June 27, 2010

Powerful Colour Shoots











"Post apocalypse"
Art Model Mikako










Elisa Lazo de Valdez -

"French Postcards"










Ján Hronský

"United Colours of Ardens"










Alexander Bergström

"Morbier VIII"










Allan Amato

"Under my Skin"
Art Model and Illustrator Ulorin Vex -










George Schmauch -

"Ten Shillings and Six pence"
Art Model Yarrow










Massalo -

"meu 4577"










Nikola Borissov -

"Quizas quizas quizas IV"
Model Alina










Anca Cernoschi -

"mq 01"





Robert Lubanski outdoors


Robert Lubanski at his official site, his first feature, his interview, all the articles about him.







"Tess c01f03"
Art Model Tess










"Joan 6061"
Art Model Joanna










"Joannaa"
Art Model Joanna

June 19, 2010

Micheal Armstrong, new member







You'll find Micheal Armstrong at his official site.



















Two months ago, I received that :

" Chris, I was hoping to submit these photographs for your site. Let me know if they are good enough. I pull 90% of my inspiration from your site, and would love to give back to the community."

What could I answer ? 90% of his inpiration... Wow ! So I told him yes of course. Because I appreciated a lot his kindness and I love to help the young photographers who will become the masters of tomorrow.

BW addicted, Micheal Armstrong from Australia shoots nudes since only 2 years. Among the large number of pictures he sent me, I've selected these ones for their artistic quality.

So... Welcome on board Micheal ! We'll follow you... :)









Let's hear him :


My name is . I'm 24, from Brisbane, Australia, and I'm trying to run a fledgling fine art business called Strong Photography, specialising in Art Nudes and Landscapes.
















I use photography as a way of destressing, and prooving that there is natural beauty in life.

I have been photographing in general about 5 years and nudes for about 2. As of yet I haven’t been exhibited, but I'm working towards my first, and I'm looking for galleries here and in Europe or the States who would be interested in displaying my works.

I tried my hand at lots of different forms of photography before I settled on nudes. I felt that there was too much crap to contend with when shooting fashion and glamour. With my nudes its just the model, the environment and me displaying the beauty that many don’t get to see.

Models often tell me that they wouldn’t make good nude models because they have imperfections, but I remind them that it's the imperfections that make them perfect.

I love shooting outdoors, juxtaposition of hard and soft, rough and gentle is what I love. But lately I have been doing studio work and I quite enjoy it.



























June 16, 2010

The strength of K Leo







You'll admire the work of K Leo at : his official site, Model Mayhem, his first feature.







"Page from code"










"The greater the deeds the lowe"










"They see that I am not that fo"










"Wherein the personal artifacts"

June 14, 2010

A Busy Summer, by Howard Nowlan



Written by Howard Nowlan














Art Model Ginny





"For me there is a close connection between art and religion in the sense that both are concerned about questions of meaning - if not about the meaning of existence generally, then certainly about the meaning of one's individual life and how a person relates to his or her total community/environment". Freeman Patterson




It truly is wonderful to live in a place, where, at least for a few months every year, the sun causes nature to put on her best and allows you to go out and inter-act with that marvel. It's certainly improved upon when you find yourself blessed to be working with a group of friends and artists who feel as passionate about that inter-action as yourself, and that has certainly been the case this year.

I've always enjoyed working with others - both photographers and models - who understand there's something truly special, meaningful, about capturing the natural nude; the female form adorned either by the landscape or arrayed with natural light. This year has furnished several very wonderful moments to do just that.


Working with my associate, Julie Morrish, and masters like Imagesse and Laurie Jeffery, has once again allowed myself and other growing photographers, like Tom to employ the likes of Ginny, Allegra, Erin and, of course, Magenta on a range of shoots that have gleaned some truly worthwhile results...


















Art Model Ginny
The May workshop
















Art Model Erin
The Exmoor Workshop






















Art Model Magenta
The Exmoor Workshop








There's something truly unique about awaking on a day when you know that the aim of that day is to create images like these - especially, as was the case for the Exmoor shoot, when you venture to some new location to be ready to shoot early the next day.

As we sat in a cabin late in the evening on the Moor itself, the little electric generator buzzing away to give us light, we all knew that the next morning would be a very special time, when, in those hours which gently form between night and day, we would truly engage with a moment of serenity. Such moments truly enrich us deeply.

















Art Model Erin









The other joy is making connections with other artists. There's such a gift in 'tasting' of and sharing each others creativity in such projects, allowing moments of deep warmth, humor, and overwhelming beauty and causing you to really value the gifts we have and how these can inter-connect and blend to bring a deeper richness and quality to such work. I've truly enjoyed working with these friends this year, and I'm hoping that many of us will enjoy further ventures together before the summer is over...

















Art Model Magenta




The Workshop Videos can be viewed here:
Ginny - the May Workshop: http://www.missonline.com/video/serenity-1
Erin, Allegra and Magenta - the Exmoor Workshop: http://www.missonline.com/video/everglow-1
Wind Shadow with Magenta -
http://web.mac.com/howardbabcom/iWeb/Howard%20Nowlan%20Lightworks/Windshadow.html

I have also been busy on one other project, which I'm pleased to say has now been brought to completion....







For some time, I've been slowly compiling images from the last seven years that I consider to be some of my best work in this field.

I'm please to say these have now been published in my first true book for the general market...

Gentle Upon the Eye is now available
to purchase in several different formats through Blurb.com.