Nottingham, Leicester and Sheffield 2016

Well I did say that I would get round to writing about the trip that I planned for some model shoots.  I had six models lined up for the session but as per normal two of them dropped out.  I have to take it that on average a 33% drop out on shoots might be considered normal for model shoots these days.  Still I digress a little from the topic of the blog.

My weeks holiday was to cover a trip in three locations, travelling by train and staying in hotels that could also be used as backdrops for the shoots.  Out of interest I will not mention the Hotels but if anyone wants to know which ones I recommend please get in contact and I can give references for those to stay in and those to avoid like the plague.

The first problem was that I did not have a suitcase big enough to carry my clothes, the lingerie that I had got for the models and of course the lighting, my camera would be in the camera case of course.  A quick trip to the local B&M store provided me with a nice new Blue suitcase able to carry everything and be compact enough to get on the train without a struggle.

Camera Packed, lenses, lights, stands, umbrellas, trigger and a lot of lingerie later I was ready, topped off with a few items of clothing for me to wear and the stage was set.

My first port of call was Leicester and staying at a good quality hotel there for my first night and first shoot with Scarlett Louise, a great model, we worked on a number of images and got some great results.

The aim of the shoot was to create some sensual and evocative images and I think we managed.

The second night was in another hotel but due to both the models doing no-show in one case and the other being a last minute cancellation, names available to report the guilty models upon request it was a simple overnight stop.

The next day off to Nottingham for my main stay of the holiday.   This is a great place to stay at, plenty to do and lots to see as well, the Hotel in this case was simply superb and ideal for the shoots planned, two superb models attended this Carmen and Halo.   Both girls were excellent models and the results speak for themselves as being a brilliant series of images that I wanted to create.

So nice to get such a range from the girls, the hotel room was perfect for the pictures and the results were great.

Final leg of the trip was travelling towards home and stopping off in Sheffield for the final shoot with Rosa Brighid whom I had worked with before but something that I had been looking forward too as I had specific outfits that I wanted to do with her and I knew the results would be good.

A perfect end to a perfect week of shooting, the models whom I worked with really worked hard to produce the best results and I was so happy to get back home to get on with the editing.  Good models should be a treasure that you use again and again and these girls really did deliver the best in image results for me, happy to work with all of them again the future.   A restful, exciting and wonderful holiday week that was worth waiting for and I now look forward to the next time that I plan the next trip.  Thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoy looking at the pictures too.   Till next time to find out what I am up to in the end of April/Early May stay tuned and watch the next blog.    Till then happy snapping and enjoy the spring.

Paul Rowe 2016.