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Starry Night

Billy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:52:16 +0000

I’ve had an image burning away in my head for the past two years or so. A really simple image. I mean – really simple. But as it turned out it’s been really hard to organise!

But at last! I have been saved by the ever-wonderful Sooz! She took time out to come over on a glorious summers day when she could have been doing far more fun things and did the photo for me. For which I owe her a great debt.

However, being very excited at getting to cast the image out at last – I took quite a few versions and can’t really decide which one is ‘the one’. But it’s possibly this. But I may change my mind ;-) And I realise I’m probably the one person in the world who would find it interesting ;-) But I don’t care ;-)

Starry Night

Another cumulative update

Billy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:51:03 +0000

Well, I’m out-doing myself this year. Managed about one update to the website. Go me! ;-) So I’ve put together a fairly random selection of images from the past little while. I think they’re all 2010 but I might be wrong as I’m a bit tired and can’t quite remember.

Well, for ‘tired’ maybe read ‘tipsy’ ;-)

Anyway – as always I owe a huge debt to all the wonderful people I’ve been lucky enough to work with. I hope, optimistically, to get back into the swing of updating the site as I go along. You never know – I might actually manage it…. ;-)

A special thanks has to go to Bebe Rascal and Lola Valentine who came on holiday to the Isle of Arran with me and made it a really wonderful week of photo’s and adventures! And an extra-special thanks goes to Sou de Sade who has been working on a super-secret project with me for what seems like years ;-) The pictures from it are all still under wraps – but hopefully it will all be revealed soon! :-) Thank you Sou – you’re a star :-)

The lovely Gemma Elise Gerber

Billy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:24:27 +0000

I finally managed to get to work with the lovely Gemma Elise Gerber last week. We’d spoken a few times last year about shoots but I never managed to organise anything as I’m inept ;-) Turns out she stays just round the corner from me too – so it should have been easy really!

Anyway – it was really lovely to finally meet her and get to work with her. She’s a really creative & fun person and so easy to work with :-) Hopefully we’ll come up with some other stuff soon! :-)

End-of-year Update…

Billy — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:46:23 +0000

Well, I’ve managed to out-do myself in terms of not updating my website this year. Go me… So I’ve made a slideshow thing which has lots of shots from the shoots I’ve done this year that I didn’t get round to posting on here. I’ve probably missed some too – but I’ve completely lost track of what I’ve done in 2009. Old age is a terrible thing… ;-)

I’d really like to thank all the fabulous people I’ve worked with this year. I won’t list everyone as I’ll no doubt forget to include someone and then feel terrible about it ;-) But you’re all wonderful – mwah! ;-)

Anyway – there’s a posh slideshow thing with about 100 pictures in it which you can see by clicking here! :-)

Posed Magazine

Billy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:18:46 +0000

I was terribly flattered to be asked to do some photo’s for Scotland’s new fashion magazine – Posed. I admit I was rather terrified by the whole affair ;-) It was the first time I’ve ever shot in a studio and there were all sorts of proper photographers also doing shoots for them! But thankfully I had lots of help and didn’t break anything expensive :-)

I’d like to thank everyone who helped with the shoots: the models Sooz, Ashby & Stephanie; the make-up artists Sian and June; the stylist Pamela Reynolds; and McInnes, McAleavy and Dave Sams for helping calm my nerves and show me how to switch on the lights ;-)

Obscure Couture

Billy — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:44:51 +0000

I’ve been very spoiled recently and had the chance to do another shoot for ‘Obscure Couture‘. The clothes were simply wonderful – as usual! And this time I had the truly lovely Lolita Trash up to stay too :-) We also had the amazing talents of make-up artist Sian Lidgate who’s work is simply wonderful!

It was a really fun few days – just a few of the results are below…

The dreamy Becka…

Billy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:44:52 +0000

I managed to grab the delightful & dreamy Becka for another shoot last week. I also got to play with my new blurry dreamy lens contraption to both of our delights ;-) New toys are good ;-) And working with Becka is always a delight :-)

Cumulative update…

Billy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:01:54 +0000

Seeing as I’ve been so utterly awful at updating the site & blog, I’ve decided to do a cumulative update of various recent (ish!) shoots. I’d like to thank all the fabulous people I’ve worked with – both models and make-up artists. You’re all wonderful :-)

Hopefully I’ll get back into the swing of regular updates after this – but we’ll see ;-)

Lola Valentine & Lorelei

Billy — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:47:44 +0000

I had the very, very good fortune to have the wonderful Lola Valentine & Lorelei up to stay for a weekend :-) They were fabulous company and added no end of glamour to my otherwise dowdy existence ;-) A few samples are below! :-)

Tracy & Vendetta Vain…

Billy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:59:04 +0000

I had a lovely shoot with the amazingly talented Tracy Kane doing body paint on the equally wonderful Vendetta Vain. Tracy’s work was, as always, really fabulous :-) And Vendetta Vain was just a joy to work with :-) Yay for such things :-) The bodypainting is going forward for a competition so fingers crossed and Tracy wins! :-D