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You’re a fetish photographer; why?
I am not sure I am a fetish photographer; I consider myself a
photographer, but I shoot in various genres - I have fun even
when shooting for e-commerce and travel, but get more passio-
nate and willing to take longer to achieve a particular result
when it is fetish.

How do you prepare your sessions?
This varies enormously? Sometimes the models turns up with
outfits and we experiment as we go; other times we have put a
moodboard together in advance so we have an idea of which di-
rection we are headed.

Do you ever run out of inspiration during a shoot?
Generally the point at which inspiration runs dry is the point
when the photoshoot has run its natural course. Most times
when inspiration is flowing, time runs out long before the ideas!

Do you like sharing all pictures, or do you keep some only for
you?
The ideal is for images to be seen, which is why I really love Ins-
tagram. I will only share my completed images, so probably less
than 1% get seen. However I often return to an earlier shoot and
discover an image that I decide is worthy to retouch and publish,
sometimes even years after the initial photoshoot. I never keep
images specifically for my own viewing.

Can feelings be portrayed?
There is no doubt that feelings and emotions can be portrayed
in an image. I do set out in some shoots to portray emotions,
but often just shoot an idea to see where it leads.

What is the most tedious task in photography?
Probably retouching many hundreds of e-commerce image for
a catalogue. Each image has to be colour corrected, cut out on
white, centred up and any imperfections removed, to magazine
standard, generally within a very tight timeframe. I enjoy the
work, but after a week of the same task,day after day, the en-
joyment does wear thin!

Have you ever dreamed something and when waking thought “I
have to express it though a picture”?
My most successful ideas have come through conscious
thought…I don’t think I have ever been blessed with dreams that
would translate well into visuals. The nearest I came was a line
of squashy ducks ascending a spiral incline, and that really
would not make for a riveting image.

Do you have any goals in photography?
I’d love to shoot for more latex and lingerie companies. Shooting
on location has its own challenges, and it would be great to work
with more companies, on location. I find that the bigger the cha-
llenge the higher you raise your game.

Retro Photostudio
Bedeseme Team

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