Tasmin shoot

A new day and a new model, Tasmin had never modelled before and was very (very) nervous. I decided to shoot on location at her flat, partly because the location was so nice, a big open plan flat, very modern, no clutter, and partly because I felt she would be most at ease here.

Of course that meant hauling all the kit off to her place but hey I don't mind.

The shoot took a long time to settle down, she laughs a lot and was uncomfortable relaxing and 'letting go', but in the end we got there and produced some reasonable results. Predictably on reflection she decided that maybe it wasn't so bad and wants to do it again. This to me is a success, I know that the next shoot will be a big improvement and I'm really looking forward to it.

Boxing Day Shoot - Burnham Beach

Some people like playing sport, some like swimming on Boxing Day, I like doing a shoot.

As I was down visiting my sister in Somerset I decided to take the chance of an early morning shoot on the beach. 9 miles of sand is a good reason and I know of a lovely old wooden shipwreck. Just the rotting hulk now but it's still a pretty good, if done to death location.

Everything went well, the light was pretty good, I just underestimated the chilly breeze. By the time the shoot finished I had pretty much lost all the feeling in my fingers and it had stopped being quite so much fun!

Friday was a shoot with Lisa and Natascha at Lowford Studio in Southampton (Burseldon). Despite the fact that I've known the studio for nearly 2 years, I used to know the previous owner, I've never had a chance to shoot there.

Lisa and Natascha are both law students at Solent University, although I actually know them through Lisa's husband Dragi. I've had a shoot with Lisa before and she's great. Dancing was always her passion so she's pretty used to performing. Natascha on the other hand is a complete beginner, although you wouldn't know it. Obvious talent I only hope that she continues to pose.

Ramazzoti art colony

Ramazzoti art colony was the residency that Maja and I stayed at over the summer. I have finally got around to editing Wikipedia to reflect both the colony as well as East European colonies in general.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_colony

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Ramazzoti

Raven Studio Shoot

Following on from freezing poor Raven on Salisbury Plain I decided to let her warm up with a studio shoot. I was trying to capture a mixture of voyeur shots, body parts to emphasise her body (quite thin) and some shots of pain/discomfort/dispair, not that she's not happy, just I think she can pull that scene off well. The results will go to FlickR as always in the Ben Hill area

Harbour Lights Exhibition

Maja has yet another exhibition of her paintings, her 3rd this year! It starts today at Ocean Village in Southampton and features all new work not previously exhibited in this country. Obviously it's all for sale if you're looking to fill that gap on the wall.

Raven Shoot

No not shooting small black birds, photography with a 'new model' who goes by the title Raven, although friends get to call her Sarah. Raven is a size 6, not anorexic, just very thin. Lots of tatoos, lots and lots and an amazing range of wigs. It was a quick autumnal shoot out on the Salisbury Plain and I'll upload the results to FlickR as usual.