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Baños Arabes Solo

Here are some solo images from the Baños Arabes (I posted the group images on Nov. 14th). Here with Loulou models and Wiana. You can also find a little BTS movie from there.

All natural light from various doorways and ceilings.

By the way, remember you can always search for tags and keywords: Try to search for “Banos” to see the previously posted set.

The last image was posted before, but I added it to today's post for completeness.

Today is movie time

This is a movie I made after a workshop on how I edited one of the images from the workshop.

Have fun.

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Mirror Mirror on the wall

I did a trip to Mallorca this summer with The Endless Sinner, Wiana, and Luolou models.

In the place we stayed, there was this one studio apartment with a bed, bathroom, and a Jacuzzi in one room.

And it had a mirror at either end of the room.

On the last day of The Endless Sinner, Wiana and I set out to explore if we could do something unusual by “hiding” one model a bit in the background.

Here is what we ended up with.

It’s a mix of available light and on...

The Asylum

I love to experiment.

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of work with slow shutter speed to add surrealism to the pictures and get a feeling of motion.

The image is a bit banal, but I think it has a fascinating, surreal look.

It’s not a classic art nude, but I think it’s interesting (and perhaps a little spooky).

Let me know your thoughts.

Torso

Some months ago, Dulce Mara approached me and asked if I would be interested in shooting within the next month as she was in the country. I agreed, of course.

A few days later, she got back in touch and said she had a job opportunity in a different country and was leaving a few days later.

We promptly set up a shoot but only had a two-hour slot, but we made it count.

And please don’t say, “Feed the model.”

She is a Chef and fully capable (and aware) of handling h...

Dovile on the tarmac.

I’m pretty fond of these two images: The first is like a classic ethereal art nude with just a hint of eroticism. The other reminds me of one of my favorite sculptures from Musée d’Orsay: ...

Blue eyed cave

I was in Lanzarote with Wianamodel in April, shooting my latest video course, “Artnude on Location, Mastering natural light.”

Here are some images we shot on the first day in a volcanic cave with a big skylight.

One of the things I look for when researching locations (That is also part of the course, by the way.) is how light wi...

Laetitia Sculptural BTS - Video 2/2

Laetitia on sculptural

Making sculptural images with Laetitia is always a fantastic experience.

I used a Zeppelin 57” deep silver umbrella for this set, with a large lamp shining into it (see videos for more details). This simultaneously yields a distinct and soft light, especially suited for dark skin.

Laetitia Sculptural BTS - Video 1/2

Bottoms Up

Last month, Clara Sinclair from the UK felt like getting her gorgeous rear end aired, so she visited me in Denmark.

No complaints from my side, obviously.

This is daylight from two windows in my studio, and it came about as I was changing sets when she started playing around with getting under the table.

And I doń’t know about you, but when a beautiful woman on her own accord gets down on all four and rear-ends me, I instantly start to pay attention. 😉

A Multicam...

Lucky Number 13 BTS

This btw is actually from another shoot, but the lighting is the same and that's what I wanted to show you here. It's one way to light a very large area with directional light and still have shadows that are open.

Lucky number 13

A cool group shoot of 13 incredible women who volunteered for a group shoot I set up in Copenhagen. I did edit a lot of the shots we did back then, but sometimes I get fatigued when I edit too many from one shoot and then push the others off.
And then I’m thrilled when I rediscover the sets, and it feels fresh again.

This was lit with a Giant silver umbrella (7-8’ from memory), two Westcott white 6’ umbrellas from the front, and a slight from the shadow side to soften the shad...

December on Patreon

Gentlemen and Ladies.

Allow me to be perfectly frank with you:

If you are NOT on my Photographers tier, I will make it IRRESISTIBLE for you to upgrade to the Photographers’ or the Vault tiers in December.

Let me tell you why:

Of course, I want you to see all the cool things I have in store.

But it’s not only that.

I know December and the holiday season can be challenging for many people.

Both because of loneli...

NausicaaYami and the shadow

Sometimes, I get some weird ideas. Like here where Nausicaa Yami was suddenly facing me with what I thought was a bit too much genitals on view as per her usual preference, considering the sun was directly behind me.

So, being a gentleman, I did the first shoot and used my shadow to shield the private parts, shaping the idea for the rest of the series. I’ve been sitting on these for some time, as it happens. But I somehow felt I wanted to edit them now, so I did.

Interestingly, ...

NausicaaYami and the Shadow BTS

The shoot with the shadow (Starts about half way in the movie)

Memories of Zoi

An old set with Zoi shot around a workshop I conducted in Copenhagen about 2013 (yeah, I’m clearing out a few of the “leftovers” so I can concentrate on the new shoots).

I rented a fabulous studio loft where we did the workshop, and the model would stay overnight. It is a great place with natural light on two sides of the apartment from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

I rented the same place for another workshop three years later for another workshop. But I didn’t realize th...

A winters Tale BTS

8,5 minutes movie shooting the shooting of the series.

A winters tale

I usually get tired of shooting in a studio over winter, so a couple of years ago, I rented an Airbnb (summerhouse) for a couple of days and brought this anonymous model up there. 

It was sunny, with little wind, but as you can see in the first image, with snow, it was freezing outside. On the other ones, it could be summer. 

I guess you could say I’m in the deception business.

Bunker Sin

The Endless Sinner is at one of the reinforced doors next to the shooting gallery on the old airbase where my studio is.

I love the color and texture of this door, even though it’s placed in a spot with total darkness.
So, I set up a large silver reflector behind the camera to get the daylight from the sky in where I needed it.
I rarely use reflectors or flags outdoors, but this was one of the notable exceptions, during one of my spring location workshops.

Z in LA

A short timelapse of Z. -access all tiers

Zulema in LA

This is Zulema Moon at an Airbnb in LA: all-natural light, a bit of mixed sun, and overcast light through the living room windows.

Lila (again)

I have two last unpublished images of the powerhouse (literally) Ruby Lila. The first was lit with my large Fresnel, and the second was natural light at dusk, offering some gorgeous pastel colors when the cool light mixed with Lila’s skin.