"Near Horsham" Group Shoot

It was good coming back to the UK for the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Our last ditch attempt to fit in as many swimwear and poolside shots as this dreary summer of 2011 allowed us to. This time, it was at a huge privately-owned estate which was quite local to our soon-to-be old home in Horsham, and kudos go to Barney Douglas for arranging it for Sunday 28 August 2011. About 3-4 cars were arranged for this shoot as was unlimited access to the poolside and the surrounding vast estate owned by a wonderful family who was so kind and hospitable.

There were about 12 models and photographers each. I had the opportunity to shoot with 7 amazing photographers for a 50-minute slot each, including

Andy Thomas (Black swimwear & boots around poolside and cars. See above pic)

David Elliot (Lingerie around the gardens and even abandoned tractor)

Fabio Sceac (Orange leopard print then blue bikini by the pool and in greenhouse)

Barney Douglas (Domme look, followed by purple lingerie and then nude in the forest!)

Paul Crusier (Mao cap with red bikini, then art nude, followed by pink tights around the estate)

Joe Kay (black cocktail dress fashion followed by duo shoot in black shorts & basque)

Doug Waghorn (Red PVC dress fetish fashion in gardens and snooker room)

The final shoot was what Barney calls "Daft Group Shoot". Prior to the day the models were all instructed to bring an old tight T-shirt and some kitchen scissors. It was to be a surprise so when the moment came, we were all instructed to jump in the pool in our "wet T-shirts", form a line and bob up and down while the photographers snapped away. Initially I was rather apprehensive about it as I am sensitive to chlorine but I thought a few minutes won't hurt. And I'm glad I did it! In fact it was the highlight of the day!!

Though I have yet to see all the results from the shoot, I thought I'd share this day with you. As I get the edited copies, I will be posting them up on Flickr so keep your eyes open for them! Thanks to Barney and also all the photographers I worked with. It was also great to meet some new faces, including all the young and budding models. Wish em all the best! Also many thanks to the wonderful car owners and the family who kindly let their beautiful property for the day!

Red Light District Shoot with Kat & Phil

I had one of the funnest shoots in Amsterdam, smack in the middle of the infamous Red Light District! I somehow discovered photographer Philip Romeyn (Philostar) through another model called Kat (known as "Dame Noire"). Funny thing is, Kat works at a fetish shop which my friends and I frequent, but she had no idea that I was a model until she found me on Model Mayhem! I saw one of the pictures of her I liked and immediately contacted Phil to see if we could shoot together.

Luckily, Phil got in touch soon and suggested we do a shoot with Kat. She would be a dominatrix while I am a pet-girl sub. Now I'm quite picky with which models I work with, especially when it comes to role-playing, but I was honoured to shoot with her. With her long jet-black hair and striking features, Kat, from Slovakia but living in Holland, has the ideal looks of a domme. Besides, it's also nice to make some friends out here so I thought why not? Although the shooting date had been set for 28 May 2011, I visited her shop for some coffee and a chat. And what I sweetie she is! I was initially quite intimidated by her but once we got talking, I discovered what a good laugh she was, gregarious and bubbly. I couldn't wait to work with her!

We decided to shoot in the upstairs area of Kat's shop where she worked. Upstairs is a playroom/dungeon furnished with pulleys and a bondage chair with a huge window which was an ideal setting. I met up with Phil downstairs. I must say I was rather surprised to notice how much younger he was than I had imagined! Although serious about his photography, he was just as bubbly and funny with plenty of joie de vie. All three of us hit it off immediately.

After some coffee, chit chat and applying make-up, we got started. Phil created a sort of chest harness on me using some white industrial cellophane. With the spring being warm and sunny, I managed to get some tan which went really well with the white! Then I was to be tied to it from the back with my hands tied behind to a pulley suspension. Initially, I had my white knickers on but eventually removed it. Kat on the other hand, was clad all in black latex and a pair of amazing platform thigh high boots. I was to look oppressed while she was to look mean! We also did a few shots of me on all fours like a pet-dog and gagged as well as handcuffed with the tape, where Kat was to be tugging me from behind as if the tape were a leash.

We also had some time later to do some solo sets each. Kat some "Ooze Girl" shorts she wanted to shoot with for a friend. After she was done, it was my go but his time, I was to turn my cowering sub act off and replace it with the scary bitchy domme look. Kat was very sweet and kind enough to lend me her latex gear consisting of bra, underbust and suspenders. They fit perfectly! Luckily I had a pair of fishnet stockings and black stilettos at hand. Then it was climbing on the huge windowsill and looking down to the camera looking mean. And not to forget turning around and facing the window with my back towards the camera to show off my backside! From this time on, Phil would now jokingly refer to me as "Hiney Girl".

This was the few of many shoots where I had so much fun! It was very casual and chilled and despite that we churned out some seriously great images. Though I have been busy, I plan to make more time to meet up with Kat more often and drop by her store. It's just a 10 minute walk there! As with me and Phil, we were scheduled to shoot in July outdoors but with the rainy summer had to postpone it. We are due to shoot in October-end. Though it will be colder, I am up for shooting with Phil whatever the weather any day! Thanks guys for all your time. I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Getting All Shirty with Adi Dewey

In another one of my UK trips, I travelled to Peterborough too. There I had the opportunity to shoot with commercial photographer Adi Dewey who discovered me on Purestorm. His words were: "Gutted you're so far away" and after having looked at his work, I must say I was quite chuffed. Much of Adi's work is based around combining sexy and sultry fashion with the more edgy and classy side of glamour. I also have to add he works with the most beautiful models so I was pleasantly surprised he even contacted me! It certainly was going to be worth the one hour journey from London. The date was set for 7 June 2011.

Adi picked me up from the station. Despite his top talent as photographer, he is such a polite and gentle down-to-earth guy. We got along very well! He has a two-room studio in a building also shared with another photographer and a hairdresser, the place all spacious, tidy and looking very professional. Throughout the shoot, Adi was extremely pleasant and knew exactly what he was doing especially with the lighting and positioning of camera.

We spent the afternoon shooting me in various outfits. It was such a pleasant change not to have to be tied up or gagged or clad in boots and whip, let alone to take my kit off! It was all very clean and vanilla or better described as "Facebook friendly". As seen in the above photo, the most daring was of me in black underwear, no bra and an open black shirt! I also posed in lingerie, swimwear and also with a pair of emerald green tights and necklace. As I post this blog, I am still waiting for those images. I realise that Adi is busy with his paid work and prefers to take his time to produce top quality images. I do look forward to them and am sure it'll be worth the wait!

Thanks, Adi, for setting some time aside for me. Can't wait for more stuff from you!!!

Shooting in Germany

The good thing about living in Holland is being able to travel quite easily to nearby countries abroad. I've had the pleasure of working in Belgium and now in early May, also in Germany for the first time. Out of the blue, Dusseldorf-based Udo Schulte contacted me through my website after having discovered me through Flickr or a modeling site. It was quite spontaneous as we scheduled the shoot for the coming Friday, 6 May 2011. I was very much looking forward to it!

The venue was at a quite unique setting. A hotel in Wuppertal, a town near Dusseldorf, called Art Fabrik. Each room has been designed free-style by a different artist. Some had a classic European theme, while another had an Oriental theme. Several had the absract modern look. We went for a room with a Middle Eastern decor. It was beautiful.

The shoot was a combination of glamour and erotica. I was asked to bring some see-thru outfits and lingerie, though Udo provided some sexy outfits too. So some of my sets included one with me with nothing on but crotchless tights and a pair of stilettos. I also did some sets wearing a few sexy dress, including one which a visiting friend gave to me, a pink tight mini-dress with holes in them. I have plenty of see-through lingerie so was able to use them too!

I thoroughly enjoyed my shoot with Udo. A pleasant down-to-earth guy with an unassuming attitude and great ideas. Although we have both been busy, he has produced some hot-looking images which I am pleased with. There are more to come which I look forward to getting, but I nevertheless like to share what I've seen so far.

By the way, Udo has also been most helpful too. He has been kind enough to offer helping me set up my portfolio in a German modelling site so I could get some work out there, even volunteering to translate my profile. Once I am less occupied with moving home, I would like to set one up. So hopefully you'll see more of me out in Germany too!

Thank you, Udo, for your time and help, I will most certainly take up your offer once things are less hectic at home!

Apologies for the Long Absence

OMG it's been almost 5 weeks since I last had a blog entry! Where has time disappeared to? I haven been extremely busy with preparing for putting out UK home on the market. Lots of stuff to be cleared: thrown away, kept in storage, sold on E-bay and paring down more stuff to bring to Amsterdam! About 50 pairs of shoes along with some handbags are being auctioned on E-bay. Amazing how much one accumulates for the last 12 years! Oh and not to forget my 2-week intensive Dutch language courses which finished last week...

I have rarely been shooting as a result as I've been putting my moving as priority. But not to worry, once I'm better settled, I shall be up and running. I am for the time being putting UK shoots on hold especially ones that require long-distance travelling. I will be doing the occasional ones closer to home in Horsham and London. In Holland, I am lucky that the country is not as large and that travel to Belgium or Germany isn't so bad by train. There are quite a lot of good photographers out there, especially in the fetish and "artistic" field.

I also have a huge backlog of shoot from the past few months I'd like to share on my blog so intend to promise myself to keep you all updated!

Meanwhile, do keep yourselves entertained with more pictures I have been uploading on FLICKR. Much more to come!!!