Bramley Apple

Shooting 13.

Shooting number 13 with Martina was really special.
I was selecting some pictures a couple of days ago for my regular social media feed (you are going to see in the weeks to come) and I noticed ...

Pregnancy.

Sophia is really enjoying her pregnancy, and how her body is changing.

Not sure these changes are permanent or if she is going to get back into the shape of our first encounter, but at least ...

Travelling models.

My encounter with Anna was pleasant, the hotel room cosy and warm during a cold Winter day.
Working in hotel rooms is always a challenge, because you can find less variety in the location, and a...

Also starring Milano.

I had a fancy new camera with fancy new telephoto lenses on this Milan terrace, but I couldn't resist taking some pictures with the Leica M240 as well.
Different approach, more like a portrait t...

Explicit modesty.

When a models tells me she is doing "nudo coperto" (covered nude) I stay well away, because it doesn't make sense.
Implied nudes are making happy only Mark Zukerberg.
Real people are not afra...

Soft or strong?

In search for my Saudek wall...

At the end of this sequence, I decided to make something different.
I love the softness of a woman’s body, and I try to convey the idea of this softness w...

To blur or not to blur?

This whole idea about bokeh and blurring backgrounds is relatively new, but photography in itself is a very young form of art in comparison to all others.

In the initial phase of photography,...

"I would like to see more of her".

I enjoyed trying to get Corine to smile, it was not difficult because she is a happy soul, the difficult part was not to make her crack in a laugh!

You've seen very few pictures of her on Pat...

Kitty and the long wait to get her.

This is the 6th picture of Kitty on Patreon, not many, considering the shooting was made in March 2019.
It took a long time to finish this one, but now it is ready and we can enjoy all the pictu...

Leica portrait.

Leica cameras are special objects, but they also happen to take good pictures.
This is the M240 with the Summicron 50 mm.
Not the ideal lens for close up portraits, maybe, but it manages to c...

Pushing the Seven.

I don't think you've ever seen the backside of Bianca, so here we are.
Personally I'm not sure if I find more sexy the backside of Bianca or the one of my Seven, but in this case I wanted to dis...

Burned out.

There is usually a huge difference between the limited light inside a house and the excessive daylight outside.
This is one of the rare cases the view from the window would have been visible, if...

Dreaming about exotic locations.

Maybe I can't plan a trip in a glamorous American City with Martina for a shooting from the rooftops, but this pictures may at least suggest what would be possible.

I was looking at her IG an...

The job FOR my dreams.

Today I’ve started a new job, which most people may consider too humble, a job that does not take advantage of the knowledge and skills developed over years of school and decades of profession. I...

Reportage with the X100V.

I'm planning to buy a wide angle lens, possibly the classic Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI-s.

I wanted to make some pictures of Linda in tight and messy spaces in the location of Merate, and my options ...

Missing Martina.

I've made a post on my regular social media feed on the 26th of August saying it is a disgrace not having worked with Martina for 5 Months, and I'm going to tell you exactly why in this protected s...

Keep your lines straight.

Not only I have to manual focus accurately, but I also try to maintain my camera perfectly straight.
Not easy without an additional vertical grip, but the electronic spirit level inside the view...

Let's not forget the past.

The new shooting with Manya was majestic, temperature was higher, she was comfortable and we had more time to work.
But I'm not going to forget about our first shooting in December 2019, that's ...

Would you like to get Golf lessons from Martina?

In this picture Martina really appear as grasping a golf club but, as far as I know, she has no experience with golf clubs or swings...
But I know for sure she has some experience with swingers ...

Show off your art.

Graffiti are the cheap version of tattoos.
Tattoos can rely on a much prettier and consensual canvas, and are made in more comfortable and sterilised rooms.
Tattoos are also likely to last lo...

Backstage videos?

John was asking for more backstage videos yesterday, and actually I'm not uploading many on the VK page nowadays.
The main reason is because I wanted them to become a special treat for the famou...

Meet Linda, the new blossom on the Bramley Apple tree...

Linda is still very young, just turned 21.

This is reflected in a level of uncertainty about the her career in modelling, what she wants to do with her body, and her life in general.

Sh...

Looking into the light.

A lady can look comfortable even in the most explicit pictures, if she lives in harmony with her naked body, and Viktoriia is a great example of this concept.

This pose looks so natural perf...

Is the 1.4 aperture worth the effort?

I'm very happy about my Voigtländer Nokton 58mm f1.4 SL II lens, but I confess I'm not using it at the maximum aperture...
I did the first time, with Martina, for few pictures, but never done s...

I've casted some pretty harsh lights on this new model...

... but whatever the nature of the light she always looks delicate and refined.
Even in this merciless beam straight from a spotlight, few retouches where required on the skin.

The only ap...

Looking down.

In the open you always have better point of views, much more space, and you can get further away from the subject.
I appreciate when the location is pretty and with nice furniture, but I still p...

Shower show.

We are taking plenty of showers in Italy in this period, because the weather is very hot.
And, depending on who is getting into the shower, it could make for a great show...

I rarely use w...

Handcuffs?

My last new model, Bianca, refused to wear handcuffs.
She is into Shibari, both as a "victim" and as a "rigger", so she has a refined view about bonding techniques, and the subsequent emotive co...

Distractions.

When you've managed to warm up only a single room in the entire house, you try to push the model in every corner available, even if you don't have a clear space all round.

In this case the be...

Zen and the art of posing Martina.

Ikebana is the Japanese art of arranging cut flowers.
It is an interesting discipline and gives stunning results, let's say it is a refined version of the glass vase present on the left of this ...