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David Reeves
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- My interest in "glamour" really began when I was 7 years old, when I saw the film "The Ambushers", starring Dean Martin as Matt Helm and a cast of many nubile young actresses. (I'm 49 years old, in case you're wondering.) From a young age, I was aware of the beauty of such actresses and models as Raquel Welch, Diana Rigg, Brigitte Bardot, Elke Sommer, Britt Ekland, Catherine Deneuve, Pamela Tiffin, Jacqueline Bisset, Anoushka Hempel, Gabrielle Drake, Cybill Shepherd, Julie Christie, Barbi Benton, Dian Parkinson, and many others.
So when I discovered Playboy in my early teens, the die had been already cast. Now it was a matter of time before the fantasies I envisioned could be turned into reality. Like most kids of my generation, my passion for viewing the female form's pleasing and infinite shapes was kept to myself until my early twenties.
I have been shooting glamour photos since 1988. Not knowing anyone here in Edmonton who would willingly pose nude, I traveled to England in 1990 to do my first nude model shoots. With the experience I gained there I returned home and began booking amateur models for fashion and portrait shoots. When I returned to the UK in 1992 and 1994, I built on my earlier success by hiring more well-known Page 3 and magazine models. These models include Carole Anne, Suzanne Brando, Michelle Cleaver, Tracey Coleman, Debbie Cummins, Sami Greaves, Verity Harrison, Clare Helen, Sarah Hollett, Debi Jackson, Donna Jackson, Anne-Marie Kyte, Shanine Linton, Carrie Lorimer, Claire Peckham and Nicky Rowe. I developed my techniques to a high enough standard to have a selection of my work published in print (French "Photo", "Glamour & Boudoir Photography" and "Glamour Girls: The Illustrated Encyclopedia" in the US) and online.
I then set my sights on L.A. and Chicago, where I attended my first Glamourcon convention (http://glamourcon.com) in 1996. I quickly developed contacts among the Playmates and topshelf models. With 2 visits to the Playboy Mansion in 1997 & 1999 under my belt, I felt confident enough to ask several of the models to pose for. Models I photographed include Dita Von Teese, AnnaMarie Goddard, Victoria Zdrok, Alesha Oreskovich, Tylyn John, Roxanne Galla, Lynn Thomas, Tara King, Corrinna Harney and Liz Stewart.
More recently, I began shooting in England again. My accumulated experience and professional style has resulted in some of my best work ever.
I am always looking for models, and am interested in building long-lasting working relationships and friendships with those I've enjoyed working with. I should emphasize that while I do love to photograph female nudes, I believe female beauty comes from within, and is expressed through the eyes and a kind of aura. The deeper the soul, the stronger the attraction.
I've found it much easier to work with experienced models, as they have a better understanding of my artisitic & aesthetic "vision". I don't want to just shoot glamour photos, I want to do work that would be comparable to that of Helmut Newton, Bob Carlos Clarke, John Swannell, David Bailey, Francesco Scavullo, Bettina Rheims, Albert Watson, Sante D'Orazio, Richard Fegley, Ken Marcus, Suze Randall, Pompeo Posar and George Hurrell.
I have recently begun shooting digitally. My many years of experience with shooting on film means I can edit shots down to the few that have real visual impact and are pleasing to the eye. I own a set of portable professional studio lights which can be set up anywhere with standard 110v AC power. I have a few props such as a wicker chair, portable fan, assorted fabrics, pillows, cushions, vintage magazines, etc. I also own a variety of vintage outfits, which may be used to establish themes such as 1940s-'50s pin-up queen, '60s go-go girl, '70s Oriental exotica and '80s glitz and glamour.
My long-term goal is to do photography on a part-time professional basis, preferably in a country such as Italy, where I hope to retire to.
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