Yet another image from our recent session with Zoi using the wonderful Fuji X Pro1 with the 56mm lens.

I was delighted to be given the opportunity to test a pre production model of the new Fuji 56mm lens on the X Pro-1 body. We had International Playboy model Zoi fly over from the Netherlands to shoot with us in a friends castle located on the east coast of Scotland. It was a pretty chilly day so Zoi was well wrapped up prior to the shoot but once in front of the camera she performed like the star she is. All of the images shot on the day with the X Pro-1 the lens was mostly wide open @ 1.2 This is a superb combination of camera and lens for any portrait photographer.

A recent image now available to purchase as a large acrylic. Email for details.

This image was made after we had finished our Art Nude workshop last Sunday. I had spotted the roller, which weighed a ton, under some trees. A bit of brute force and I managed to move it into space. Then all I had to do was persuade Carla and Faye, who thought we were finished for the day, to make one final image. Faye restyled Carla’s hair added some accessories, Carla’s own sunglasses and my vision was complete. Thank you to both for humoring me after a long and very tiring day.

Our next and final UK Art Nude workshop for 2013 will be back at Pipewell Hall on Sunday the 27th of October. 10.00am – 5.00pm – 5 delegates only.  £395.00 inclusive.  Carla Monaco will be our model. The following day we will be hosting a CONTEMPORARY BOUDOIR workshop at the same venue again with Carla. 10% discount is booking both days.

Possibly our last workshop at Pipewell last weekend as Trudi and Sean are in the process of selling and moving to something a bit larger. Once again we were delighted to have Raphaella and Carla as our 2 models for our 8 delegates so a prefect model to photographer ratio. Despite the forecast the weather once again played ball and any showers occurred when we were on a break or at lunch. Both of our models worked to an exceptionally high level and our delegates were delighted with the images they made during the day. We will post more in the near future but following our holiday in Devon followed by 2 workshops we have a lot of catching up to do. We are delighted that we have a delegate flying over from Boston next weekend for a one2one with is here at Claremont and then we travel south once again for a seminar on the 10th followed by an Art Nude workshop back here on the 14th. We are hopeful that we can squeeze a couple more art nude workshop during August and September and we may have a wonderful new venue to work in in North Wales but more on that when we get a positive answer. If you wish to be placed on the ‘advance notice’ list then simply drop us an email and we will be happy to add your name. This is one of my images of Raphaella from last weekend.

This image was made on a recent workshop @ Pipewell Hall. Although we have used the wood’s before I have never come across this structure and I just loved its dark menacing feel. Raphaella was very brave to fight her way through a bank of nettles but managed to give me the look of fear and foreboding I had asked of her.

We still have a couple of places left on our Art Nude workshop on the 1st of September. Details on the calendar page.