography in 2015. Likewise Rosa’s career rocketed upwards at the same time, meaning our diaries didn’t coincide again until the end of the year. But we picked up where we left off with ease just before xmas.
I had long had an idea to do a shoot in an empty church hall or similar building, with a model rising from a chair within a large empty space. Finally with Rosa’s skill and appetite for anything new, I was able to realise that. I was able to ‘borrow’ an old hall that I a
New work with an old friend
Every so often in the world of photography and modelling inhabited by all of us who are driven to create art, you meet someone who leaves a lasting impression on you, someone who truly touches your soul. That was certainly the case when in the later summer of 2009, I first met Erin, at the very beginning of her artistic modelling journey. Right from the very first moment, she radiated positive energy; I felt I had discovered pure gold.
Over the past six years or so, we have enjoyed many wonderful shoots, (and a few scrapes), together. I have added some samples from our latest outing on a warmish autumn day last year. I took Erin to one of
The last rays of summer..,
A couple of months ago, while there was still warmth in the air, I was delighted to be able to enjoy a day out on the wilds of Dartmoor with Chiara Elisabetta, an exceptional model who's work I had admired before but never had the chance to meet. She proved to be an inspiring and fascinating companion, with a uniquely positive outlook on life. That came through in bucket loads as she embraced my ideas with aplomb, from wading into fast flowing torrents, to braving the windswept high torrs. Every location and suggestion was met with genuine enthusiasm that made a deep impression on me. I drove home feeling uplifted by the simple moments of
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