Beyond a stroll in the park ~ Pictures with passion

Jun 9, 2011 | Location, Studio | 20 comments

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.

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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.

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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

20 Comments

  1. Lila

    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!!!

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  2. david cooke

    Your mind must be oozing ideas, how on earth do you do it, incredible work.

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  3. Radmila Kerl

    now I looked again… no. 26 is amazing as well :)
    the more I look, the more I love those… great job!

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  4. Radmila Kerl

    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!

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  5. Robert Qi

    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?

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  6. Ian Hamilton

    Great images Damien, and beautifully captured!

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  7. Menno Bausch

    WOW, That’s it, Nice, Sexy and no ordinair style.

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  8. Mandy Meadows

    Gorgeous, simply stunning D.

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  9. Brandon Skinner

    Some of these shots just couldn’t have been pulled off without your macro lens… well done as always Damien!

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  10. Daren King

    Great images Damien, your amazing style, but in some ways, different pictures than I have seen from you… fab.

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  11. Michael wheeler

    Quality work Damien. #17 is the headliner for me.

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  12. Barrie Spence

    Beautiful. Love the tones. 15 is the only one that doesn’t hit the mark for me.

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  13. Keith Hammond

    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

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  14. Kevin Mullins

    Wow! Incredible….. I continue to be inspired and really look foreward to next weeks session with you.

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  15. Kelly

    Wow, truly stunning.

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  16. Howard Lucas

    A fabulous set, just how I imagined they’d be. My favs are 1, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 22, 25, & 28 :-)

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  17. Ali Lovegrove

    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

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