What are your plans for 2025? Models and photographers!!!

Unfocussed Mike saidhttps://youtu.be/OqMs9WsJg2k?si=QmXZv_5jD5dB54sf

mike rowley said

Probably do what I've done so far for the past few years. 

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I can't resist...  https://youtu.be/OqMs9WsJg2k?si=QmXZv_5jD5dB54sf

AshleyAshton said

Hey everyone, 

Ok , maybe im a little early ..but i am always thinking ahead. 

Every close to the year seems to bring about a new avenue of plans for the year ahead. 

What are your plans for the year 2025? 

Have you got your eye on a new lense or are you planning to shoot more or less this year? 

How do you see 2025 in your eyes, in terms of photography/modelling ?

Are you planning on travelling or touring more? 

Be great to hear your thoughts !!! 

Ashley

I have already planned till the first week of may.

1) Shoot more under the stars

2) Shoot more under the moonlight

3) Get a proper printer and print my work

4) Exhibit my work

5) Find new beautiful spots to shoot at the western Algarve and the rest of Portugal

6) Get better at editing

7) Refine my style

8) Work on my first book

9) Visit and shoot at Madeira, Azores Islands, Canary Islands and Spain.

10) Upgrade some of my tools.

The Ghost said
Are you thinking what I’m thinking, Pinky?

I think so, Brain, but burlap does chafe so.

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In all seriousness the first priority for me is to find somewhere permanent to live because all my plans, especially my creative plans, will be easier once I have my own space. I stalled on this for, well, health reasons this year I guess.

But I do have some shoot ideas that I could work through with my DIY lenses in pre-renovated rooms, and there are some alternative printing techniques I would like to try that don’t need much setup.

Theta Aeterna

Sounds epic! I'd love to do madeira also. Il get around to it one day ahha!

mike rowley 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

playwithlight sure 🥰

If anyone would like to work with me in 2025 . Il be releasing the studio dates soon and tour information.

I'm just waiting to hear back from a few more studios.

I don't offer shoots from home at the moment but more than happy to travel ,haven't shot in a photographers place in a while😅🤣 seems to be all studios these days.

Hoping to also get into Europe again for some touring also 😊.

I'm also still available on remote also 😊.

Ashley

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AshleyAshton said

Theta Aeterna

Sounds epic! I'd love to do madeira also. Il get around to it one day ahha!

Madeira is soo close, always warm and welcoming. So are the Azores. Check out Flores and Corvo Islands. 

So much to see and shoot in Portugal.

AshleyAshton said

playwithlight sure 🥰

If anyone would like to work with me in 2025 . Il be releasing the studio dates soon and tour information.

I'm just waiting to hear back from a few more studios.

I don't offer shoots from home at the moment but more than happy to travel ,haven't shot in a photographers place in a while😅🤣 seems to be all studios these days.

Hoping to also get into Europe again for some touring also 😊.

I'm also still available on remote also 😊.

Ashley

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I do have a home studio or Neon Dreams Studio is not far from me ably run by Natasha. 

Photography wise:

-I have a 2 month long gallery exhibition from January

-Need to book some weddings - I did 7 this year but haven't booked any for next year yet

-need to streamline editing for weddings as it currently takes me an age

- travelling to Norway and Faroes for 9 days of aurora chasing, whale watching and landscapes but would like to sort some other trips, probably more spur of the moment to Glencoe/Skye/lake district depending on conditions

- continue to try to tick off my neverending photography bucket list

Modelling wise:

-starting to think of studio days and tours for next year. Everything got put on hold and was all a bit up in the air this year due to my mum being end of life, and me working on a film over the summer. So need to crunch numbers and plan

-tick off the modelling bucket list also, with more focus on monochrome art nude in nature

-utilise MUAs more to boost my portfolio

I'd like to do more erotic/OL work, but tasteful rather than Reader's Wives stuff.

The only thing is that the UK pool at that level is tiny; consequently the Supply & Demand dynamics simply price me out of hiring the few models that do it.

AshleyAshton From April I'll be living in North Wales 20+days a month till November, So I'll be on the lookout for any models coming to North Wales for shoots, and on the odd days that I go home which will be Tuesday to Friday I might be able to do the odd local studio shoot for a couple of hours in the mornings.

It's going to be fun searching parts of North Wales for locations in April and May, I've know of some area's already but need to expand all options.

Let's hope it's a hot summer in the UK.

I'm looking at doing more wildlife photography as I don't think theirs many models in North Wales so I'm on the lookout for a 200mm to 600mm lens after xmas.

AshleyAshton , Well I'd like to shoot more here at home and abroad  and maybe start producing the book I've always wanted but have never got around to it , Would also like to exhibit some of my work somewhere 

Ian 

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Baldbraveandbeautiful said

... travelling to Norway and Faroes for 9 days of aurora chasing, whale watching and landscapes but would like to sort some other trips, probably more spur of the moment to Glencoe/Skye/lake district depending on conditions...

Envious. Very, very envious.

AshleyAshton Now you are living not too far from Birmingham and my first shoot is successful, hopefully we can arrange one after that.