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Yoo Yoo Moods

During a visit to my area by the London based model Yoo Yoo. I arranged to work with the Yohoi in my local studio in Cleckheaton. We created a range of fashion and portrait images using a mixture of studio flash and natural light. I also used some mirrors to create some interesting wall patterns with an arri constant light. (Image III). You can see more of my fashion work in this portfolio.

fashion photography fashion photographer - featuring model yoo-yoo

1/125 sec @ f-4 / ISO 50

portrait photography portrait photographer - subject looking back over her shoulder holding a japanese fan model yoo yoo

1/125 sec @ f-2 / ISO 100

fashion photography fashion photographer - model posing against a white wall wearing a patterned kimono featuring model yoo-yoo

1/60 sec @ f-4.5 / ISO 800

Camera Model: Fujifilm GFX50S II
Camera Lens: GF110mmF2 R LM WR
Shutter speed: 1/100 sec @ f-2.8
Aperture: f-2.8
ISO: 100

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Carla – Bandana

I was working with Carla in a local studio and wanted to create some fashion images using a bandana that Carla had brought along with her. The decision on styling was to use the cream blouse with the bandana. I chose to light the set with a single studio flash head fitted with a gridded softbox, This was placed just off the wall to the right hand side of the model, Which created a pool of light on the blouse and face with a slight spill onto the wall behind her.

fashion photography fashion photographer - monochrome image of model wearing a white blouse and patterned bandana looking over her shoulder back to the camera — Bandana Series. This image and all the ones below were all lit with a single studio flash fitted with a gridded rectangular stripbox.

fashion photography fashion photographer - monochrome image of model wearing a white blouse and patterned bandana — The light place parallel to the wall allows most of the light to hit the model with very little spill on to the wall.

Model: Carla Monaco
Lighting: Single Studio light fitted with a gridded rectanglar strip box
Styling: Carla
Blouse and Bandana: Models own
Camera: Fuji Film GFX 50S
Lens: GF110mmF2 R LM WR
1/125 sec @ f-5.6 / ISO 100

I think that the set of images of Carla Bandana worked for me

You can see more of my images of Carla by clicking this link or this link

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Elena Mirror (NSFW)

The choose of the title for this set of images “Elena Mirror” was easy as they were all shot using a large mirror. They feature the Model Elena aka Nausicaa. Who I worked with at the Boardroom studios in Derby.

The lighting chosen for these images was a single studio flash fitted with a soft box to left hand-side of the model. So that there were no light spill from the flash appearing in the mirrors

Camera : Fujifilm GFX50S II
Lens: Fujifilm GF110mmF2 R LM WR
1/125 sec @ f-2.8 / ISO 100.

fashion photography fashion photographer - mirror reflections of model — The studio had a full length mirror which I wanted to use for a set of edgy fashion images.

fashion photography fashion photographer - full length reflections of model — Using the mirror reflection as the focus point gave some good options for different looks to the image

fashion photography fashion photographer - back reflections of model — Depending on the lens f stop selected the figure is soft in the foreground and sharp in the reflection

fashion photography fashion photographer - nsfw mirror reflections of model — a shadow figure to left hand side but the eye goes to the reflection.

Elena was good to work with and this set entitled Elena Mirror gave some cool images

You can see another set from the same session with Elena here.

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Hamish WJ Scott – Birmingham walk about

portrait photographer - portrait photography natural light shot of dancer in a suit and peaky blinder hat.

dancer photography - dance photographer - dance leap up to one side using a rail to balance from

Model and Professional Dancer: Hamish WJ Scott
Lighting: Natural and Neo II LED light
Camera: FujiFilm GFX 50s II
Lenses: GF45mmF2.8 R WR, GF63mmF2.8 R WR, and GF110mmF2 R LM WR
Aperture: f-2.0 – f 7.2
Shutter speed: various from 1/60 -1/125 sec
ISO: 100 – 200
Outfits: Models own.

A few images from a walk-about shoot in Birmingham city center. Featuring Hamish WJ Scott a professional dancer and model from Birmingham. I have worked with Hamish a number of times in the past and you can see some of my dance images featuring him in my Dance Portfolio.

The styling theme for the shoot was a Peaky Blinder look which suited the locations we were shooting in very well. However with the temperatures in the high twenties that day. The choice of wearing a heavy jacket, cap and a tweed suite was not the easiest of tasks for the Hamish.

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May 2022 Print of the Month

My pick for the May 2022 Print of the Month is entitled:

A moment of levitaion.

The print comes from my Dance Portfolio

The images chosen for this series of print offerings are pure, with no or almost no manipulation being done other than when needed, some clean up has been undertaken, other wise they are exactly the way fine art photography should be.

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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Nausicaa – fishnets and leather

A chance came up to work with Nausicaa at the Boardroom studio in Derby. A cool studio location to work in.

Elena aka Nausicaa is based in Central London so when I spotted that she was going to be in Derby, I arranged to work with her. We had a productive shoot and below are a set of images from the first setup.

The lighting set up I chose was a single constant light which I reflected back towards the model with three mirrors. Which gave interesting light pattern shadows behind the model.

As I was shooting in monochrome. The styling of this set Elena chose the fishnets and a black body to go with the leather jacket. Hence the title fishnets and leather.

fashion photography, fashion photographer - Nausicaa wearing a black leather jacket and fishnet stockings

Camera : Fujifilm GFX 50S II
Lens: Fujifilm GF110mmF2 R LM WR
Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec,
Aperture: f-2.8 / ISO 400,
Lighting – reflected light

You can see another set of images from this shoot at this link.

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February 2022 Print of the Month

My pick for the February 2022 Print of the Month is entitled:

Back shapes.

The print comes from my Back shapes. Portfolio

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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September 2021 print of the month

My pick for the September 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: Hamish leaping shapes II.

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

The image was shot at the natural light studio at Weedon Bec.

Hamish is a pro ballet dancer and works out of Birmingham

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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August 2021 Print of the Month

My pick for the August 2021 Print of the Month is entitled: Sissonne

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

The image was shot in a dance studio using studio lights to freeze the dancers action.

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.