Mike Stacey

Europe II - Video

Title says Europe I but it's actually Europe II 😜

This was the 6th of 7 short videos I put together for my presentation, given at Art of Light Studios in Balmain, Sydney.

It includes stuff I shot in Eur...

Naxos Hotel Ruins

I promised this set a while ago 😊. These old ruins were in the most ideallic location which we accessed via the quad bike we had.

As I may have said in the preview post, I'd forgotten my camera card so these had to be shot on a phone, but I like them anyway.

2024-02-14 11:10:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Surrender!

To space, and to time. Both of these are nothing but a hindrance. Get lost in time. What day is it again? Is it morning or afternoon? And, not “ah fuck same old room/space”, but “let’s just let go completely in this space” then lo and behold, we actually discovered something.

All these were shot in our bedroom...

Love from Cairns (Preview)

Coming soon...

After the Rains

A nude/landscape/portrait set shot at Mosman Gorge in far north QLD Australia.

Go here.

PW: Ks4HQOnRD8

Nature

A new nude set we shot yesterday outside Cairns, far North QLD.

Nature

Hope you don't mind some colour. The natural rainforest colours against Aurora's skin were irresistible to me!

We shot a set of these yesterday at a spot just outside Cairns so these are the first quick edits.

Mosman Gorge - North Queensland

We took a drive up to Mosman Gorge yesterday. The place has changed since my last visit in terms of rules and restrictions placed by the original owners, the Eastern Kuku and Yalanji people, who occupied this area for thousands ...

A Certain Edge - Witchy Pixie

I like (prefer) to photograph people who have "a certain edge" about them, and Pixie has this. 

"A certain edge" can mean two things, as in "a definite (sure) edge", or the usual meaning as in "a particular edge". Eith...

Mel - 2 complete sets from Belgium (Preview)

Complete sets in the Cream tier.

Mel (Set 2 of 2)

Can’t believe this was 2 years ago. Malmedy is a beautiful place, I highly recommend it.

Model Society Magazine

I mentioned lately that I was interviewed for Model Society Magazine. The new issue is out now and you get can it here in print or digital.

Opulence

Shot in the bedroom of our BNB at Mt Victoria a couple of weeks. ago. The whole set progresses to nude and is on the editing table now!

Mel (Set 1 of 2)

Set 2 tomorrow.

These were the result of a very small patch of light.

Short BTS video here. The phone video makes it look like there's light everywhere but there wasn't!

2024-01-28 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Mel [Preview] - coming tomorrow

A very quick nude/portrait shoot with Mel when were in Malmedy in January '21. 

Shot with Aurora’s XT3. The light in this room was ‘small’ and concentrated. A small move of a few centimetres changed the picture a lot, it was tricky. M...

Europe I - Video

This was the 5th of 7 short videos I put together for my presentation, given at Art of Light Studios in Balmain, Sydney.

It includes stuff I shot in Europe, much of it from 2019 - 2021 or so. Most models are Pol...

Manya

Manya Muse shot at the Leopold Hotel in Antwerp on a Nikon F100, Delta 3200.

Portraiture with Depth 2: Recognising self in the subject

As mentioned recently,  I've put together a series of articles from my presentation in December at Art of Light Studios in Sydney. This is the first of those articles.

Timing and...

2024-01-24 06:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Diamonds and Pearls

The kind of set that needs to be presented properly hence the use of another platform for display. Patreon's visual interface sucks.

Shot in Mount Victoria NSW recently just before we left.

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An afternoon with Minh Ly (Set 1 of 2)

Minh-Ly came up the mountains for a catch-up and shoot so we went to one of my favourite locations one afternoon.I shot the whole thing with my two Pentax 67s, one loaded with colour and the other with B&W.

Minh-Ly surprised me with her presence in front of the camera, her look was captivating and posing very develo...

What's coming up?

Experimentation = growth

I like to always experiment, but I also like to do that randomly, without any plan, so as to leave the door open to serendipity. These were shot through a glass candle holder which had parallel vertically aligned pieces of glass to hold the candles. It provided unpredictable reflections when held up in front of the camera tha...

Darby

These were shot at Flavia’s flat in Dee Why, Sydney. 

Tech: Pentax 67, 105mm f2.4. Kodak TR-X, Ilford XP-2, Portra 400.

Tartan skirt strip

I'm thinking I have so much content like this (and more XXX) that I might make an Only Fans account, as I can't add content like this here on Patreon easily. Let me know if that would be of any interest?

BTS Video

is 2024-01-18 00:58:59 +0000 UTC View Post

N2O

A little video we made in Australia a few years ago.

Martyna

Go here to see this set of Martyna in Poznan, Poland.

Password: !2024-cReam!

Nasty Bath (Set 1 of 2)

I love the way this set came out, it depicts the exact vibe I wanted although I did think it would be B&W. It’s not often that colour does the job in terms of vibe unless I’m using analog. This is digital from the Z6, straight 50mm lens and a handheld desk lamp. I like the variation of desk lamps you get when you stay...

Portraiture with Depth 1: Lessons learned and personal challenges

This was the 4th of 7 short videos I put together for my presentation, given at Art of Light Studios in Balmain, Sydney. 

This video shows what I'd call my "journey" in photography over the last 8 years or ...

Kaja

These were shot at our apartment in Poznan, Poland with Kaja. Only one film shot here, guess which one? 

I'm pretty happy with the digital edits, they actually do look like film but of course I ca't remember exactly how I did them 🤣

Z6, 50mm lens, ISO 1250, mostly f2.8.

The Bosch (Preview)

The things people do with vacuum cleaners 😜 15 image set inside.