My photography experience

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		by photoline	Posted: 02/03/2008 21:33
		I have been shooting glamour photos since 1988. Not knowing anyone here in Edmonton who would willingly pose nude, I traveled to England in 1990 to do my first nude model shoots. With the experience I gained there I returned home and began booking amateur models for fashion and portrait shoots. When I returned to the UK in 1992 and 1994, I had developed my techniques well enough that I was able to successfully photograph a number of Page 3 and glamour models to a high enough standard to have my work published, eg, French "Photo", "Glamour & Boudoir Photography" and "Glamour Girls: The Illustrated Encyclopedia" in the US, and online. I then set my sights on L.A. and Chicago, where I attended my first Glamourcon convention (http://glamourcon.com) in 1996. I quickly developed contacts among the Playmates and topshelf models. With 2 visits to the Playboy Mansion in 1997 & 1999 under my belt, I felt confident enough to ask several models to pose for me and my US colleague, J Greely: http://www.munitions.com/jgreely/ Models we photographed include Dita Von Teese, AnnaMarie Goddard, Victoria Zdrok, Alesha Oreskovich, Tylyn John, Roxanne Galla, Lynn Thomas, Tara King, Corrinna Harney and Liz Stewart. I have also participated in a few photo club shoots over the years, working with everyone from first-time amateurs through to Playmates Julie Cialini and Lauren Anderson. While these shoots have produced some good work for me, the circus atmosphere and limited time to build rapport with the models is a definite drawback. I will always prefer one-on-one shoots -- which is not to say that I mind having an observer, assistant or indeed more than one model in the room. After a long break from shooting UK glamour models, I returned to my "favourite" subject last September. I contacted Image Park Studio near Horsham in West Sussex, and we organized 9 shoots over 2 weeks. I had contacted most of the models I wanted before I went to England, but the studio stepped in when I had a