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You think it’s just a normal day…

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… Just hanging out in the studio with Mark Bigelow, standing on one leg, playing with shapes and silhouettes against an azure sky, merrily enjoying the space and the urge to explore the possibilities of oriental fingers…

Little (until afterwards) do you realise a little Ivory Flame-shaped ninja floating into the scene and hovering quietly behind you, ominously gravity-defying and waiting to pounce. This is actually how she entered the studio, you may assume.

(Dear Holly: This is the image I was talking about today.)

Seconds later, I got my own back (kind of):

Fun times!

… And still a LOT more to come from different sets.

This might sound immediately weird to anyone who doesn’t know instantly what I’m talking about, but some of these images remind me, for some reason, of little sand pictures of lizards I once bought in Tenerife.

Kitchen

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A quick post to share some latest images from working with Richard Lund in Karen‘s gorgeous country home (in which I always seem to get lost and forget which way I have entered when it comes to leaving, thus seeming like a madwoman looking for the front door). The theme (you’ve guessed it) was ‘kitchen’.

For the first set, I generally hung out at odds with gravity. Then I watched Karen throw flour over her face for the sake of art. Finally, we turfed Ginge, the cat, most ungraciously off the bed for the last set. Sadly, he didn’t make it into the final images (as far as I know). Next time, Ginge, next time… Really, though, the number of photographer pets I have (accidentally or otherwise) shared a frame with, it’s about time I had some portfolio evidence.

Anyway… here you are!

Glastonbury: Ice and Ivy

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Last week I drove for hours on treacherous ice and snow to get to Glastonbury for a shoot with Ed Melville. Much of the journey was in first or second gear and there were times, during the way back, at which I thought I might never get home!! BUT it was worth the trip and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Ed wanted some Christmassy images with a ‘pagan’, natural theme, amongst other things. He’d gathered ivy and holly, and I fashioned myself a headdress.

We then went a little bit mediaeval/pre-Raphaelite. I’m really struggling to decide which to upload to my portfolio, so any help here onwards would be appreciated!!

Red and musical, featuring a Nordic lyre (which I could not resist twinging constantly, poor Ed):

Also, I now have these. I’m so sorry I’m bombarding readers of my blog with belly-dance pictures, but I’m having such a blast doing them…

Hope everyone had a wonderous, splendiferous Christmas. HAPPY NEW YEAR and love to all!

Swish, Sway and Storm

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Here are some recent shots from time spent with the wonderful, now Oxford-based, Mark Bigelow. We still have plenty more to do and I enjoyed it even more than the first time around. Mark even got to sample my terrible driving, which he was very polite about. For a spatially-aware person I am not very spatially aware.


The last one reminds me of the ocean – tumultuous/turbulent and moody (like all good oceans). I think the skirt (tied material) looks like liquid in some of the shots too.

Talk amongst yourselves

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I absolutely love these two by Russ B, but I didn’t even realise I even had them until the other day. The bluebells were amazing, weren’t they?

I have so many bluebell images, from the woods near my house, and can remember exactly how it felt to be sitting there. 🙂

More timely images to follow just as soon as I get a chance to update things properly! Love to all! 🙂