» Munroe
Munroe, who is a Brighton musician, asked me to take some pictures for his album art.
We had the use of an erotic boutique for just over an hour one morning - where such accessories as a crow feather-boa and cuffs were readily available.
The shoot was great practice for taking pictures of other models, not that I wil ever desert self portraiture…
As far as equipment goes, I used my camera alone, no tripod, external lighting, etc, but weird and wacky Photoshopping was the requisite.
Here are my favourite images from the shoot:
See Munroe at:
www.myspace.com/officialmunroe
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December 13th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
How delightful. I really like the second. Excellent work around the eyes and with the texturing of the feathers.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
wow, the first one is FABULOUS.
great work on these!
December 14th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Wow these are all so awesome… so professional and so artistic. Can’t even pick a favorite, they each have something… To be honest I like these all even better than the one you posted on Flickr, even though that was captivating too. I actually think they could sell very well in a gallery.
December 14th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Wow they are great. i like this guy. you are making a lot of great pictures. it looks like it is better to be two in one (model and photographer) that makes is it easier.
have some nice days
bye bye
December 16th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Great. Were you inspired by a mix of Nan Goldin and Araki for this photoshoot ?
December 17th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
The first photo is Amazing!!!!!!
really love it!! ;D inspiring!
December 26th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Wow. I just randomly stumbled across a photo of yours, which led to your flickr stream, which led me to your entire body of work and blog. I am absolutely amazed. Your work is the kind that both inspires, and slightly discourages because it is in fact so amazing. I’m sure I speak for many when I say I would aspire to make art as breathtaking as yours.
December 27th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
thanks so much for all the comments on this post - Ilina, Jestem, Sherrie, Doger, Salome.
@ Arnaud - not in particular but i have heard of Nan Goldin, not of Araki…
@ Richard - thank u very much, that encourages me to believe my work is ok, at the moment i am on a bit of a downer regarding what i think of my work… but i am sure my confidence will pick up in the New Year!
December 28th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Araki is a japanese photographer who is mainly known for his work about bondage :
http://www.arakinobuyoshi.com/update_gallery.html
Your work is interesting because it reminds both of the bondage thing of Araki and evokes the underground coloured world of Goldin while having his own personality… and it shows a new face of your talent beyond the multiplicity pictures !
January 11th, 2008 at 5:10 am
hey. just wanted to say i’ve always liked your stuff. ever since the multiplicity days. what can i say, i always made music, not pictures. and had the most appreciation for the art that i wasn’t involved in/didn’t come naturally to me.
good luck with everything you do.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
These shots are fantastic. I was directed here, as through my performance work I have had to overcome my fears of being in front of a camera. A photographer friend thought I would do well to start to work on some self-portraiture to enable me to understand a little more about both sides of the camera. He sent me here and I am astounded by the level and artisticness (is there such a word?) of your work.
Also, your more recent blog on beauty and ugliness also really touched me. Its only in recent years I have learnt that the fact I am nothing special to look at day to day doesnt not mean I could not be a part of a beautiful photograph. There is so much more to the work than that
If you ever have an urge to photograph a Kent based burlesque singer with a love of burlesque, fetish, corsets and anything quirky please please get in touch. I would be honoured to work you.