Monthly Archive for October, 2009

Domino Burlesk in Hastings Observer

It seems the folks at our local rag are finally catching on that we have a very special night here in Hastings at Vennuu.

The Burlesk Club night happen every two months in Hastings, and are a wonderful night out for anyone.  Its not sleezy at all, sometimes sexy, but always entertaining.  Having covered a few of these events I can tell you the atmosphere is very intimate and everyone goes to a lot of effort to look the part.

One of my pictures made The Hastings Observer again in a preview of their Halloween Night.

Next show is December 19th.  Get your tickets early via the links page for Burlesk Club.

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Bella De Jac - Red Series

As part of the shoot for Bella De Jac’s calender, here with a few more photos from the Red costume series.

The final choices are made so that is why you are seeing these photos now.  More to come.  Enjoy.

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Femmes Fatale - Skinny Pete Promotions

Thursday 22nd saw the Femmes Fatale night at the Mumu Lounge in Maidstone, hosted by Skinny Pete Promotions.  I was invited along and given a little studio area by the bar where I took portraits of guests. There was a real friendly vibe and relaxed atmosphere in this opulent venue.  Most of the guest were dressed up and the action took place right by the seats.

If you were at the night here is a link to all 241 photos. Practically every guest was photographed so have a good look through.  Please feel free to right click and save to use for you face book or whatever. If you like the photos and want a print, or Hi Res versions, get in touch on the contacts page. If you want to donate a little money to cover my expenses please do on the payments page. Any contributions are gratefully accepted.

Click the above photo to go to the free gallery.

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The brain behind the night and the man that is Skinny Pete Promotions.

Lovely guy.  Great show.

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The lovely George (Miss Belle Eve I believe), who despite being incredibly ill, soldiered on and did a fine job announcing the performers.

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Lively punters out for a laugh.  Friendly and chatty too.

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Too fussy to be photographed in the provided booth (the background wasn’t right), these ladies forced me to bring the lights to them.  Nice result though

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The Baroness Tamara von Stein zu Leitershofen, one of the livelier acts and very funny.

A few more of the show.

Save Hasting Pier!

The pier in Hastings has been shut for some time now and for a while it looked like there was no solution to saving it. Now however a local group has got behind the pier and are raising awareness and organising demonstrations. Here are some pictures from today. The event was very well intended and shows clearly how much people care about the pier. Let’s hope it is sooner rather than later.

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St Leonards

This time of year the sky outside my flat are just wonderful. I thought I would share a couple of recent shots with you. Click for the larger size.

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Bella De Jac

Well the shoot with Bella went fantastically. Bella is a hard working girl and very open, honest and genuine. She has great ideas and is always pushing herself to be the best she can. It was a real pleasure working with a professional and we got loads done on the day. I am only releasing one shot at the moment as we need to narrow down the selections for the forthcoming Calender. Here with one of my favorite shots of the day. Do click it for a large size. Thanks.  Links to Bella’s site in the links page.

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Gypsy Hotel August 2009

The Gypsy Hotel night is going from strength to strength and I caught up with them in August before my holiday. Things have been that busy that it has taken till now to get these photos up. Live music, burlesque, and a burping competition were all part of the fun this time.  I was looking for more portrait shots of interesting characters.  Also my shots are being used by Suri Sumatra.  Check out her link on the links page. Enjoy.

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