A Fantastic Weekend with Ivory Flame - The Future.

Hi there people, well its taken a few months to come around but I am so pleased to say that the best things in life come to those who wait.  The best thing in life for me this weekend was the Outstanding model Ivory Flame and believe me she was well worth the wait.   Some time ago I had the pleasure of her company in what was to be the first of many visits to my studio up here in sunny Rotherham and each visit I have enjoyed her company, her professionalism and her ability to deliver results.   With this in mind I organised a little photographic day for May of this year and the photographers who attended were treated to Ivory at her best, for she is a truly stunning model.   I have to put my thanks to her for such an inspirational day, each of the photographers getting a wide selection of images due to her abilities and planning for the event.  I personally had some ideas which  she was very happy to work with and too specific time of my shoot to ensure that I got the pictures that I would need for my digital creation.   Its refreshing to know or meet a model who understands what makes a really good picture and in her case the ability to offer assistance is a major bonus to all photographers.   I now have very fond memory's of this day and look forward to welcoming her back to the studios in the future or perhaps sometime in the future when we have the new studios open.  Which leads us on to the next topic.

Just some pictures of Ivory flame below before we continue with the blog, so sit pack view and enjoy this visual feast from one of the UK's most brilliant art nude models.

The Future.
Yep well I have been saying watch this space and as many of you will know we are currently working on the studio to give improved facilities and space to work, the main aim of this is to be ready for our move to bigger and better premises in the near future.  For a long time the issue of disabled access to the premises and having to walk miles to the toilet (Well it felt that way) has been problems that we have been unable to deal with.  Hopefully by September we are going to be in a position to move to bigger and better premises in the South Yorkshire area and to that end we hope that you will continue to support our work in the months ahead.   The current studios have now been in use for almost five years, no mean feat when you consider that we have weathered the recession when others where closing, having to rely on other funding or just getting into amazing debt problems.  Our fees have consistently remained at a low level but we have not skimped on our services to our client's which have included commercial clients, private individuals, groups and other organisations.  I do hope that we can continue to serve our clients in the years to come, stay tuned for more information.
Paul Rowe.

The Time for Change.. A Happy Future.

A change is as good as a rest they say, well its time for a change and I can feel it in the air..  For a number of years many of you will know that I have run a photographic studios and business and that I have enjoyed every minute of it.  The only problem has been that enjoying and making a living out of something is two different things.  Following long discussions over months I have made a number of decisions about the future direction of things and this will become apparant in future postings.  My focus, pardon the pun, will now be clearly taken away from the model/studio hire area and move more over to a Commercial footing covering Legal, Eventing, Portraits, Corporate and Wedding Photography in the future months.  This will lead on to the establishment of a new studio complex with a number of other people with whom I have had the pleasure to be associated for a number of years. 

Can you feel the Force.

Why is this happening, I think its also been caused by the current state of the model/studio day situdation and hire position with studios throughout the UK with more and more models running uninsured shoots at home, constant no-shows from would be professional models and photographers who keep on changing their minds about shoot dates.  The industy is full of fools who like the tag Movel and then want to strip the hard earned cash from every joe bloggs out there, the problem is that there are far too many GWC's (Guys with Cameras) who give the industry a bad name as all they want is to see a bit of Tit and Arse to get them going....  Yep I said it like it is.

True professional photographers are faced with a constant stream of TF demands from models and very little in return, their work is liked but models dont want to pay for their services cause they think they can get the same on the cheep from the bloke in the pub for free.  Yea think about the years people have studied, the investment in kit and gear, the amount of testing and checking of equipment, the cost of hiring studios to perfect their art and then the movels want everything for free.

Regulation.  Yep its a strong word but its about time that all photographers were regulated properly and their experience and skills properly rewarded by people entering the industry and not exploited.

All for now, yep on a positive note I am looking foward to a trip back to Talacre Beach in North Wales in Early June and am getting excited about the chance to work on location in some sunshine at a beach...

Times are a changing, thats all for now see you soon.

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