Bramley Apple

Missed chance.

On January the 29th, I was supposed to shoot once more with Ary, but unfortunately she was ill and had to cancel the whole trip to Milano.
This portrait was shot in her home in Ferrara, and I lo...

Intricate.

Don't ask me how exactly was this pose of Martina, because I don't remember, but she looks comfortable and relaxed, as always when nude.
This was from our shooting n. 13, in Feb. 2021.
And ye...

Making space 03.

Apparently I haven't finish creating space for the coming shootings  in my cluttered Mac, and the one of Esther was the next I had to remove from Lightroom until later.

But don't worry, ...

Creature of the dark.

When the light started to fade away, I took out of my backpack the heavy artillery like Schwarzenegger in the action movies from the 90ties, and prepared to shoot the creatures of the dark.
But ...

Movie star.

I'm extremely happy about my shooting with Sophy.
When you look at today's photo you imagine some kind of Photoshop magic to enhance her image like she was a movie star from the 50ties, and I wo...

Needed some relax.

Some rest is what I need in these days.
At work we have a lot to do (even on Saturday mornings) and it was not the ideal month to make so many shootings, but still, it was important for me to do...

In order of appearance 02

For the people that did not read yesterday post, here are some statistics of January the 26th 2023, a day that’s going to be remembered in the Bramley Apple Project as the first ever with 2 shoot...

In order of appearance 01

First of all, let’s get sorted the bad news, Ary is sick and is not going to make the trip to Milan, so our shooting for Sunday has been cancelled.

And now we can tackle the 2 good news: bo...

Tan lines.

Not everybody likes tan lines on pretty ladies, but I think they add to the mystery.
It is as if we're the only ones allowed to see something that is usually hidden from everybody else, not unde...

Graceful.

I flirted professionally with Ania for a long time before she accepted to work with me.
I was so determined because I've been conquered by her grace in every photo I ever came across.
This im...

Reverting to old technologies.

In the next shootings with Sophy, Annalisa and Ary I might have to work in low light conditions, after all we're in full Winter time in Italy...
So I'm considering going back to the old Nikon D8...

Tickling her foot.

The Bramley Apple logo is essential, to draw people towards the entire project, and to avoid (at least partially) the stealing of my photos.
Pity that sometime the logo position end up bothering...

Not enough.

I've tried many things with Cristiana during our 5 shootings together, but I have the sensation there are still a lot of ideas to work on... and I need to see her again.

If you want to learn ...

Sum of the parts.

With her pretty face, Sophy always wins hands down.
But I also wanted to try and enhance her torso without even having the distraction of the face in the frame, and she just shines anyway, showi...

Making space 02.

In order to create some space for the 3 shootings coming later this month in my cluttered Mac, I had to transfer a couple of shootings on an external server. It wasn't easy to decide which to sacri...

Making space 01

In order to create some space for the 3 shootings coming later this month in my cluttered Mac, I had to transfer a couple of shootings on an external server.
It wasn't easy to decide which to sa...

Balancing elements.

Martina gives you the time to compose the pictures in the best way, and she balances with her beauty the whole photo.
Strong subjects are frequently dictating the composition, and Martina i...

Flexible art.

The young ladies I portray are flexible, so you can pull off a back-view of the bottom while still getting a nearly frontal portrait of the face in the same picture, and the pose still feel natural...

How things have changed.

When you place a model between 2 windows (especially a blond one), you always get a nice glow all around the body and in the backlighted hair, that helps her to stand out from the darker background...

Unlocking models.

We could try this way to unlock models from the exclusive appearance on Patreon: when I do another shooting with them, they are allowed to appear elsewhere.
This was Giulia's case after our shoo...

Looking good.

This photo was shot in July 2022, after 15 months of separation from this beauty.
She looked tired, possibly from the hot day and having just travelled from Florence.
My idea to avoid make-up...

Floor it.

Marble is cold, but looks cool.
Jiulia is hot, and also the day was warm enough for her to withstand lying on the floor.
Overall the photo looks pleasant and inviting, that floor appears to b...

Spicy.

The new shooting with Cristiana is getting nearer, hopefully we will do it in February, when my work is going to relax, and I will have Saturdays and Sundays back for myself.
In the mean time we...

Brianza forest.

Funny how an ordinary garden in Merate can appear as an unexplored rainforest.

This is the magic of photography, and we can imagine King Kong’s hairy hand coming from out of the frame to sn...

Talking about decreasing the shootings.

19 shootings were too many in 2022, and most of them are still stuck in my Mac books...
My intent for 2023 was to reduce the number of shootings and concentrate of going back to work with the mo...

LOL moments.

Been so much behind my work schedule has some positive points, for instance I'm sure which are the photos of a certain model I've already published because they're going to be retouched already. 2023-01-04 08:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Unsure about studio locations.

I love busy backgrounds and messy rooms, they add to the variety of my photos but do not distract so much from the bodies of models (especially if they are nicely out of focus).

But 2 of the ...

Back to work.

Today I'm back to work, and I mean the true blue collar daily work!
What I've managed to do during these holidays is less than what I was expecting, but I did a lot anyway.

So I don't regr...

Nude Year resolution.

Being called an "amateur" after 31 years in photography is the best compliment I can receive.
I've sampled both the film era and digital era, also in professional positions ranging from weddings...

HAPPY NUDE YEAR!

To celebrate New Year's Eve I've chosen another photo of £lisandra in Consonno, because it has represented a milestone in 2022.
Taking her and Ania in this magical location was pivotal, and I h...