Of course I couldn't do any of this without the help and support of my long-suffering wife Zsuzsi, and all the attractive, creative, intelligent women with whom it has been our privilege to work .
Costumes...
I try to replicate the classic hour-glass figures of that bygone era and document how we achieve that look. To do retro-fitness properly, one really needs models who can carry themselves well and who "look the part". One also needs authentic looking costumes that hug and enhance the model's figure.
Over the years we have amassed a large and fairly valuable collection of vintage costumes in a range of sizes between UK 4 up to UK 12. And I'm happy to mix our outfits with yours, if you have items of your own, of a suitable genre, that you particularly want to try.
Studio...
I work mainly from a small but well equipped studio in South East Hampshire, UK. It's about 25 square metres (270 square feet) It has electrically-driven remote-control backdrop system, studio-flash as-well-as continuous lighting, and a separate private changing room.
My wife is normally present during the shoot to assist the model, organise the studio, to fix the scenery and to dig-out the various outfits and props we require. She is also a very competent stylist, and is excellent at spotting loose threads and labels sticking out!
Lighting and props...
In addition to conventional studio flash, I also enjoy unusual or unorthodox lighting (including constant-lighting sources such as daylight-CFL, LED, UV and flat-panel). I like including iconic pieces of technology, e.g. mannequins, vintage radios, film cameras, dial-type telephones, sports cars, optical disks, maps, mixer-desks, hard disk innards, and steam engines (to name but a few) with my shoots. I'm also rather keen on animal-print fabrics, expensive-looking shapewear, shockingly-vibrant colours and seriously chunky jewellery - though not all at the same time, obviously! :-)
General...
Whilst I have a great love for "retro", I'm also a bit of a geek - I'm not irretrievably locked in the past. I particularly enjoy mixing old-fashioned looks with very modern ones, unashamedly creating what a friend sometimes describes as "quirky photographic anachronisms". I particularly enjoy working with intelligent, hard-working models that know how to inject some humour and a sense of fun into the shoot. After all, if shooting stops being fun, then what's the point of doing it?
Finally, six important things that models should be aware of...
OK, that's enough chat - let's look at some more pictures...
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