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With all the new models in 2025, we risk to forget about Martina.
Not me, because I'm still working on her photos, from time to time.
To be precise, I've just finished retouching our shooting number 16, from December 2022.
This set was among the ones that were stuck inside my faulty 2013 MacBookPro, but then I manage...

Take your time to examine this photo.

As far as I recall, this is the first red haired woman I have photographed, and the next model also is going to be red haired, albeit the latter model might not have that as her natural color...
As most of these models are totally shaved, apart from the hair on the head, it is difficult to tell which is the natural color, ...

New #bramleyapple blossoming on the 🍏 tree…

I'm making my work increasingly difficult with every new piece of gear I add, and I'm making life difficult also for my models...
Nevertheless, there is plenty of material to work with from today's shooting with Milla, even discarding the out of focus pictures.

But today we go back to traditions, with a proper teaser...

Battle of the lenses.

Yesterday I was telling you about the arrival of the ZEISS Planar T* 1.4/85 ZF (Nikon mount), lounged in 2009, and how I'm going to call it "Martin", from the name of one kind Patron that decided to sponsor this purchase with a specific stand alone contribution.

In the future, I will have to remember what lens I'm using...

Call it by name.

When I say I'm honored by the community I've been building up on Patreon, this is what I mean: one of you Patrons was so moved by my passionate research for just the perfect copy of the Zeiss Planar 85mm f1,4, that he spontaneously offered to help me out in buying this specific lens.
He feels that my work is important and ...

Nothing doing.

Sorry to tell you we'll have to do without Ania in 2025.
She finally replied to my message asking her for 2 shootings, just to say she is too deep into studying this year, so she's not available for photo shoots in the following months.

I guess we've been spoiled in the past years, but in 2025 we have to be strong an...

Sisters in the nude.

On Tuesday I posted 3 photos of Gracie, and today 3 of Anhelina, the older sister I photographed on the same day, in October 2024.
This is the more iconic, or spiritual if you want, of the 3 photos, made in the same corner of the house where I positioned Gracie in the photo of 3 days ago.
I worked very well with Anhelin...

Open your ears.

Today 3 photos of The Endless Sinner, shot with the new GFX medium format camera.
Vicky loves music, but she doesn't know how to play any instrument, not even this Fender guitar, but when we found it in the bedroom, we decided to use it as a prop to make something different.
Also on the other 2 photos I will post later ...

Simple glass.

I'm still searching for a good copy of my grail portrait lens, the Contax-Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f1.4, but it is more of a game than a true necessity.
The humble Nikon 85mm f2 AI-s is ore than enough to make justice of a diva like Martina, you need nothing more to make her shine.

The strive to do things better is admir...

Get in the mood.

Some photos do not need technical perfection to be effective.
And this was particularly true during the film era, where you didn't shoot thousands of pictures with technical aids to correct your shortcomings.

In this long sequence I made with Gracie, this particular photo is not focused on the nearer eye, because it ...

Not all roses...

The new GFX medium format camera is not without defects, if you can call them so.
For example, it generates file so big, that some websites refuses to upload them, in particular Instagram and VK.
But I don't care, because the quality of the files is exceptional, and most professional photo platforms can digest the huge ...

Dangerous waters.

Dottir is one of the very few models that actually opened the water in the shower for me.
Also Martina did it, during a very hot day in Milano.
I confess this does add a further level of authenticity and intimacy, but the risk is moisture for my precious photo gear!

Speaking about gear, also my second attempt to b...

The river nymph.

Back on the nudist beach on the Adda river with Ania.
She is not replying to my messages for planning a couple of shooting this year, so let's enjoy older moments of glory we spent together.
This photo was shot with the Leica M240 and the Summicron-M 50mm.
I've always been happy about the colors from this older Leica...

Longing.

I went back to pick some photos from a shooting I made with Martina back in November 2023, the time when she told me about her marriage.
I extracted 3 pictures in total, so I can post them today across all of my platforms, paid and free.
I love to have so many photos of Martina still to explore, and from so many phases ...

Taking risks.

Thinking back to some of my shootings in abandoned places, I admit safety was not the main concern.
I insist for my models to wear closed shoes, and nothing dangerous never really happened, but I guess I've always been lucky.

Shooting in hotel rooms or cosy apartments is the best solution, because hygiene is paramoun...

Longer reach.

I always crave the spacious interiors, not necessarily of the scale of abandoned factories, but a big apartment is definitely handy.
And these are clean spaces, where the models can move, and sit without the fear for hygiene, because a female nude body is a delicate balance to preserve from dirt.
Hotel rooms or small Mi...

Clash of personalities.

I can't say things went well between Georgia and me, and we had a bit of a quarrel.
Nothing wrong about her appearance, as I can confirm she is a real beauty, but our divergent views about the artistic direction of the set appeared to be incompatible.
She doesn't want to be told what to do, she is an experienced model t...

New #bramleyapple blossoming on the 🍏 tree…

No teaser this time, and we cut deep into Georgia right from the start.
Don't be fooled by the easy going image she gives away on her IG, she is actually a strong lady indeed, as I will tell you tomorrow...

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Spoiled by choice.

Also today, I'm supposed to be in Milano, shooting with a new model, my first British model.
I'm not truly sure because, until the last minute, I was not sure she was going to find an apartment to stay in.
Her trip in Europe was a kind of guerrilla traveling, with very little plans in advance, but I hope it is going to ...

Only humans.

I'm having troubles with the photos of Maria.
She's been one of the most exciting models to work with, open to experiments and helpful in every way, but my limited capacity to retouch pictures means that most of her charms is lost in translation from face to face contact to published images.
In particular, her eye socke...

Sleek body.

Nikon D810 + Profoto A1 flash, to maximize the 36MP available on the sensor, and the skin on Klara's body.
This was the first shooting of 2025.
2 more photos of Klara today elsewhere on my social networks. 

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