2161 - 2162 Bonnie
Abby: Argh, it's all a blur. I don't remember anything this shoot,
except it was pretty fast. VidDude?
VidDude: Bonnie was adorable. I liked her a lot. She was a bit shy, a bit
preoccupied maybe, but she just looked exactly like the kind of
girl who would never do this kind of thing, which is always a big
plus for me. If it was up to me, the whole site would be populated
by girls like that, girls just like Bonnie. Cass didn't seem to
like her so much, though. And as Abby said, the shoot was over
quickly. Sometimes, if a model doesn't capture Abby's attention
straight away, it'll be a bit of a rushed shoot. She misses a few
gems that way, I think.
Cass: My Bonnie lies o'er the ocean. I always relate names and words to
songs. I was this the whole way through her shoot. Bonnie was one
of the first shoots I did with Abby. It was the first shoot in the
studio which all seemed quite exciting and professional at the
time. It's just a day in the life of now for this pro. Ahhh, K!
I got a bit of a shock when Abby said she wanted to shoot Bonnie. I
guess, like most girls my age, I had a pre conceived notion of what
kind of girls Abby actually wanted here, and openly admit that I
was very surprised I even gained a shoot, as I didn't have those
stereotypical large boobs, straight white teeth, flowing blonde
tresses or long slender legs. Not that I ever found that to be a
hugely appealing collection of assets anyway. So this Bonnie Lass
was a good insight for me, and for getting all the rubbish ideas
out of my brain-washed head. Very pleasant young lady she was too.
Obliging, innocent and terribly sweet. It was a good day.
2163 - 2197 Leigh
Elvaar: I was on Street Directory Duty that day and Abby got grumpy at me
for navigating us up too many dead end streets. Once we saw Leigh's
charming visage all was forgiven of course. She has one of those
flats (apartments to you Americans) which is really really
"lived-in", festooned with years of personal paraphernalia. She
even showed us through her photo albums which was a treat, but it
seemed weird that everybody had their clothes on! Maybe I need to
get out more.
Abby: Leigh is one of my fave models - she's so relaxed and
sensible. We went back to her home a few times to shoot her. In her redux
shoot (not this one), she was blue with cold, but insisted we kept
going. I changed the lighting half way thru, from only bounced
flash, to only natural light. As always, the natural light is a lot
better.
2198 - 2212 Kitty
Abby: I shot Kitty on my own (unusual - I am careful to shoot every
model with someone else present now, so there's no chance of anyone
accusing anyone else of any funny business - not that this has ever
happened in our work, but I figure if it can happen to other
people, it can happen to me), after meeting her a very round about
way over the internet when I was in sunny Brisbane. It was one of
the first shoots with my new "real" camera, a Canon D30. Kitty was
a hardcore porn model, and likes to dress... outrageously. Check
her out in this pic of
Angel!
Kitty was up for a lot, but had the hardened professional look
about the way she did stuff. She's top gal, tho. Had a baby in
early 2003, so congrats Kitty!
2213 - 2240 Kylie and Joanne GG
Elvaar: Sometimes we have to try pretty hard to get girls laughing. In
this case we almost had to try and shut them up - some latent teen
sleepover energy was definitely released in this shoot as Joanne
and Kylie tried to rid each other of their knickers. Then Kylie was
telling us some saucy stories of what happened after lights-out on
school camping trips. We can't tell, of course, but we can let on
that some of those stories have inspired recent Abby Winters
shoots. You'll have to work out which.
Oh yes and the ubiquitous Susie, before she lost her eyebrows in
the Petra Duct Tape Accident of Autumn 2002.
Abby: The video of this shoot ended up being our first real VHS
"feature" release, in mid 2002 - "games girls play". While Kylie
and Joanne did an excellent job, Elvaar and I mucked up the sound,
lighting and some of the shooting, but most people have not
bitched about it too much.
Little did we know, that Joanne would end up working for us full
time! Kylie came in to the studio to visit us recently, and it was
great to see them reunited.
2241 - 2271 Emma redux
Abby: Do I say "this is my fave model" too much? Emma is right up there.
She is absolutely
full of attitude, and the only way to deal with models like that is to
insult them. You should be able to imagine what I was saying to her
to get the responses I photographed! All in fun, of course, and it
really works to get the most out of a model, I find. Elvaar says I
go too far. Emma reminds me a lot of
Rani in her attitude, actually.
