Bit of a long one for insta but hey! I was asked this week what my favourite ever shoot was and that’s a really tough one that I just could not answer but over the weekend I began looking back. Honestly there are so many from way back to some of the the most recent but breaking it down into what shoot really epitomises me and my style of photography, what I aspire to shoot, the kind of models I want to give my free time to. It’s as much about the experience with who I shot with as it is the final result. More importantly taking the time to give this some thought has given me a real reminder of what I love to shoot and how I love to shoot. It’s given me a bit of a reset. It’s not this one shot but this shoot itself that I chose because it’s so very me and the memory of it is so special to me (it’s a shoot I’ve held back for the most part as I want to publish it at some point!) Give me overcast sky on a warmish day a couple of amazing models and I’m happy. Styling or no styling, it’s the look and the experience. We are bombarded with images on a daily basis and it’s easy to get influenced by others even if you’re happy with your own choices. I shoot model updates that are still very much in my style whilst also working for a model’s book, that’s work, I’m paid to deliver that balance of book worthy and yet natural & real but when it comes to personal work it’s a slightly different ball game, I have artistic licence and can shoot in a way that I might not for a portfolio update. The models I work with who appreciate that know that’s what they are getting and are happy with it. Black and white photography by Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts and the like was what ignited my passion for photography, if I could I might never shoot colour again but in the real world it’s not possible, with personal work I can do that. This is why I’m resurrecting the Timeless idea & why I very rarely shoot random tests, I want an end product, I want something more meaningful with the right people. #naturalbeauty #timeless #beach