A few images that I managed not to screw up completely

 I have been using Aatish's studio for just under two years although I knew of its existence for some time, just a matter of having funds stopped me booking it before I eventually did. Especially as it was only three miles from my home, unfortunately it has been sold and I have had my last shoot there. September, Irida was in Birmingham and I managed to book a half day shoot with her at late notice due to me having a few medical problems that will need surgery eventually I could not commit to a date earlier. As she was only available during the afternoon I had to rethink the shoot I planned as I always shoot in natural light as much as possible and make the most of the facilities at studio. Only one image shown here was flash used, in the bathroom at the end of the shoot. .

As I am in week two of twelve of isolation, I am going back into my digital archives starting with 2004 when I first bought a DSLR the images below are of Maria who ended up featuring in a overseas version of Playboy and has long retired. Taken on a late afternoon entirely natural light with two large white polystyrene boards as fill in. The second set were taken in my lounge using a self made background using dyed painters dust sheet lit with Courtney Colorflashes with silver umbrellas.

Guys Cliffe, near Warwick is a venue I always fancied shooting at, thinking that it was a little remote to get there, but after checking it was only a mile or so from the nearest train station I booked a spot at an event organised by Nicole Rayner which was split into half day shoots over a weekend. The building itself is a semi derelict stately home which has become a regular spot for organised photographic shoots, Nicole's was focusing on art nude with three other models who excel in the genre, Ivory Flame, Rachelle Summers and Ayla Rose. There were eight photographers initially split into pairs working with a individual model for two sessions of fifty minutes each, a shorter session of 25 minutes with the two other models you had not worked with earlier and final short group shoot with the all the models. Rather than have a free for all at the end the photographers as a group to set our own individual shots and split up the time to do so, which worked out very well in my own se...

Recently I shot with Laura for the second time, our first shoot being in 2007 making it the longest gap between shoots I have had. Laura quit modelling shortly after our first shoot. She then moved close to where I live and made contact via social media and we have been exchanging messages and seeing each other on the street occasionally. Looking at her posting images showed she worked hard to get back in shape after the birth of her children and with a change in lifestyle looked really good. I asked if she was interested in shooting again and the shoot was arranged. The first images are from 2007, make up by Diane Dakin re-edited as I like to think my techniques have improved between the years we have shot

I frequently go back to my old shoots and go through the pictures I did not previously attempt to edit, the image I have uploaded was with Charlotte who I worked with four times in 2009 before she went to work the winter season in Austria.