Clothed, legs, and wigs... (Link contains nudity)

So here I am once again faced with this large white space to fill, but luckily, I have lots to talk about today as a lot has happened since I last did blogging.

First of all, I offer you a preview of my finished work with Chris Yates and the make-up artist Hayley Lorraine. My favourite selection of the rest are on my website (www.nicbutton.co.uk), and I must say, I am really rather besotted with them. Working in this style was very new for me. The makeup was chosen for me, as were the outfits, and I really struggled with posing, since I am so used to being naked for my work. Despite this difficulty, we worked hard, and produced some belting images, many of which are already receiving a great response.

This particular shoot has done more than benefit my portfolio. It has shown me that I can do fashion (something which I have always thought I lacked skill in and shied away from, generally). In turn, I have found new confidence in front of the camera, and find myself more relaxed when someone says "here, put this on". It has also given me motivation to start making some of my own props and accessories for shoots. I have some great ideas in planning and am gradually finding all the bits I need to get started. Watch this space for pictures and writings about how I get on! I am quite excited to be adding another creative string to my bow of creativity!

So, on Friday just gone I attended another life drawing session in Milton Keynes village. I have been here several times, and the session is often pre-empted by an hour or so of photography and measuring for the artist who holds the class; an erotic sculptor who works in plaster and fibre glass, often making full size sculpures of people (girls mostly) in various positions. I arrived to find he had made a full size clay model of my legs, from a photograph. Quite an experience! We got going and he set to work with calipers and a measuring tape, checking various lengths so that he could perfect my model legs for a piece he has planned involving a bicycle... Perhaps at a later date, I will be able to attain a photograph!
Yesterday, I spent the day doing all sorts of different stuff with photographer and friend Mike Hardley from Northampton. We met and did an awesome five and a half hours (although it felt like about one hour, it went so fast), and the results so far are brill! I have added a sample, but again, you will have to pop on over to my site to see some more.

As you will see, we used some awesome props, an amazing wig (or two) and shot it at KV Media studio in Chesham, Bucks. I love it there! There are lots of sets, some great props, and a very helpful and friendly studio owner.

I hope you have enjoyed reading blog 3, and looking at my new work. Have a great Sunday evening! XxX.