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Boou – remote shoot

Fashion Photography - Fashion Photographer - col;our image of model in black top

Fashion Photography - Fashion Photographer - col;our image of model in white top and white trouser

Fashion Photography - Fashion Photographer - col;our image of model in black body leaning towards the camera

Fashion Photography - Fashion Photographer - col;our image of model in yellow blouse and blue jeans

Model: Boou. her website info can be found from this link

Lighting: Natural light
Model: Canon EOS 6D
Lens: Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM and EF50mm f/1.8 STM
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f-2.8
Speed: IOS 320-500.
Styling: By the model.

A selection of images featuring the French model and dancer Boou. She is based in London and so we setup a remote shoot via zoom for communcations and using then using a remote desk top connection to control of the camera via the internet. So I could see what the camera was focusing on and control the taking of the image.

They were all shot using the location natural light.

Now I have worked with Boou before as she is also dancer. So you can see some of the images we created in my Dance portfolio by clicking here.

Photography, Prints

June 2021 Print of the Month

My pick for the Juue 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: Duo dance shapes I.

For this print of the month I chose to work up an image from a studio shoot with dancers Jasmin and Anna

The image was created during lockdown. Using the internet and remote control of the camera. Dancers were in a studio in Denmark I was in the UK.

If the print interests you, and you would like to purchase a copy of this Print please click here which should take you to my shop page.

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May 2021 Print of the Month

My pick for the May 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: Leap of Faith

For this print of the month I chose to work up an image from a studio shoot with the Ballerina and model Jade Wallace.

Shot using a single studio flash fitted with a large softbox

If the print interests you, and you would like to purchase a copy of this Print please click here which should take you to my shop page.

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Zoi – Vintage Denim Hoody NSFW

Fashion Photography - Fashion Photographer - colour image of model wearing a vintage blue demin hoody

Model: Zoi. (her website is here)

Lighting: Aputure Storm C300d MK11 LED
Model: Fuji X-T3
Lens: Fuji Film XF35mmF1.4 R
Shutter Speed: 1/80 second
Aperture: F/1.8
Speed: IOS 320

Here are a set of fun edgy fashion images from a remote shoot with Zoi – I first worked with Zoi via a remote setup (with the model been in the Haigh in the Netherlands and I was at home in the UK), in 2020 and you can see some of the results in this post here. In the first shoot we did we just used the natural window light of the apartment. Which at the time of day gave some nice results.

This time Zoi had invested in a Aputure Strom C300d LED light, which gave an impressive light output. We used it in this set up as a hard light to get the strong shadows behind her.

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April Print of the Month

My pick for the April 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: Aerial Hoop shapes III

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March Print of the Month

My pick for the March 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: BOou – Dance shapes V.

For this print of the month I chose to work up an image from a studio shoot with the French Dancer and Model BOou

The image was shot in the white room at the Natural light spaces at Weeton Bec in Northampton. Using a single studio light.

Dance Photographer - Dance Photography - dancer her front leg bent and held on poinet

If the print interests you, and you would like to purchase a copy of this Print please click here which should take you to my shop page.

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February Print of the Month

My pick for the February 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: Reaching toward the light.

For this print of the month I chose to work up an image from a studio shoot with the dancer Bou.

You can see more images from this shoot in my dance protfolio here.

The image is from a studio session with the dancer. We used a single studio flash setup for this shot.

If the print interests you, and you would like to purchase a copy of this Print please click here which should take you to my shop page.

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Ayla – Handstand (NSFW)

Artisitic nude photography - Artistic nude Photographer - dancer performing a handstand arch

Artisitic nude photography - Artistic nude Photographer - dancer performing a handstand

Artisitic nude photography - Artistic nude Photographer - dancer starting to performing a handstand arch

Artisitic nude photography - Artistic nude Photographer - dancer performing a handstand with arms flat on the floor and one leg pointed straight and the other bent

Artisitic nude photography - Artistic nude Photographer - dancer performing a handstand with arms flat on the floor and each leg angled to match each other

Artisitic nude photography - Artistic nude Photographer - dancer performing a handstand with arms flat on the floor and both legs pointed towards the light — Richard Spurdens Photography – Dance photography series

Model : Ayla

Lighting: Window Light
Model: Canon 5D Mk IV
Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II
Shutter Speed: 1/125 second
Aperture: F/8.0
ISO Speed:100

Capturing someone performing a handstand you would think it would be easy. However you need a model that has the athletic ability to perform them. Ayla is a model with a dance background and has great athletic ability as you can see in the above images. So was idea for working with to capture these strong athletic shapes.

I worked Ayla a few times in the past. You can see some of my dance images which featuring Ayla in my Dance portfolio by clicking here.

So she was ideal to work with to capture the strong athletic form of the handstand shape.

I had arranged to work with her at the Loft studio in Rochester. Which is a small and compact studio. Worth a visit if you need a studio in that area. The studio has a window at one side that gives some really good natural light. Which worked really well for shooting these shots.

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January Print of the Month

My pick for the January 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: Duo figure shapes IV.

For this print of the month I chose to work up an image from a studio shoot with the artistic nude models Gem and Elle Beth

The image was shot on in the my studio using two studio lights fitted with gridded strip boxes.

If the print interests you, and you would like to purchase a copy of this Print please click here which should take you to my shop page.

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20 in 2020

2020 a challenging year

Well, what a different and challenging year 2020 has been.

None of us have been unaffected in some way by this global pandemic. Little did we know what was coming in the early part of the year. Shoots and travel were booked and then slowly they were all cancelled as the lockdown came into being across the world.

For all creatives this has been an incredibly challenging time.

Fortunately some enterprising people saw an opportunity to use technology and the web to enable remote shooting and thus image making could take place. With me at home and the models in another part of the world, this was a way to keep producing images during the periods of lockdown.

This certainly enabled me to work with creatives in other countries which would not have been possible in normal times. A few of the images selected here were shot remotely with models/dancers as far away as Denmark. When the restrictions eased mid year, some social distance studio work did take place.

I think I have learnt a little bit about myself during this time. I am more interested in the engagement with people and creatives, then the popularity of my photographs. If people like my work then that is fine, but I am not interested in creating images to be popular.

That would compromise my creativity and my style of image making. I have certainly found a calmness in creating images that I like and not being driven to follow the trend to be popular.

As is often said “Art mirrors life” and aesthetic output reflects on us as people. The twenty images I have selected here are ones where I felt strong connections with the creatives I was working with and reflect my style and values.

Thanks to all the creatives I managed to work with this year and lets hope that 2021 brings a return to a more normal artistic environment.