Page 187 - Bedeseme Magazine Issue 56E
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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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