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As you will probably be aware by
now, both Caroline and myself had decided to retire from glamour
photography to concentrate our efforts into our new on-line sex
toys business. We thought it might be nice to organise a farewell
glamour holiday trip for all our good friends that we'd made
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...So we put together...
Dordogne05 |
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This was a completely new glamour
photography holiday, located in the Dordogne region of South
West France, and took place in September. It was based at Lavaud,
an exquisite, recently renovated farmhouse in rural France. It
promised loads of quality glamour photography opportunities,
both around the farm complex and in the surrounding Dordogne/Bordeaux
area of France. |
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We organised things in our usual
relaxed and informal style, but with a basic format planned to
keep us on track with the programme. After breakfast, a morning
group session with practical demonstrations, chat and advice
followed by group shooting on a two/three photographers to a
model ratio. Then break for a relaxed lunch, with individual
private sessions/group location shoots etc. in the afternoons. |
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As always, the models were high
quality professional girls who travelled out with us from the
UK. You can see lots of Elise and Jamie in the gallery. The base
location was much more private than we have been used to in the
past, so this allowed us flexibility to do lots more nude work.
The weather was a little unkind, especially in the first couple
of days, but we were able to continue shooting with studio flash
equipment. The accommodation had a beautiful interior and large
spaces where we could work comfortably without tripping over
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The whole group stayed in the fabulous
farmhouse complex, which had lots of modern facilities including
a large gym and an attractrive swimming pool. As usual the whole
group went out most evenings, to a wide variety of local restaurants,
sampling the local specialities Foie Gras, Duck and even Truffles!
We also tried an evening Bar-B-Que, where the more domesticated
photographers had a chance to show off their cullinary expertise..!
Each night there was a customary "silly game" for the
night owls to play.. Jenga was played very competitively, but
twister and dressing up games were taken much less seriously! |
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During the week we were able to
make use of the idylic surroundings and several excursions, including
two nearby French Chateaus, where we were able to take advantage
of some stunning backdrops and props. You can see some more of
my demonstration shots, done during the tutorial sessions in
the galleries. |
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Here are some snaps that were taken
during the week... (click to enlarge) |
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Competition time... |
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These were the winning competition
shots from this trip.. |
Book Cover 1st Prize |
Book Cover 2nd Prize |
Silliest Model Expression! |
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Click on the images to enlarge
them. |
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All in all, this was a very successful
trip and a fantastic holiday. We are likely to repeat it again
at some stage in the future, so if you'd like more details or
to be added to our mailing list, please e-mail
or see the contact information featured in "future trips". |
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