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12-24-04 I've added some to the Helena gallery, and for those interested in some nice classic nude prints, I've just posted 4 variations of one of my favorite Helena photos, on the auction page.
12-17-04
12-14-04 Here is something different - a guest gallery, but with a series of images shot in my studio at a private workshop. Luis Lara is a promising amateur photographer who spent a day with me recently, shooting the lovely Helena. We both shot this model - Luis with his nice hi-res digital camera, and I with my trusty Hasselblad. I would set up a scene and various poses, shoot a roll, and then let Luis take over. We both had a terrific time, and we both got some very nice photos. My black & white series of Helena is going up slowly, as we scan and process the b&w negs. Luis was able to quickly send me some representative samples from his digital files. This is not meant as a competition, but more as a demonstration of how different photographers can interpret the same model, using identical lighting - and also, a good sample of how a non-professional can come up with some pretty impressive shots with just a bit of coaching (and a near perfect model !). (For more info on my private workshops, write to me at chm@moreystudio.com.
12-13-04 Bobby is one of my personal favorites from the Penthouse sessions, and she's back, by popular demand. She has a certain innocence and casualness about her that I find very sexy. She seems unimpressed, almost embarrassed about her nearly perfect body, which adds to the allure. Later today or tomorrow, more of Helena....
12-07-04 A quick peek at Helena - just a couple scans from a recent private workshop, with one of the most beautiful models I've had in the studio in quite some time. More coming soon.
12-06-04 OK, a bit of a gap in the updates - Thanksgiving break, etc... But we're back at the scanner now. Shannon's gallery has had some additions. For me this set of photos proves you can never predict the erotic possibilities of any subject. She appears very unrefined at first, but then reveals a truly authentic sexuality. More coming shortly.
11-22-04 This is the start of the new Shannon gallery. I've got quite a few variations of these images which will be posted over the next few days. These are part of the WhiteHouse series, shot on location in San Francisco. Shannon reminds me of one of those girls from high school or college - not exactly the traditional high fashion model type, but more earthy and sexy.
11-19-04 Just received a copy of the new Moist magazine, with a nice feature on my work. They've selected a group of images related to the theme of "touch", as I think you'll be able to see from this gallery. Most of these photos can be found elsewhere on the site, although there may be a couple that most of you have not seen. Moist is a nice little publication out of Ottowa Canada. They can be contacted from their web site at moist-erotica.com
11-15-04 Someone has asked to see a selection of b&w Couples shots, so I'm posting a small group of these that I've been intending to expand. (We hope to get to that shortly.) I have several sets of work with couples that I shot for Penthouse, most of which were never published. The first group comes from my very first assignement with them (see thumbnail).
11-7-04 Leanan is a sentimental favorite of mine - shot for Penthouse, for the Erotic Dancer series, this session was the first San Francisco shoot for them in the Studio Nudes style, and was done prior to setting up the Emeryville studio.
11-4-04 A few more from Thailand...Poom on the bed.
11-1-04 The Thailand girls all have what we Westerners consider unusual names. It seems most of their real names are nearly unpronounceable, even to the Thais, so they all have short cute nicknames. This model is called "Poom ". I shot her in my hotel studio during my second trip to Bangkok. She looked like a little lost waif when I first met her, but soon showed an unusual poise and eroticism during our session. A second group of shots with her will be up in a couple days.10-23-04 I'm adding new images to the Kitty (Session 2) gallery today. She turned out to be quite a contortionist, as you can see in our Featured Nude page. I'm also reviewing about a dozen proofs from her first session (with Trisha) - those should appear in a new update shortly.
10-18-04 Don't forget to check the new print sale and auction page - new lightjet prints (silver emulsion) at lower prices. I've had a request for another Archive favorite: Bambi. This set is from the original group of galleries, and we're in the process of enlarging and enhancing the images. Bambi was shot for my Penthouse series and she's known for having what may be the best naturalbreasts on the site (with the exception, of course, of Natalie)
10-16-04 Auctions are back - this time I'm posting some of my favorite images as FCA prints. These are available for direct purchase, or at ebay and Amazon auctions, at very reasonable prices.
10-13-04 As if I have nothing better to do, our transaction processor has just announced that they're completely changing their online billing set-up - which means hours of re-coding the site. While we make the changes, of course, we have to stay in business, so I'm posting some really cheap, non-recurring membership rates - just to lure in all you undecided voters. Click here for more info
10-11-04 OK, first, this wasn't my idea. It was that naughty Zille who asked to be tied up and put in a box...and photographed. I agreed, because of course, she promised to be completely naked most of the evening. This is one of those shoots I do from time to time - models come to me with ideas and I do a shoot for them, and in return they do a shoot for me (using MY ideas). So Zille and Tatiana had this idea, as you'll see, which when carried out turned out to be (a) fun and kinky sexy (b) odd and disturbing or (C) kind of sick. Let me know what you think. I didn't light this shoot in my normal way, since they wanted more of a warehouse look. The models were a lot of fun - especially the kissing-through-tape scene - but I must admit I got a bit of a chill when Tatiana began closing up the box. (We got some happy shots of Zille at the end, just so everyone knows she survived the experience.)
10-03-04 I will be posting the newest Private Archive Monthly Review today, with a special 2-month discounted membership offer. I usually send this announcement only to our Newsletter subscribers, but we are apparently experiencing a glitch with VISA transactions at the moment, so I want to make everyone aware of the special offer.
10-02-04 This gallery is a sneak peek at work I've just sent to London for the upcoming new edition of the Mammoth Book of Erotica. The editor has made this selection, which I think is an excellent representation of my work, especially the detail shots.
10-01-04 Today I'm experimenting with b&w conversions from color digital files. These are new shots that originated as high res camera files. The green and blue channels have been removed in Photoshop, leaving only the red layer, whch was then converted to monochrome gray. I must say I prefer my old fashioned b&w negs, scanned for the web, but I'll keep experimenting. Your comments on b&w conversions are welcome (see Forum) The subject is Ms Heart, a local fetish model, photographed in my San Francisco studio prior to our move. Before you ask, I have no idea what that snake tattoo may mean...
09-25-04 I guess I should be flattered that the hackers have decided our site is worth cracking - to the tune of a 1200% increase in Archive traffic this week. In any case, while I've been distracted with such techno problems, not to mention the move to our new Emeryville location, I see that the Gallery updates are lagging a bit. So.. a couple quick selections: Cynthia is (as far as I know) the only Native American / Indian I've photographed. As you'll see from the unusual combination of determination and hesitancy in her eyes, she was not used to being in front of a camera. Then there's the session I call M&P. A group of models who were VERY into being photographed - and who couldn't keep their hands off each other.
09-18-04 I've been getting more than the usual number of inquiries lately about private nude commissions. Evidently, someone has recommended one of my nude sessions as an excellent Xmas gift. So, I've put together sort of a "best-of-the-Private-Commissions" gallery - both for the Archive members and for my prospective clients. Many of these shots have appeared here before, but I find it very interesting to group them together and take a look at the range of bodies and poses. These commissions are always fun - sometimes it's the woman doing a secret session to show her boyfriend or husband, and sometimes it's a man's gift to his lover, to have her pampered and photographed as an object of desire. If you're interested in more details, costs, etc, just write to me @ chm @ moreystudio.com.
09-12-04 If you like feet, or shoes, or if you've ever wondered what it would be like if women wore high heels designed like ballet point shoes, then you'll enjoy this set of b&w shots of Sasha Monet. I've seen lots of high heels, but these are the absolute highest. I shot several rolls of Sasha wearing these shoes, and not much else, and then had to carry her to the dressing room for recovery.
09-06-04 Kitty seemed to feel very much at home in this position - and looked good too. I shot three or four rolls of this pose, with many and various alterations. Eventually I ran out of ideas, so she had to stand up - the rest of the session coming shortly. By the way, if you've had any trouble with an Ibill transaction this week, blame it on Frances. Our site is hosted in San Francisco, but our payment processing is done via Ibill's servers in Florida, which is being hit with a bit of a heavy breeze at the moment. They assure us that everything will be back to normal very soon, and all transaction data has been saved.
09-03-04 When good Macs go bad: Last night I said good-bye to my closest companion - my faithful Titanium Powerbook - which died a slow painful (for me, at least) death. And as I witnessed the harddrive dropping files like autumn leaves, I thought, "Perhaps I should have backed up the data more often..." But thanks to the Genius at the Emeryville Apple store, my little friend should be going under the IT knife next week and be returned almost as good as new, albeit sans data (including this web site) But enough about my problems - you're probably more interested in these photos of Kitty. Some of you have seen her before - and the contortion shots have always been popular - but we'll be adding newer and bigger scans shortly, including a set from her first session.
08-30-04 I've just received a nice big book from Germany, called "Naked". I'm very impressed with the quality of the photos and the book production. Since my work is rarely reproduced this nicely, I'm also posting most of the selection they used here on the site. Details: 8x12 338pp, hardcover, ed: Lars Oscenda (Feierabend Verlag OHG, Berlin) ISBN: 3-89985-160-9 This is a very big collection, released some time ago in Europe, but now available via Amazon.com in the US. Mostly German, Italian and Scandanavian artists - photos of both male and female nudes, mostly b&w. Photographers: Craig Morey, Martin Wieland, Carsten Tschach, Franco Fontana, John Santerineross, Sylvie Blum, others.
08-27-04 You've undoubtedly noticed that some of my photo sessions contain some stylized bondage images. I began experimenting with rope and bondage imagery in 1996 (with Natalie) but I've gotten the opportunity to explore this theme much more recently, since meeting Midori and Michael Blue. In 2001, I did the photos for Midori's book, The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage, and have collaborated with her on several photo shoots in the past few years. Michael Blue did a great series of behind the scenes photos for that book, and we've been friends ever since. This month's guest gallery is a combination of the creative work of both Michael and Midori. Together and separately they have become important influences on the world of fetish photography.
08-19-04 A bit longer than usual between updates, I admit - but I HAVE been working. In fact, I have witnesses. We did the second of the summer workshops last weekend, and everyone seemed to have a great time. I finally got to shoot the infamous Sasha Monet, who spent the afternoon trying to stand up on her extremely pointy high heels. At times, she just had to lie down, which also turned out to be a nice position.... Workshop participants promised to send me some of their candid snaps, so perhaps we'll have some available here soon.
08-13-04 I've scanned a few of the b&w proofs from the 7/25 workshop with Amoreena. These are not quite as clear as my normal film scans, since we had to use the flatbed, but I like to show proof sheets from time to time so you can see how a shoot progresses. For those who attended the workshop, these proofs are available, signed, for 30.00 each. For anyone else, the price is 50.00.
08-11-04 More of Amoreena - these are the digital files - and more to come. I'll post some of the b&w proofs either today or tomorrow.
08-07-04 I'm off for a long weekend of waterskiing and frog hunting back in Indiana, but I wanted to quickly post some candid shots from our last workshop in July - compliments of Archive member Luis Lara, who has been kind enough to let us see these behind-the-scenes snaps. I'll get some more of Amoreena up when I return (she was the workshop model) Also don't forget, if you're interested in seeing the next workshop session on Aug 15, please register as soon as possible.
08-02-04 Busy, busy, busy .... so why am I not rich? Anyway, to explain what's been keeping me away from the computer, first a bit of background: I have a friend who runs an erotic website devoted to his artwork and to one very particular sexual fetish. Since he's a fan of my work, he trusts me to interpret and capture his artistic vision in photographic terms, and so a few times a year he commissions me to shoot projects for him which are, to put it mildly, a bit more explicit than my normal line of work. He's gotten very good at his work, so much so that Goliath Books has just published his first book, and Playboy TV has begun to produce a documentary about him for their Sexcetera series. Which brings me to last weekend. For those of you who subscribe to the Playboy channel, you'll soon be seeing me in action - shooting stills and directing the video for TheSpiritsStudio.com, under the watchful eye of Playboy TV cameras. We spent a very long weekend out in the East Bay suburbs, with a delightful group of models and crew, doing all sorts of ... well.. let's just say it was a spanking good time. *Warning - this series is more explicit than my usual Studio Nudes work, and may not be everyone's cup of tea. But fear not, more of Amoreena and Kona will be coming soon.
07-26-04 I'm just going over the shots from our very successful Studio Nude Workshop yesterday. It was exhausting, but well worth it. If you've ever wondered what those pretty ballerinas look like out of their tutus, you'll be very happy with this workshop session - the lovely Amoreena spent the afternoon in our Emeryville studio and a very attentive group of workshop observers watched while I photographed her for several hours. Amoreena is a former dancer now working as a fashion model, and has been (no surprise) very popular. She can be seen (with more clothes on) in her online portfolio at OMP (One Model Place) If you'd like to be there for the next Nude Workshop (August 15), click here for details. (Workshops are open to the public, no photo experience necessary, but you must be at least 18 to attend.)
07-23-04 Back from a brief vacation in the Heartland - anyone interested in buying some frogs?... I'm updating Anne's gallery today. She's another of my favorites, who started out with a private commission which evolved into a much more explicit nude session. I've chosen this shot of her in the designer sunglasses for the thumbnail for her gallery, because it suits her rather aristocratic real life. Also, if anyone wants to do a last-minute sign-up for the Sunday (7/25) nude workshop in Emeryville, we do have some openings. Click here to complete the transaction (no same day signups, please)
07-17-04 Here's a more complete selection of one of my favorites, Kona. This is the WhiteHouse session - the first one I did with her, and her first time posing nude (although I don't think I've seen many novices this comfortable in front of the camera). Later, we'll be updating her studio session with some new scans. There's still room in our July 25 Studio Nudes workshop in Emeryville, Sign up here. 07-11-04 Over the next few days, we'll be adding some images to a few existing galleries, including Kona and Anne. In the meantime, I came across some of the color shots of Barbara that were meant to have a bit more of that "Playboy" feel than I usually do - a bit of softening overall, to give it that airbrushed look we're all used to. Take alook and see what you think.
07-09-04 We're beginning to add the new Verisign secure purchase service throughout the site. Beginning today, members can instantly purchase signed copies of Linea at 20% off the normal price. Non-members may click here for the standard Linea purchase page. Coming soon: big discounts on FCA prints. Also don't forget: Summer Workshops: July 25 / August 15
07-06-04 I'm posting another private commission today - an interesting shoot for a girl who wanted to try out for Playboy and needed some well-done nudes. I've photographed her twice now, and I must say she has noticeably grown between the first and second sessions. I originally met Barbara when she was only 14 years old - a pretty teenager with braces, brought to the studio by her mother for some standard head shots. Much to my surprise, she phoned me four years later, as an aspiring Playboy "bunny" to request a much different shoot on her own.06-29-04 How to explain this one... a fun idea and a fun shoot: a beautiful girl...private commission...hired me to do some photos last weekend as a special surprise to show to someone she knows visits this site... and they turned out so well that we decided to show him by posting them in the Archive... So, here she is - are you paying attention? Also - just announced - my Summer Workshops. If you want to see how it's all done, click here for more info.
06-25-04 One of my most well-known images is the shot of Jarrae's legs sticking up in the air, her hand gently covering what otherwise would make the photo almost pornographic (not that there's anything wrong with that..) If you've ever wondered what the rest of that roll might look like, I'm posting some of the outtakes and uncovered shots later today, including a scan of the entire proof sheet. I think you'll agree that 96.15 is the outstanding image of the group, but there are some other very nice shots too. Also, more never-before-seen pics from the rest of Jarrae's session.
06-21-04 Jarrae's file had a lot of unposted images, so we're putting up a set of new larger files. She's one of those Helmut Newton-esque models - well over 6' tall in her big shoes - who just looks great from the front and back both. Another one of the classic Studio Nudes sessions from Portland. I love the short cropped hair, but believe it or not, she was wearing a horrible long wig when I met her.
06-18-04 Just finalizing the dates for my summer workshops - it's looking like July 25, Aug 14 and 15. These will be observer workshops, and perhaps one shooting session, all with limited enrollment. For more info, signup for our newsletter on the Home page and you'll get an email notice shortly.
06-15-04 This should be the last of the Trisha 3 group. There are more shots in the series, with solo groups of Kona and Nicolette, coming later.
06-13-04 More of the workshop series with Trisha, Kona and Nicolette - there's something about these poses, Trisha lifting her dress, which I find very erotic - which is why I shot three rolls of it. The act of lifting up her hemline just enough to reveal herself this way is so much more enticing than it would be if she were just naked. I hope you agree... otherwise you're going to be really bored with the first half of this set.
06-10-04 I'm still working on those Trisha negs - it's interesting to compare these early shots, showing shy tentative expressions, to some later sessions I did with her. But in the past week, I was interrupted by one of those frantic art director emergencies, so I've been a bit delayed. I'm posting some out-takes from a quickie shoot we did on Monday for Penthouse. They were looking for a shot to illustrate an article about what women like to see in a man stripping - it wasn't anything I had in the files, so I suggested we throw together a new photo shoot, and they agreed. These are not my usual, erotic symbolic studio shots - we did this with kind of a "pulp fiction" novella look - but it was a fun shoot and it may be interesting to those budding photographers out there to see what we really do to make a living....
06-05-04 I once heard Gary Winnogrand (famous b&w street shooter) state that he had hundreds of rolls of film he'd never seen - never even processed. I couldn't believe it - I couldn't believe that any photographer would not immediately process and print each roll of film and then memorize each frame. Yes, I had that much free time. Well things have changed, and now I completely understand Winnogrand's situation. Which brings me to today's posting - some shots of Trisha taken during a workshop in San Francisco - shots that I had never taken the time to look at. It turns out there are some very nice images here - obviously the workshop had an abundance of beauty: Trisha, Kona and Nicolette all showed up. I'll try to include a few of each one as I add to this gallery.
05-31-04 I'm posting the first group of scans from the Tabitha WhiteHouse session today. It may look as if some of these are identical images, but if you look carefully, you'll see what I was doing as I conducted the shoot. Each shot shows a slightly different position of the body - primarily the arms. I was attempting to maintain symmetry in the shots by keeping her arms either hidden or positioned as design elements in relation to her legs. We experimented with high heels in the same bending over positions, but in the end I decided that the barefoot look was more successful. I'll be adding seated shots in the next update, so you'll also get to see her rather pleasant front side.
05-27-04 Perhaps a bit esoteric for the casual surfer, but at least slightly interesting to the photo afficianados among you.....a recent inquiry in the Forum prompted me to explain why the ID numbers of my images are not always consecutrive, leaving the impression that there are many missing photos. (Most of my posted work comes from hi res scans of medium format Hasselblad negatives, and I edit out many of the shots) This gives me a chance to post some sample proof sheets from a photo session, including the out-takes. I've done this with the model, Isabella - and the proofs are about twice my normal scan size, so you'll be able to see the shots that were chosen versus the ones that were not. At the same location, I shot a session with Tabitha, most of which has never been shown. Individual shots from that shoot will be coming soon, but as a preview, I've posted some big proofs.
05-24-04 I'm going over a very interesting session today - and another example of the real reasons (besides the obvious) that I'm continually fascinated in this career I've got. This series started when a local history student commissioned me to photograph her re-enacting a famous love story from ancient Chinese history. Her representation of a love-sick princess and her various methods of expressing her frustrations are quite erotic, and quite different from my usual work. There are about 20 rolls of film, so I'm just going to cover the highlights right now. I'll explain more in detail when I add the commentary to this gallery.
05-21-04 I'm putting up more prints for sale - including a few of my favorites, Natalie and Kona. Some of the first batch have already been sold. Remember: first come, first served.
05-20-04 The rest of the Natalie color / goggles photos are up now. It's an odd group, which is probably why I never showed them before, but still there's something about them... For those of you looking at the technical aspects of the work, you'll notice the weird colors in a few of these shots, which is what happens when you use daylight strobes with outdated tungsten Kodachrome (remember Kodachrome?) I did a lot of experimental work with outdated film (tends to shift red) and cross processing. Of course the same thing can be done now in Photoshop. The nipple clamps were her idea...
05-16-04 While I sort through the rest of the Natalie goggle pictures, I'm going to post some work done by an Italian photographer, Gabriele Rigon. I'll add some bio info on him shortly
05-14-04 OK, a word about the goggles: first, this shoot (where I met Natalie) was for a start-up publication, to be called "X Magazine" They wanted the cover model to be in the shape of an X, but they couldn't decide if they wanted her naked, partially naked or just suggestively clothed - so we shot all three posslibilities. The investors were also on set and wanted to art direct - thus the goggles, and other things I won't bother to show you. But, still, she's beautiful and she's naked, mostly.
05-13-04 I was almost sure we had reviewed all of our Natalie files, but after a couple of recent requests for more of her sessions, I actually discovered some very interesting color chromes that have never seen the light of day, so to speak. We'll get a brand new Natalie selection up in the Archive very shortly. By the way, in most of these shots she's totally nude, except for the goggles : ) In other news, as promised, I've posted some of the bigger silver prints for sale on the Auction page. Believe me, they'll never be this cheap again....
05-11-04 I'm posting some very nice prints, at very nice prices today - for those of you interested in collecting original silver prints. The first few are 8x10s, at less than 50% of the normal price. Later, I'll have some 11x14 and even 16x20 prints available. I'm taking a break from ebay, but the discount prints will all be posted on the usual auction page, click here to view the thumbs.
05-10-04 I'll be posting some of the Jeanne photos today - a small series shot in Portland. I'm also putting up the chapter photos from the Japanese Bondage book - these were styled and cast by "Fetish Diva" Midori, to fit her specific rope techniques for each section of the book. (This series will make sense of the behind-the-scenes shots you may have seen previously
05-09-04 With the Dita files, we've also got some behind the scenes shots done by SF photographer Michael Blue. These are from the day we shot Dita for the cover of The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage, plus some location photos from a second session for the same book. Later today, I'll put up the six chapter header images from the book.
05-07-04 I've created a "back blog" - an archive of these postings - for those of you who just have too much free time. Click here to read previous blog postings 05-04-04 Today we're adding more Dita Von Teese and more Lynx photos. I have some color shots of Dita which we're working on now, but I really like these black & whites, since they're different from the glamorous stylized shots she's so well known for in Playboy and on the web. (See her site at Dita.net) Still can't quite get those Jeanne files done... but soon.
05-02-04 You'll have to try to understand how easy it is to get distracted while sorting through thousands of negatives and computer files. Even after all these years, I'm not immune. So when, in the course of working on the "Jeanne" files mentioned below, I happened upon a couple of Dita images from our Japanese Bondage shoot, well I just had to see how they'd look at higher res. (Dita von Teese is a well-known fetish and lingerie model) I've only got one session with her, but it's easy to see why she recently graced the cover of Playboy. For the first few images I'm posting, notice that the image numbers are all the same film roll (I number my files by roll number and frame number) - what does that mean? Well it means that this model creates nearly perfect poses almost 100 % of the time - very little wasted film. I love the b&w shots, but I'll also be adding the color out-takes from the Midori bondage book cover shoot, at which time you'll understand why she has several layers of rope marks on her arms and legs (the b&w film was shot just after the cover).
04-30-04 Still working on the Jeanne negs, - got sidetracked when I noticed that the Public Galleries have not been completely updated in...oh...maybe 3 years. Those of you familiar with the Private Archive galleries will probably know these images already, but for everyone else, I encourage you to take a look at the new free selections. (It's amazing to compare the new scans from our Minolta film scanner (no I don't get paid to say that) with what I used to think were decent scans from my pathetic little flatbed.)
04-29-04 I'm scanning a few neg's of one of the Penthouse models, Jeanne, which I don't believe have ever been published - should have them up later today or tomorrow. We've also made some changes to the Preview sections of the web site - samples from most of the galleries posted during the past few months are now available on the new Big Preview Page.
04-28-04 I'm adding more stylized bondage images to the Absinthe gallery (sorry Mom). The tatoos seem to disturb some people, but if you take a look, with an open mind, they're actually quite interesting - the one on her back is a huge snake. I made a detail of one image showing the nipple piercings, which then became quite beautiful (imho) as abstract shapes. I'm also making some improvements to the site previews - so you can now see one big page with all of my favorites from the past few months.
04-26-04 My mother refuses to believe that women actually come to me and ask to be bound and photographed. I'll have to remember to show her this series of Absinthe. I don't ask too many questions; I just try to be accomodating. We're testing some new monitor settings in Photoshop 7, so the contrast and brightness levels on these files may be adjusted over the next few days.
04-23-04 Adding a few more images to the April color gallery.
04-22-04 At the risk of cutting my nightly sleep time down to about 3 hours, we're taking the blog and the Forum public today. If you do have questions or comments, now's your chance.....
04-21-04 The April series has been brought back to the Recent Gallery thumbs. This is the complete selection from which sample shots have been showing on the Stern Magazine site. I'm also posting some color shots from this session - never published before. The color shifts are due to an experiment, using tungsten film with daylight strobes.
04-19-04 I'm adding more to the <O> B&W gallery, and preparing a few color shots from April's session, in honor of all the new visitors from Stern. Those will go up shortly. 04-15-04 The beginnings of the <O> Magazine b&w session are up now... more coming soon
04-15-04 Just discovered why we're seeing so much extra traffic today. The German magazine Stern is running a feature on my work on their home page. If any of you tried to access MoreyStudio.com early this morning, you may have noticed that we were so overwhelmed that the server had to shut down. It's all been corrected now, and we hope to have smooth sailing the rest of the day.04-15-04 Another serrver glitch this morning ... as if I didn't have enough to do already on April 15 (tax day here in the USA). But we're back (as of 9:00am PST) and all is well - hope to get time to post some of the b&w <O>Magazine shots later today. 04-11-04 I'm going through another Penthouse shoot and posting some new scans. This is another of my personal favorites, but mostly for the way the shoot was arranged. The model was a pretty young French girl (she calls herself "Lynx") who lived in the building where I had my old studio. She had never modelled before, but when she discovered what I was doing, she asked if I would consider shooting her. What a silly question... 04-10-04 We've replaced all the previous <O> scans with new higher resolution versions, and added some additional images. Most of these shots have not been published before - the editors at <O> chose only a small selection for the magazine spread, and we'll be posting quite a few more. The b&w series will be coming soon as well. For those interested, this shoot was done with outdated tungsten chrome film, under daylight strobes, which accounts for the unusual color shift. 04-07-04 What began as a fashion shoot for <O> Magazine of Germany, ended up without a lot of "fashion" on the models. The editor actually used a lot of these rather explicit images, which would never happen here in the US. We're upgrading the scans for this shoot, but I thought it might be interesting to show both the new results along with the original scans, for comparison. Once the new ones are all up, we'll remove the earlier smaller files. This job was shot the old fashioned way, using transparency film, and was then scanned at the lab. We're now doing our own hi-res film scanning, and I think you'll notice a vast improvement. In addtiion to the color images which were published, we'll also be presenting some b&w shots from this shoot, which have never been shown before.
04-04-04 More Ronnie photos going up today. To clarify, although I do think she looks like one of the classic Playboy centerfolds, this assignment was for Penthouse. The Forum is once again accepting comments and questions, so don't be shy.... I would prefer that you post there rather than emailing me privately. It turns out you don't need to register with your existing account name, so feel free to use another pseudonym or just enter "anon123".
03-28-04 I never get bored working on the Natalie files - a few more additions to her Session 2 gallery will be up later today. As some of you have noticed, the old Discussion Forum is not working. We're experimenting with a new Forum, so give it a try and leave a message there to test it out. I'm not convinced this one is perfect, but let's try it for a while and see what happens. (You'll need to register first, but it's quick and you can just use your existing username and password)
03-24-04 We're updating the Ronnie session - a classic blond "Playboy type" beauty. We're also preparing to take the blog public; however, the links will only work for you guys who are Archive members.
03-21-04 Continuing with the Iris session, from the WhiteHouse Nudes series.
03-19-04 And now, for something completely different: from the book, I Am My Lover, a documentary series of masturbation photos I did on assignment - gritty, grainy, graphic - completely unposed, and rather exciting. Read my commentary regarding the difference in the look of these shots, as compared to my normal studio work.
03-19-04 It seems that the Forum posting function was inadvertantly disabled during the server switch. Since this is really quite lame software, we might just trash it. We'll retain the workshop posts but will be looking for some "guestbook" or "comments" software - any suggestions?
03-18-04 I've noticed a lot of traffic to our site today coming in from Germany, due to the TV broadcast of the WahreLiebe feature on my Midori / Ivy session. They've posted some images and video stills on their site, but I don't know how long they'll stay up. They've promised to send a copy of the tape, so perhaps we'll have some clips to show you in a few weeks. Also added a few more Iris images - some very provocative poses, but for me the most erotic may be the close up portrait - a real beauty.....
03-18-04 Apparently we've made a successful transition to our new web hosting company. I'm optimistic that we'll no longer have lengthy down periods, such as those we witnessed during the past month. If you have any problems with the site or with email to me, try contacting us at our alternate address: moreystudio@earthlink.net
03-17-04 If you're reading this, it means the DNS transfer is working.
03-16-04 The German Vox Network has their schedule for the Wahre Leibe show posted now - looks like the feature showing my recent photo session with Midori and Ivy will be on Mar. 18 in the evening (for those of you in Europe)
03-14-04 The beginnings of a series of WhiteHouse photos of Iris. We begin the transfer to the new server later today. There should be no interruption in access, but uploads will be on hold til Monday.
03-14-04 Posted today, the final TigerLily shots. I'll also be posting a commentary for this series. I love the combination of graphic shapes in these images - closed Asian eyes, the red lips and the flowers, but I have no idea why....
03-13-04 We've been having some bizarre server problems this week, and are now in the process of moving to a new hosting company, so I've been distracted. Over the weekend, l'll be posting the last of TigerLily, some Carol Queen, and maybe some unpublished WhiteHouse photos.
03-10-04 I've just heard from the folks at Eros-Zine, who've posted a nice (if perhaps a bit pretentious) interview with me along with some photos. This will run on their six major metro area sites for a couple weeks. Also, for those who speak German, the online version of Stern Magazine is running an article about my work. For the rest, you can just look at the pictures (see link in middle of the page).
03-09-04 I'm posting two galleries of the work of Herve Lewis; the first is a general collection of fashion / nudes, and the second is a series of ads done for the French lingerie company Aubade. There's a commentary with links, and a great photo of the photographer looking like.... well, a French fashion photographer. (I may now start wearing a bandana myself...)
03-07-04 One last series of TigerLily with the flowers - these are variations of angles and cropping on one basic theme. I'll add more to this gallery in another update this week, and then we'll move on to Iris, Carol Queen and more Natalie - and also a new guest gallery with the French fashion photographer, Herve Lewis.
03-06-04 If you didn't get the recent newsletter mailing, check the new Private Archive Monthly Review for news about the German Vox network upcoming broadcast (week of 3/18) of footage from one of my shoots, and an offer on signed copies of the Midori book, Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage. (If you wish to get this monthly mailing, just sign up on the Home page)
03-02-04 A word to the wise: I'm preparing to post an update to the Hi Res Archive, which means the bottom four images will be dropped and, after tomorrow, will no longer be available for download.
03-02-04 Uploading the shots from the Olympus E-20, from last week's session with Allanah - sharpness and resolution fall short of the Nikon, although I do like the colors in this group better. That's adjustable in Photoshop, however.
03-01-04 To answer a few questions posed over the weekend, regarding the TigerLily flower photos: no, this is not special effects or Photoshop and, yes, we did remove the thorns first. Also, I realize I'm not the first to think of this idea, so feel free to send (as some have) other interpretations of the theme. The more the merrier. (I prefer that you post them in the Forum, so everyone can enjoy them.) Later tonight, the rest of digital Allanah.
02-29-04 Continuing with the flower series (TigerLily) - another 18 images. Theme and variations, leading up to what I feel is the most successful shot, #3673.
02-27-04 I'm posting the first few of the "flower" shots with TigerLily, from last week. This is an idea proposed by a print collector several years ago, but I never had an opportunity to experiment with it, until now.
02-23-04 Another little "interruption" from last week. TigerLily called from LA to introduce herself and arrange a shoot during a hectic week in SF. We shot most of Thurs and got some nice things. She's very petite and very not-shy. The first group is about half of the session - more coming later, including some explicit insertion shots. I'm including some more shots with the Olympus digital - the first series of her on the couch - which are a bit washed out in the highlights - anyone interested in buying this camera?
02-22-04 I keep trying to get the Carol Queen session posted, but again I was interrupted. Instead, I'm putting up some new images that are less than 24hrs old. Allanah was passing through SF on the way back to NYC, spent an hour at the studio, and I'm very happy with the results.
02-17-04 A few more photos of the WhiteHouse Group added.
02-16-04 While sorting through the latest Trisha session, I rediscovered an earlier studio shoot with her and added a few more scans. I'm posting this as Trisha BW2, although eventually we'll have at least four sessions with this model. Still working on Natalie and Carol Queen.
02-14-04 Reloading the Trisha / WhiteHouse scans today - we've reworked some of the negatives and I'm happier with the results. Also including some pair shots of her with other models. Coming soon, more Natalie and some infamous shots of the infamous Carol Queen....
02-09-04 Uploading a few more images of June at the WhiteHouse. Although these may not be the most overtly erotic of the series, I have a particular fondness for this model, since I'd known her in a totally different context prior to the shoot. She had no real interest in being a model, and has not done any nude work since this, so it was exciting (in an admittedly rather adolescent way) to shoot her for this project.
02-06-04 Will be adding more Natalie, Session 2 images this eve. Had to remove the "Flash Card" links, as the designer hosting those files seems to have disappeared from the web.
02-02-04: Slightly new design for the Home page, beginning today - this blog will serve to let you know what's just been added, what's coming up, etc. We'll be making a few more, mostly cosmetic changes this week. Two new galleries uploaded this morning: first, a few images from the WhiteHouse series, showing a group of models who happened to be at the mansion all at the same time - just couldn't pass up the opportunity, even though we only had about 20 minutes to shoot. Also, Session 2 with Natalie. Still one of my favorite models - this was the session after our original shoot for Future Sex - a bit more casual and relaxed, and without the art director shouting in my ear. There are several more proof sheets to review, so more photos are coming |
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