Times are quiet

Having a quiet couple of weeks away from photography sourcing new props for my next shoot with Raphaella on 7th September.

So far have bought enough stuff to clutter up the spare bedroom and got my eye on a beautiful glass table.

Camera dispatched

A courier collected the Canon today and it felt like saying goodbye to an old friend. Tomorrow I will take the Bowens to Robert White for an assessment on the damage. Finding it very hard to choose between the Red Dove pictures, I love them all and feel that they have helped me develop more as a photographer and improve my Photoshop skills which are still very limited.

Red Dove Project

Had my shoot with RD and all was going well until I fell off a stepladder and busted my trusty Canon 1Ds along with an expensive pair of vari-focal glasses and a studio light. Managed to finish the shoot with spare camera but feeling very sore and have a black eye and a shoulder and arm that feels like it has been through a mangle soI have literally suffered for my art. Oh well onwards and upwards I'm sat here waiting for the insurance office to open so I can bang in a claim. The shoot went well enough to get some good pictures (see above). Now I have 3 weeks before the next one to recover and hopefully get the camera repaired.

The Red Book

The book came back from Cewe today and got to say it's not bad. Some of the pictures are darker than I would have liked but they can be adjusted.

Red Dove

I have a shoot arranged with Wiltshire based model Red Dove for Sunday. Got some great ideas for the studio shoot so should be worth a peak.

The Red Book has been sent to the printers. It's only 42 pages but a lot of work went into it, hours spent editing so hope it lives up to my expectations.

Just noticed I seem to have a thing about RED at the moment but I'm sure it's just a passing phase. It's the colour for danger isn't it? Had my fingers burnt already recently, don't want to make the same mistake again.

The Red Book

I am in the process of producing a book of images called The Red Book. It is a compilation of the work I did over two days on Portland Bill, in The New Forest and my studio with Chrissie_Red. Hopefully one day it will form part of a bigger book of my work as an art nude photographer and I'll see a copy of it in Waterstones.

My interview with Univers d'Artistes is now online.

http://www.universdartistes.com/2009/07/from-english-coast-scott-chappell.html

ChrissieRed

Chrissie stayed with Sue and I for the weekend and we had a great time shooting on the Dorset Coast and The New Forest as well as a quick studio session before she had to leave. Thanks Chrissie for making it a very special weekend.