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Maara from Riga

This is Maara, also shot in Riga.
The first image is pure daylight with some reflectors; the other two are the same lame softbox I mentioned on the 22nd. 

It works better in this sce...

Real life superhero

Man, I love to shoot with Ballerinas.

They are real-life superheroes defying gravity and reason. And most of the can move like no one 

In Voluptas Mors

A self-portrait paying homage to Philip Halsman and Salvator Dali. The models are Sigrife and Rakel Osk; none of the others models anymore, so I’ll leave them anonymous.

I recreated this im...

Naomi in the studio

The great (and very Tall) model Naomi.nsh 5-6 years ago. Images 1+2+4+5 were lit using a 57” zeppelin deep umbrella but with the diffuser removed to give more punch.

The third image was day...

Bondage of the day with Betty Moon.

I saw a picture of this breast harness somewhere and wanted to try and recreate it on her.

These were all lit with my 57” Zeppelin - but in a way so I would have a noticeable light fall-off...

Being Hip BTS movie

Being naturally hip

An anonymous model with intoxicating hip bones

They were created with two different types of light:

The color ones are diffused sunlight coming in through a window, and the monochrome i...

A day at the beach

A lot of people have asked me what I look for in a model.

It’s hard to articulate, but obviously, a great body (I’m not a massive fan of obesity), but beyond that, I think character and v...

Sasha in Riga

This is Sasha from Russia. I met her in Riga, and we shot some amazing images at a studio during my trips there.

The light here is (one of the worst-designed) soft boxes I have ever worked wi...

Shasta in stripes

This is the incomparable Shasta Wonder.

It was my first experiment with the fringe curtain on a dark-skinned model, and I loved the result.

The cool thing about using this technique is ...

First time around

I had this gorgeous woman, “Mai’s Art,” ask me almost ten years ago if I could shoot her naked, she had never shot nude before.

I was happy to oblige and shot the series using only natu...

Financing models

Here are some images of Sophia Blake (Sophia's selfies these days on Instagram.)

I had Sophia over to do a private workshop, and whenever I have a chance, I always try to secure some extra ti...

Wall of light

This shot with Naomi was in my old studio with medium-sized but highly placed windows.

I had been looking at this light for a long time and tried setting up different backgrounds, but I ended...

On the black bed

A few months ago, I did a private workshop with a US photographer alongside Wiana Model and The Endless Sinner.

He wanted to know about studio lighting but with easily available equipment, so...

Intimate Tango

Mynte and Lilith intimately intertwined

The lady of the lake - BTS

BTS of the gorgeous Tania. BTS video by the other model Eowyn Luna.

Lady of the lake

A few summers ago (During Covid), the UK opened up for a few weeks, and off I was to the Lake District. I had shoots scheduled with, among others) Tania Aresti. You can see how the light works in t...

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I want to share this from my Email newsletter, and only because it is a VERY good deal.

Actually that doesn’t even cover it…

Vicky Laursen

Way back when Vicky Laursen brought her bodysuit to a shoot, we just had to shoot her in that, didn’t we?

Daylight in a daylight studio.

And in case you wonder, yes she wen...

A hint of Mint

The stunning Mynte Model is chilling on the floor in front of my 57” Zeppelin with a soft grid.

You’ll see that in the first image; I’m breaking my “rule” about not having the model...

Poolside

I shot this series with Fatima Kojima at Arsenic’s house in LA last September.

But somehow it underscores my latest online workshop on 2023-07-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Poolside BTS

Mount Venus

Speaking about gorgeous hip-bones (as per yesterday's post)

This is WIana Model.

This was shot with a 2’ octobox with a soft grid placed behind and to the right of the model to optimi...

On the black bed

A few months ago, I did a private workshop with a US photographer alongside Wiana Model and The Endless Sinner.

He wanted to know about studio lighting but with easily available equipment, so...

The end of mrs. Y

A couple of shots of Regina Piil hot during the last day of a 3-day trip at Månstorp Gavlar in Sweden. I love places like this where you can do other things than just stand. It makes the images so...

Torre Volger on Mallorca

I was in Majorca shooting the “prequel” to my 2023-07-09 13:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Editing masterclass

A few months ago, I released an online masterclass workshop about retouching and optimizing your workflow when working with model images.

These are a few of the demo images used to prove my p...

Kayla Boxed

This is also from a private workshop with a Mexican photographer and art model, Kayla.

It’s shot in the corner of my studio using a 52” Apollo Umbrella, a deep white reflective umbrella. ...

BTS of the Cement Kiln

A day in the life

This was one of the most interesting days in my photographic life:

I was embarking on the second of the trips shooting Venus on Mars.

The evening before, we had dinner in Vegas, meeting...