December Print of the Month
My pick for the December 2020 Print of the Month is entitled: Aerial hoop shapes hold a glode.Read More
Paisley pattern tights leg shapes (NSFW)
- Model: Ivory Flame.
- Location: My Studio
- Lighting: Mixed constant and a grided studio flash.
- Camera: Fuji XT-2
- Lens: XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR
- Shutter Speed : 1/125sec @ F -5.6
- Aperture: F /5.6
- ISO – 200
I have worked with Ivory Flame (Holly) a number of times in the past, She is a great artist nude model, as the images show. This set of images were shot at my studio. During a session with Holly, I had purchased a pair of Paisley pattern tights and decided to use the edge of a settee to give a base shape for Holly to work against and show off the Paisley pattern tights and her figure shape. Lighting was a studio flash fitted with and striped softbox fitted grid plus an Arri contast light focused to give a strip of light coming down the background.
November Print of the Month
My pick for the November 2020 Print of the Month is entitled: The form of a straight leg raise.
Natalia – Torn jeans
- Model: Natalia
- Lighting: Single studio light fitted with a large Octa box
- Camera: Fuji Film GFXs
- Apeture: F5.6
- Focal lenght: 110mm
- ISO: 100
- Outfits: models own
I have not worked with Natalia before but was really pleased to have had the chance to book and work with her in the studio. These images are from the first set we shot with Natalia wearing her torn jeans and a white teeshirt. Love the energy and expression that she produced while we worked this setup.
Carla in a Leather Jacket mood
- Model: Carla Monaco
- Lighting: Single Studio light fitted with a large gridded Octa box
- Jacket: Models own
- Styling Carla
- Camera: Fuji Film GFX 50S
- Lens: GF110mmF2 R LM WR
- 1/125 sec @ f-4.5 / ISO 100
I have worked with Carla Monoco a number of times in the past. You can see some more output from these shoots from these links. Walters wardrobe, Leather jacket and Bandana. Above are a few images from a fashion set featuring a leather jacket.
Em – Silk hanging (NSFW)
- Aerialist: Em Theresa
- Lighting: 3 x Studio flash fitted with soft boxes
- Location: Natural Light Spaces
- Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Lens: 24-70mm.
- 1/100sec @ f /11.00. ISO100
To collaborate with Aerialists in order to capture their skills is a real challenge. Em Theresa the Aerialist featured in these images makes these poses look effortless and easy, but they are not.
It requires core strenght and concentration to hold these poses while hanging from the suspended silks several metres from the ground.
The biggest challenge for the photographer is to know when to capture the image, to show the artisty and skill that the aerialist is displaying as she holds the pose.
Images from a remote shoot with Poppyseed dancer
Here are a few images from a remote shoot with Poppyseed Dancer. Poppyseed was in Denmark and I was at home in the UK. The set up for the shoot used a similar format to my other recent posts on remote shooting. (Zoi) and (Riona).
The whole shoot done via the internet. For this particulare shoot the camera we used was a Canon 1DX Mk II. Which mounted on a sturdy tripod held it steady. The camera connected to the laptop via a tethering cable. On the laptop was the Canons EOS Utility 3 software. This software gives you a Live view, of the scene the camera was seeing on the screen. Via which you can then choose a point of focus on your subject via your mouse. You also have a large button which when clicked activates the camera and takes the image. The laptop screen connected via Chrome ‘remote desktop’ to my home PC. So I could see the live view and take the images.
With a seperate voice and video connection using Whatsapp. Which allows you to discuss and direct the model during the session.
The setup for this session worked well. The only one issue was that we lost connection on WhatsApp for a very short while.
Poppyseed had hired an appartement of the shoot. Which gave some good location to shoot in and some nice natural window light for some of the shots. We also used a couple of studio lights for a corridor shot.
Having worked with Poppyseed once before when she was visiting the UK. I knew I would get some great dance and yoga shapes. As you can see from the images below.
Natural light images from the remote shoot with Poppyseed Dancer
These were all shot using the natural light coming in from the window
As you can see Poppy can really create some great dance shapes and poses as she worked on pointe.
Studio flash lighting images
Thanks again to Poppyseed and Kelly who assisted with the shoot. More images to come but thought I would share these as a starter.
Interested in what you think.
August Print of the Month
My pick for the August 2020 Print of the Month is entitled: Figure study resting on the four rams.