For many months now I’ve been researching a new genre that combines my work with ‘Feminine Beauty’ and ‘Shooting Couples’. A product for the brave and beautiful. My customer base will most likely include celebrities plus footballers and their partners. The format is a two to three hour shoot in my studio or their home or a combination of the two. The commission includes a fabulous Jorgensen album containing 30 to 40 pictures printed by me on Hahnemuhle on fine art paper.
I invited local couple to test for me. We had a fun time on this journey into the unknown. I had created mood boards from the many hundreds of inspiration images I’ve collected online. I acquired ideas from many sources underwear advertising campaigns, movie stills and celebrity portraits. Here are 30 of the many pictures we created together. Every frame was shot on a Canon 5D mk2 with a 100mm L lens apart from the Pool table shot that I took using my 21mm Zeiss lens on the same camera.
My new look Feminine Beauty workshop page is here with information and a slideshow for the upcoming dates at the fabulous Hampton Manor. Information about my next Photographing Couples workshop is here. Don’t expect nudity on either event. Do expect passion, sensual moments and beauty. Please feel free to comment on these pictures below.
Tweeted feedback:
Dominic Dean (@ddphotograph)
@damienlovegrove awesome work dude! Thu Jun 09 19:46:55 2011 |
Julie Lucas (@Jules_Lucas)
@damienlovegrove beautiful tasteful pictures…well captured x Thu Jun 09 19:49:33 2011 |
CatHepplephotography (@CatHepple)
@damienlovegrove wow, wow, wow amazing pictures, am beyond jealous Thu Jun 09 19:50:26 2011 |
Matt Tordoff (@MattTordoff)
@damienlovegrove Really nice work Damien, highly charged and beautifully shot. Thu Jun 09 19:53:14 2011 |
Julia Boggio (@juliaboggio)
@damienlovegrove Thank you for giving me something nice to look at while breastfeeding! Thu Jun 09 20:09:23 2011 |
Cocoon Photography (@CocoonPhoto) >> Stunningly beautiful Thu Jun 09 20:02:24 2011 |
Katy Thomson (@KT_BoggioStudio)
I’m loving these! Thu Jun 09 20:19:57 2011 |
Karen Flower (@KarenFlower1)
@damienlovegrove beautiful images. Absolutely stunning. I can feel the love. Thu Jun 09 20:23:06 2011 |
Katy Lunsford Photos (@katylunsford)
@damienlovegrove thank you for the beautiful photos to swoon over :) Thu Jun 09 20:25:29 2011 |
Nigel Betteridge (@Nigel_95)
@damienlovegrove Terrific set of images, Nos 13 then 11 are outstanding IMO. Thu Jun 09 20:26:46 2011 |
Rich Bailey (@RichBailey10)
@damienlovegrove AWESOME pictures Damien!! Thu Jun 09 21:36:27 2011 |
Derek Mc Auley (@TheUrbanStudio) Amazing work as always so inspirational Thu Jun 09 22:24:03 2011 |
Jamie Willmott (@jamiewillmott)
@damienlovegrove Cool set of images Damien, couples boudoir is a good concept. Fri Jun 10 08:17:04 2011 |
Rob Hawkins (@firststopphoto)
@damienlovegrove amazing set of pictures as always! Fri Jun 10 08:55:44 2011 |
Anurag Sharma (@ShutterLeaf)
@damienlovegrove Wow…never realised how sexy pool tables can be in B&W Fri Jun 10 09:14:04 2011 |
Kelly C (@Kelly_PJPhoto)
#ff @damienlovegrove the most breathtaking pictures I have ever seen on this blog. Simply stunning x Fri Jun 10 09:14:42 2011 |
Angela Clulow (@Angelc44)
RT @damienlovegrove: These pictures are wonderful! Fri Jun 10 09:24:16 2011 |
as ever, inspirational pics…
Ah, Damien Damien, why are you doing this to me? These are sooo beautiful… can’t stop looking at them:) I love the close ups soooo much… I would love to be able to “see” like this:) I really have to do your Photographing couples together with feminine beauty workshops soon:) Favourites 1,8,16,17,19,23,24,26 but they are all absolutely stunning…. amazing job!!!
Your mind must be oozing ideas, how on earth do you do it, incredible work.
now I looked again… no. 26 is amazing as well :)
the more I look, the more I love those… great job!
Brilliant Damien! As I said in my blog last week – “… it is always a great pleasure and inspiration to work with Damien … his imagination seems to be limitless …”
– here you are! No. 8, 19, 23, 24 go straight to my lookbook!
Stunning images. Well done.
At the same time, I am wondering what it will look like if some of them are in color? Is there any reason why all of them are in B&W?
Great images Damien, and beautifully captured!
WOW, That’s it, Nice, Sexy and no ordinair style.
Gorgeous, simply stunning D.
8 and 19!! beautiful.
Some of these shots just couldn’t have been pulled off without your macro lens… well done as always Damien!
Cool, sexy and tasteful….very nice!
Great images Damien, your amazing style, but in some ways, different pictures than I have seen from you… fab.
Quality work Damien. #17 is the headliner for me.
Beautiful. Love the tones. 15 is the only one that doesn’t hit the mark for me.
Wow what a set of images, loving #4 it’s like we walked in on them and he didn’t hear and she didn’t care, sensual beautiful, erotic all in one. Amazing
Wow! Incredible….. I continue to be inspired and really look foreward to next weeks session with you.
Wow, truly stunning.
A fabulous set, just how I imagined they’d be. My favs are 1, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 22, 25, & 28 :-)
There are no words :) When you showed me the moodboard images I knew you would be creating something amazing, and as always you haven’t disappointed. Truly stunning work that really captures the essence of your vision. Gorgeous in every way :) xx