tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:45:54 +0000photographyfashionlightingstudioflashtravelworkshopsphotoshopwildlifeNamibiamonkeyCubaVenicehdrsouvenirIcelandTVdogsinfraredmusicweddingmovieshttp://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)Blogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-633414992137370875Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:43:00 +00002012-12-19T10:43:00.143+00:00fashionflashlightingphotographystudioMy last fashion shoot of 2012 has produced some of my favourite results of the year. It was another shoot for Ooh La Latex with local wonder-model Jodi Lakin. Make-up by Naomi McKeever. Jodi Lakin photographed by Julian M Kilsby http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/12/jodi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-6941848072381717454Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:50:00 +00002012-12-18T10:50:00.539+00:00fashionflashlightingphotographystudioworkshopsSome photos from another recent workshop. This time I had the lovely Alivya V Free modelling. As you can see, I grabbed the chance to shoot some more beauty shots. Alivya V Free photographed by Julian M Kilsby http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/12/alivya-v-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-5049932874952800511Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:16:00 +00002016-12-06T11:36:16.978+00:00fashionlightingphotographystudioI really enjoyed shooting these beauty shots for Pretty Attitude jewellery. My new year’s resolution will be to shoot a lot more beauty shots. Sam Gardner did a fantastic job with hair and make-up. http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/12/pretty-attitude.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-4315953419616017336Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:07:00 +00002016-12-06T11:40:51.811+00:00fashionflashlightingphotographystudioI first talked to Tessa about a shoot what seems like years ago, finally got together for this shoot for Ooh La Latex. Tessa photographed by Julian M Kilsby http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/12/tessa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-8855147231832341007Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:42:00 +00002012-12-14T19:42:00.848+00:00fashionflashlightingphotographystudioworkshopsSome more pics from recent shoots. The first is with Jodi Lakin (more from her in another upcoming post).  This shoot was for Caroline Dione Clothing. Make-up by Shabana Dhadda. Hair by Sabina Yunusova. SINderella Rockafella modelled for a recent studio workshop: For another workshop a couple of weeks later, I askedhttp://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-coat-that-turns-into-bag-and-some.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-8824551625233731484Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:51:00 +00002012-12-13T18:51:40.539+00:00fashionlightingphotographystudioAbout bloody time for an update! Contrary to popular belief I haven’t just been sitting on my butt for the last couple of months (okay, there has been a lot of butt-sitting but only whilst post-processing - and there’s been a lot of that!) And I’ve had to wait for a lot of publications to come out before I could post some of this stuff - admittedly some of those publications have been out for a http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/12/about-bloody-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-3140826395890846354Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:24:00 +00002012-10-24T10:48:39.540+01:00fashionflashlightingphotographystudioworkshopsI've had to change the date of my upcoming Studio Fashion Photography Workshop at ShadowFlux Studio to the day before. The new date is now Saturday 27th October. Because of this I'm extending the early bird discount until next weekend. Here's the updated flyer. If interested please email me for further details. http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/10/studio-fashion-photography-workshop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-9045857266076086395Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:31:00 +00002012-10-02T19:26:02.534+01:00fashionflashlightingphotographyworkshops******* Change of Workshop Date - Now on Saturday 27th October *********** Announcing my first fashion photography workshop from my new studio in Birmingham. The workshop will look at a number of methods of creative studio lighting for fashion photography. The amazing Maja Stina will be modelling for this, and spaces are limited to 8 photographers, so all participants will get plenty of http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/studio-fashion-photography-workshop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-7002027794964914365Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:11:00 +00002012-09-16T20:15:51.417+01:00monkeyphotographywildlifeBack in July I was lucky enough to do some voluntary work at the Mona Primate Sanctuary near Girona in Spain. Mona provides a home for chimpanzees rescued from captivity, helping them to live in a more natural environment and providing a place to aid people to better understand these amazing animals. It was a real eye-opening experience spending time with the chimps, most of which haven't http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/mona-foundation-primate-sanctuary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-5503251857402401985Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:30:00 +00002012-09-09T11:30:00.526+01:00NamibiaphotographytravelOne more collection of varied shots from my journey around Namibia. There will be more to come eventually, as I've not had chance to go through any of the wildlife shots yet, so eventually there will be springbok, oryx, zebra, cheetah, lion, ostrich, hyrax, meerkat, velociraptor, unicorn and jabberwock........ and a warthog on a sunlounger!!! http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/and-last-from-namibia-for-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-8006420987295208493Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-09-08T11:00:04.965+01:00flashNamibiaphotographytravelAnd more Himba shots........ Himba photographed by Julian M Kilsby http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/himba-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-4870683771074901124Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-09-07T11:00:10.741+01:00flashNamibiaphotographytravelThe last 7 posts from Namibia have all been sand, trees, ghost towns and abandoned cars..... not a lot of people! So for the next 2 posts it's all people, and all Himba people too. Spent a couple of days in the North of Namibia, by the Angolan border photographing in a couple of Himba villages. Had to fly up there in a 4 seater light aircraft, which was an experience in itself. Especially when http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/himba-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-325212377980884050Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:00:00 +00002012-09-06T10:00:07.202+01:00flashNamibiaphotographytravelIt got dark fairly early when I was in Namibia, so I thought I'd have a little play with flashes and torches. Most of these shots are comps. With the camera locked off on a tripod, I wandered around the subject flash-in-hand, firing my camera with a remote whilst pointing my flash at different parts of the scene, and then comping the lit sections together in Photoshop. The last shot is just http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/flashing-at-trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-2416188898135352614Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:30:00 +00002012-09-05T12:30:02.335+01:00NamibiaphotographytravelI think I photographed hundreds (if not more) trees whilst in Namibia, so much so that it became a bit of a running joke..... but there were some cool trees, and they were much more impressive than any trees we have in Birmingham, and yes, there are a few trees in Birmingham! Quiver trees are actually a species of aloe. The San people traditionally hollowed out the tubular branches to http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/quiver-trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-2013333733591249773Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:00:00 +00002012-09-04T10:00:04.328+01:00NamibiaphotographytravelTook some aerial shots of the Namib from a balloon. My first time in a balloon, it was pretty good (not mind-blowing), and I was surprised at how big the basket was, and how quickly they blew it up. http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/well-i-was-up-in-this-here-balloon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-1120073855859134836Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:30:00 +00002012-09-03T10:30:01.548+01:00NamibiaphotographytravelKolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib's diamond mining forbidden zone.  The town was abandoned in 1954 when richer sources of diamonds were found elsewhere, since then the desert has slowly but surely began to take it back, sand dunes now fill many of the interiors. I've long wanted to visit this place since I saw the movie Dust Devil in the early '90s. The last part of the movie was http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/kolmanskop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-291425896268299873Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:51:00 +00002012-09-02T09:51:01.027+01:00NamibiaphotographytravelSolitaire is a very small settlement in the Namib Desert... it has a petrol station, a general store, and most importantly a Bakery that makes the most amazing apple pie... you can't travel through the Namib without sampling Moose McGregor's apple pie. You have no choice but to stop here to refuel anyway, so it would be rude not to eat pie.... I had two!! There's also a lot of abandoned cars....http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/solitaire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-898763364689981947Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:38:00 +00002012-09-01T09:38:00.145+01:00NamibiaphotographytravelAnother collection of images from Namibia. Dead Vlei, (see yesterday's post), is just one small part of Sossusvlei. Sossusvlei is salt and clay pan surrounded by enormous dunes in the Namib Desert. Sossusvlei photographed by Julian M Kilsby http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/sossusvlei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-7176381445972618121Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:23:00 +00002012-08-31T09:23:00.238+01:00NamibiaphotographytravelThis is the first of what will be several posts from my recent journey around Namibia. Dead Vlei, in the Namib Desert, is an awe-inspiring place. About 900 years ago, gigantic sand dunes fully surrounded what was once a shallow pool from river flooding. The water dried up.... the trees died. And so they remain for hundreds of years, skeletal and unable to decompose due to the intense heat. I http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/dead-vlei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-7235035052093335836Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +00002012-08-30T10:00:08.745+01:00fashionflashlightingphotographyworkshopsNina Dateshidze recently modelled for one of my one-to-one lighting workshops. This was the first workshop from the all-new ShadowFlux Studio. There will be more workshops to come very soon, if you're interested in attending one of my lighting workshops please get in touch. Outfits were supplied by Ooh La Latex and Eustratia. Nina Dateshidze http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/nina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-8102251465720245888Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +00002012-08-29T10:00:02.551+01:00fashionflashlightingphotographyA Tea Party with Alice and Friends for Neil Hughes. All shoots should have this much cake, I ate a lot of cake on that day! http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/wicked-wonderland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-5416771746480398152Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-08-28T13:00:03.858+01:00flashlightingphotographyA handful of shots from another shoot for Neil Hughes, on location in the wilds of Dudley! http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/garden-of-earthly-delights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-3069411089550573336Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:00:00 +00002012-08-27T22:00:03.192+01:00fashionflashlightingphotographystudioHere's some shots from a recent shoot with Raphaella McNamara. I think I shot more than I've ever shot on that afternoon, an absolutely amazing whirlwind of a model! Outfits were supplied by Ooh La Latex and Richard Ayres, as well as Raphaella bringing some of her own. Makeup by Sam Gardner. http://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/raphaella.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-6569786881927016978Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:22:00 +00002012-08-27T00:22:42.465+01:00fashionflashphotographystudioA few days after the Off-Camera Flash workshop Cervena Fox was back again for a flying visit to the studio, as is our usual way, we worked fast and still produced 4 looks. Outfits were supplied by Miss Dollchops, Twilight Siren and Shhh! Couture The last look will  have to stay under-wraps for now until it's published. Cervena Fox photographed by Julianhttp://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-quick-shoot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361467871130797859.post-438647174831981813Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:26:00 +00002012-07-25T13:26:00.411+01:00fashionlightingphotographystudioMy first shoot in the new studio was with Kandy, who just popped over from Phoenix, Arizona! We decided to do more headshots than usual, and make-up was done by one of my favourite MUAs - Samantha Gardner.  Chokers supplied by Glam Gloria. Kandy K photographed by Julian M Kilsbyhttp://jmkphoto.blogspot.com/2012/07/kandy-at-shadowflux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JMK Photo)0