After a long run of private commissioned work that has not been available for publication here, I’m delighted to say I was able to return to personal work with a shoot with one of my favourite models and my muse, Grace.

When she contacted me to say she she would be available to shoot on Sunday, I chanced my arm and asked her how early she could get here. Typical of Grace and her outstanding work ethic, she sent me train times starting at 5am. 

I wanted to shoot on location with her first thing, but at 5 AM its still pitch dark, So I suggested a slightly more civilised hour and we were on-site at the location with Grace naked and freezing in time to catch the sunrise.

We knew we’d have to work quickly because our location is a favourite with dog walkers, and yes she brightened several people’s morning if only from a distance before she could should shuk back into the heavy parka. 

Except for that one guy that we didn’t notice, but he proved himself a perfect gentleman stopping 30 yards away and calling out to us asking if Grace would like to put something on before he came through. 

Despite the sunshine the temperature was near freezing, but typical of Grace she worked on uncomplaining and we were able to get about an hour and a half of shooting, with frequent breaks for hot chocolate, before I called a halt, knowing full-well that Grace would risk hypothermia before asking me to stop working.

Back in the studio after benefiting from heated car seats on the journey back and piping hot tea, Grace was all smiles and ready to work again. 

She had asked for some glamour shots so we started off with her in her woolly sweater and hat and I had great fun shooting her leaping around with a teddy bear. I won’t mention what that teddy bear got up to when our backs were turned.

As it was grace that was asking, I broke my usual rule about no bikini style shots, Shooting her in her new red underwear and I was delighted that I did.  We got some great pop glamour stuff.

A little while ago, Grace sent me a link to a video of an amazing water shoot using high-speed videocamera and I promised her we’d have a go at doing something similar when next she came in. 

So next it was moving lights and cameras down to the wet room where we tried in vain to shoot Grace playing with a high pressure water jet.  Despite using lukewarm water Grace quickly got very cold and the lights quickly got far too wet for safety so we had to admit defeat and return to the studio with even greater respect for those that had shot that amazing video.

Next on the plan was a rock-chick set that Grace had asked for, but before we got to that, Linda showed her A cool leather dress we’d recently bought.  She insisted on trying it on.  With the addition of a few clamps and stuff we won’t talk about, we got a good fit.   Grace then made it very clear that there was no way we were going to get that dress off her until we’d shot her in it.

I’d mentioned we had a guitar left by another model and very quickly we had our own would be rock star.  To girl, guitar, and dress we added some smoke and bright lights and we had her rocking on stage 🙂

I just never get tired of shooting with Grace, its always great fun and we get great results.