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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 26/10/2025

Just have to love when a shoot exceeds expectations. Was introduced to a newer model in France recently by a former collaborator. Enter Colombian wunderkind, Kelvin. 3 hour shoot multiple looks and a definite would work together again next time I’m in Toulouse

A Colombian model looks down towards the camera with her black curls cascading over her shoulders

A young olive skinned Colombian model stands in a fashion pose

A young model looks towards camera whilst wearing a black dress

A young model creates an angled pose for the camera in a studio shoot

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 13/09/2025

New work this week with Japanese model Mya Chan. Necessitated a trip back to Liverpool and Libre Studio. With rare Osaka kimonos we had a great afternoon creating. #osakakimono #kimono #japanesefashion #japanesemodel #fashionphotography

A Japanese model wearing a yellow silk kimono with a shell motif from Osaka poses for a portrait.

She is holding a blue paper fan and obscuring one eye with it.

A Japanese model wearing a yellow silk kimono with a shell motif from Osaka poses for a portrait.

This landscape oriented image has the model sat on a posing block with her holding an open blue paper fan in front of her.

A Japanese model wearing a yellow silk kimono with a shell motif from Osaka poses for a portrait.

The model is holding the lapels of her kimono and is looking downwards to her left

A Japanese model wearing a yellow silk kimono with a shell motif from Osaka poses for a portrait.

The model is looking downwards and is gently clasping her hands together in front of her.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 12/09/2025

Tried shooting tethered for the first time yesterday. It’s another string in Evoto AI’s bow. Canon R8 to iPad via a TerherTools 10g cable was simple to use. And the ability to do a preemptive retouch on the first image with that applied to everything afterwards was pretty cool. V impressed

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 12/09/2025

Hey Bluesky, been a while. Here’s a recent shot taken with podcaster, model and mum Michelle Chan. Shot at Silkwood Studio in Yorkshire. #portraits #headshots #canonr8

A south East Asian model poses in a crouched position with her right hand resting on her left shoulder. She is largely side on to the camera and has been photographed from slightly below so she is looking slightly down to make eye contact with camera.

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

It's #Stunday. This image was made in complete darkness. The light is from the city of St. Marks just a few miles away. The exposure is 20 seconds which softens the clouds and makes it look like a painting. #Photography #landscape #clouds #astrophotography #EastCoastKin #longexposure

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 02/07/2025

Over on my site today this and 19 other fab low-key lit lingerie images with the amazing @miaresa.bsky.social Hard to believe this was over 8 years ago! markskeet.photography/mia-en-mode/ #studiowork #brunettes #inkedmodels #studiolighting #lingeriemodel #photoart #photography

A tattooed model of South Asian descent poses in a fashion stance whilst wearing a floral lace lingerie outfit. She is in a studio ad is being lit in a low-key style with lots of shadow and contrast. She has her right hand on her hip and is looking at the camera. Her left eye is obscured from view, by her sharp bob haircut.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 02/07/2025

Anyone have any thoughts or insights on the upcoming Photography specific social app: Irys? www.irysphotos.com?r=XdMWm I hope they don't restrict posting to only be possible on a bloody phone - it's the biggest pain in the ass with Insta.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 01/07/2025

When Regina Piil and I met in Belfast, we started with some simple portraits. I do find a good portrait, wonderfully restorative. The rest of this set are available on my content site. Full set at: markskeet.photography/with-stripes... #skin #photographer #portrait #portraiture #photography

A red haired model poses for a portrait wearing a white jumper with thin black stripes. She is pulling the collar close around her neck and is looking engagingly at the camera.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 15/06/2025

The sights of Borough Market. Was in London these last few days as @catyaffeauthor.bsky.social was attending a book festival. I used my time wandering and working with actors and models on TF shoots. Good times…

Cheese monger window display near Borough Market

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Bothy view, the Camasunary river and Loch Scavaig #Scotland #IsleofSkye #Camasunary www.damianshields.com

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 25/05/2025

Totally in love with this oldie but goldie workhorse of a lens. The Nikkor 85mm 1.4 AFD. Beautiful rendering like no other lens Ive ever used. And focusses quick as you like on a D750 @kaylamodel-art.bsky.social bringing the visual niceties #nikonportraits #nikkor85mm14 #portraiture

A monochrome portrait of a brunette model sat in natural light from a a set of French doors to her right.

She is sat with her elbows resting on her knees and is resting her chin on her left wrist

A colour natural light portrait of a brunette model of Iranian origin.

She is looking directly at camera with her arms loosely crossing one another and is staring intently at the camera. She has a small Egyptian hieroglyph type tattoo along the edge of her palm.

A model of Iranian origin with black hair and olive skin is draped in two types of mater as she cradles herself in an embrace of her own arms and looks to camera in an almost shy glance.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 24/05/2025

I flip between portraits, fashion and edgier and experimental work. Hopefully using the models I work with to their strengths. Shot earlier this year Olga is an out and out fashion model with some personality #nikond750 #fashion #studiowork

A blonde model poses for a fashion image. She has posed her arms into and exaggerated frame to mimic the photographers framing of her as a photographic subject

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 21/05/2025

Over on my blog today, more from this set with Valentina. markskeet.photography/valentina-pu... #italianmodels #studiowork #purplehaze #studiolighting

An Italian model wearing lingerie and a sheer purple top poses in a studio.

She is resting on her hands and one foot with her left leg is crossed over her right knee.

An Italian model wearing lingerie and a sheer purple top poses in a studio.

She has stretched her hands to the right side of her head creating a curvature in her stance.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 19/05/2025

Hey, I'd like to say your comments didn't bother me, but it got under my skin a little I've just checked the images posted here on a 32" screen, there is absolutely skin detail, it's not smoothed out. I guess you were either trolling for the shit & giggles or you were looking at a smaller version

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 16/05/2025

More experimentation on recent shoots. Marie mucking about with the bubble wrap in this one. #bubblewrapasaprop #photoexperiments #notjustaportrait #leicasl2s

A model poses behind a sheet of bubble wrap.

Her left eye is visible through hole as she looks camera

A model poses behind a sheet of bubble wrap. Her left eye and a finger emerge through a hole in the bubble wrap

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 11/05/2025

Is it a particular image? I just don’t see the lack of texture on them.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 11/05/2025

I’m not sure what it is you’re looking at to make such a statement. There was minimal skin retouching done on these. It’s all good though everyone is entitled to an opinion but my work is for me and my collaborators.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 11/05/2025

Back up to studio of @barriespence.bsky.social tomorrow for more photography adventures. This time with @kaylamodel-art.bsky.social Here’s some from the last trip there with Caterini #artnude #monoart #bnw

An art nude model poses for a black and white fine art nude image in a studio

She is sat on a posing block in the lotus yoga position

An art nude model poses for a black and white fine art nude image in a studio

She is sat on a posing block with her legs crossed to make an L shape and her arms are extended to her sides in a slight downward angle almost like plane wings

An art nude model poses for a black and white fine art nude image in a studio

She is sat on a posing block with her legs together and knees drawn towards her. Her left arm is resting horizontally on her knees and her right arm is held vertically bisecting her head to create a symmetrical pose.

An art nude model poses for a black and white fine art nude image in a studio

She is sat on a posing block side on to the camera. Her left leg has created a triangle with her right resting in the posing block.

Her left arm is resting on her left leg to create and elongated diagonal. Her right arm is bent to further extend that diagonal line.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 05/05/2025

Fresh work from this week. One of the nice things about coming back to working with models is re-shooting old acquaintances. These are a few from one such shoot with Marie Jean Saxton. #naturallight #leica #leicasl2s #sigma65mmf2 #sigmacontemporary #availablelight #portraits

A brunette model poses against a green painted wall looking to the right-hand side of the frame. She is wearing a boob tube type top and jeans.

The light in the image comes from a window about 3 feet (0.91 metres) to the model's right.

A brunette model poses against a green painted wall looking directly at the camera. She is wearing a boob tube type top and jeans. Her right hand is lightly touching her shoulder-length hair and that elbow is resting on her left wrist which is held across her body.

The light in the image comes from a window about 3 feet (0.91 metres) to the model's right.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 01/05/2025

Was recently in France pet-sitting (a great way to get a very nice holiday for just the cost of flights & a hire car - accommodation provided by the pet owners). This afforded me the opportunity to shoot in Toulouse on my last day & to shoot with two great models in very different shoots. Catalina

A young brunette French model poses in front of an iron gate painted blue for a natural light portrait. She is wearing a pale blue blouse which is worn with her right shoulder exposed. She has light blue eye make up and is looking into the camera.

A young brunette French model poses in in a studio lit portrait. She is wearing a pale blue blouse which is worn with her right shoulder exposed. She has light blue eye make up and is looking into the camera.

A young brunette French model poses on a chair for this monochrome studio portrait. She is wearing a pale blue blouse. She has light blue eye make up and is looking into the camera.

A young brunette French model poses for a studio lit portrait. She is wearing a vest top but has used her long hair to wrap around her neck, and she is holding on to this with both hands. She has light blue eye make up and is looking into the camera.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 25/04/2025

Conflict More experimentation this week. This time in the form of long exposure portraits with multiple flash fires. I've had this unformed idea of duality for a while, and I think I've now found the visual vehicle to explore further. Model: Kaeethe Taken at Studio le Carré, Toulouse #lighting

A French model makes multiple movements in a long exposure frame. Her motions are frozen periodically with multiple flash fires creating a sense of multiple personalities, angst, rage and of conflicting emotions.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 23/04/2025

In Toulouse today for a couple of shoots before heading home tomorrow. Here’s some of the fabulous Emma Helena @riellife.bsky.social doing what she does best. #leicasl2s #sigma65mmf2 #naturallight #figurestudies

A brunette Dutch model wearing a patterned body poses on a small block in a natural light space.

She is sat side on to camera and has posed her legs in a cycling motion whilst holding her arms up in a defensive posture

A brunette Dutch model wearing a patterned body poses on a small block in a natural light space.

She has on foot touching the floor on her tiptoes and the other is elevated. Her right hand is held to her head and that elbow rests on the raised thigh.

Her left arm is wrapped behind her back to show on the right hand side

A brunette Dutch model wearing a patterned body poses on a small block in a natural light space.

She is using her hands and left foot to raise herself from a sitting position on the posing block. Her right leg is extended and elevated at a 45 degree angle

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 19/04/2025

A fab natural light kind of day earlier this week back at Basfordhurst in Staffs. Cariad Celis providing the visual appeals. #naturallight #leicasl2s #sigma65mmf2

A brunette model wearing lace lingerie is posing against a bare wall lit from above by a skylight.

She is looking into camera with her long brunette hair and piercing green eyes

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 16/04/2025

I’ve still to even begin to master such low key techniques. So I’m always in awe of those that nail it!

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 16/04/2025

Holly (Ivory Flame) rocking the redhead and green combo at Aura Photographic last month. Single light in a big Octa on a boom are predominantly over and in front of Holly. #sigmacontemporary #leicasl2s #fashion #green #redheads

A redhead model wearing a green sheer blouse and black trousers poses for a fashion image in a UK studio.

Her head is inclined towards her right and her right arm is wrapped up and over her head.

A redhead model wearing a green sheer blouse and black trousers poses for a fashion image in a UK studio.

Her head is inclined over to the right and her right hand cups the left hand side of her face, whilst her left hand is placed through her hair towards the top of her head.

A redhead model wearing a green sheer blouse and black trousers poses for a fashion image in a UK studio.

Her left hand touches the underside of her left jaw and her right hand is placed toward the back of her head on the right hand side whilst she looks into the camera.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 12/04/2025

On this last trip I wanted to get out of my comfort zone. Raf Van den Bogaert was such a great help. Not only with the use of his studio but also his numerous suggestions for different ways to light things. No man is an island and all that! Model is the incredible @christall4.bsky.social

A brunette Russian model poses against a white infinity cove. She is lit by a large yard light source creating shadows on the background.

In this image she has arched her back and is partially obscuring her face with her elevated arms which are outstretched away from her

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 10/04/2025

I recently shot with actor and model Eowyn Luna at Libre over in Liverpool. The aim was to shoot some new headshots and to have a play around. We explored a bit and these are a few of the results. #actorheadshots #leica #sigma #bowenslighting #brunettes #ukmodels #studiowork

A brunette model poses in a ballgown in a studio. The should straps have dropped to her upper arms, and she stands with her right hand clasping her left wrist as she looks off the picture to her left with a sideways look.

A brunette model stands flat to the camera in a studio wearing a red velveteen dress. Her hands and arms are clasped to her chest in front of her as she looks off camera, downwards and to her right.

A brunette actor poses for an actor portrait. Seated on a chair, she is wearing a summer dress with small floral detail and thin shoulder straps.

She is looking downwards with a distant look in her eyes and her left arm is held across her stomach and her right arm is raised to her right shoulder loosely holding some of her hair.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 07/04/2025

And more of the experimentation, although this time from the final shoot of my european trip. @christall4.bsky.social can truly wear anything and make it look stylish - even humble bubble wrap. Assisted by Raf Van den Bogaert #leica #leicasl2s #sigma65mmf2 #photoprops #unusualfashion

A brunette Russian model fashions bubblewrap into a dress and poses under studio lights for an alternative fashion look.

She is looking down and to her right with her hands gripping a tear in the bubble wrap which has been used to create an opening for her neck.

A brunette Russian model fashions bubblewrap into a headdress and poses under studio lights for an alternative fashion look.

The bubblewrap is entirely wrapped around her head and she is naked apart from this.

A brunette Russian model fashions bubblewrap into a dress and poses under studio lights for an alternative fashion look.

She is looking directly to camera and holding the bubblewrap as a collar behind her head

A brunette Russian model fashions bubblewrap into a dress and poses under studio lights for an alternative fashion look.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 06/04/2025

Thanks Guillaume, Shot with more paper with a different model a few days later and a totally different set of looks, and lighting - but the same type of paper, so there's fun to be had!

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 06/04/2025

It can be very easy to get into a rut of shooting what you always shoot, so I'm trying to do at least 1 look in a shoot now that is different, whether through props, lighting, anything & sometimes you end up here: Model: Something About Olive Studio/Asst: Raf van Den Bogaert #mono #leica #sigma

A redhead model is posing in a studio with a crumpled piece of kraft brown packing paper, which she is using to cover her hips and pelvic area. She is looking slightly down and to her right in a pensive, thoughtful art nude pose.

A redhead model is posing in a studio with a crumpled piece of kraft brown packing paper which she is using to cover her torso. Wearing it almost as a corset. She is looking slightly up and to her right in an art nude pose.

A redhead model is posing in a studio with a crumpled piece of kraft brown packing paper, which she is using to cover her right eye and chest. She is looking directly at the camera in an art nude pose.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 02/04/2025

Thanks for the kind words, Guillaume. Me too, very much more comfortable in the controlled environment of a studio. But I need to break out more and work in different environments. The Leica has made that a practical reality now - it's rendering of noise at 10-12k ISO is very pleasant 😀

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 02/04/2025

New edit of an image shot with Valentina at Liber8 studio back in December of last year. #fashion #portraits #green #Nikon #Sigma #studiolighting #photography #italianwomen #ukmodels

A brunette, Italian model poses for a studio portrait in a green velveteen dress. Her left hand is held to the right side of her face and she is looking at the camera.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 01/04/2025

I don't do much natural light work. I have tried to force myself to break free of the control of the studio recently. @riellife.bsky.social & I spent 1/2 a day in Utrecht creating images like this. There's some to be said for the biggest light source on the planet. #natruallight #leica #sigma65mm

A tall brunette model poses in a natural light space with a rubber plant covering her right breast. She is posed flat to the camera, but looking to her right. Natural light illuminates her. She is wearing a vibrant silk print skirt and is topless, her left breast exposed.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 31/03/2025

Ah, thank you, Claudia both for this and your other kind words on other images, much appreciated 🙏

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Lilith Etch @lilithetch.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Head piece Vienna, 2018. 📸 Picturebob #artmodel #fineart #portrait

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 30/03/2025

One from my time in Germany, recently. Had a very productive few hours with Sia. #leica #leicasl2s #sigma65mmf2 #portraiture #portraits #brunettes #ukrainianmodels

Portrait of a black-haired Ukrainian model wearing a black blouse. Her left hand is raised and held to the right side of her face.

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Martin Rak @martinrak.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Blue hour at Lake Bled, Slovenia.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 29/03/2025

One from the shoot that kick-started my recent Euro photo-jaunt. I teamed up once again with Holly (Ivory Flame) at Aura Photographic Studio in Northants. This is from one of the sets they have set up. Elizabethan fashion, if you will. #naturallight #redhead #historic #fashiontwist

A red haired model with pale skin poses in a studio set. She is resting against a marble fire place and is wearing an orange skirt with a custom russet corset and an Elizabethan ruff around her neck.

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 26/03/2025

Whilst I’m not a big fan of anything after the shoot I’ve never really minded the shortlisting process. But it gets to this stage: 36 strong images needing to be culled to 10 max. Where do you all like to get to? Images from my road trip last week. 4 countries, 7 models, 5k images. #theprocess

Photo of the library panel in Adobe Lightroom of 36 images for selection

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 13/03/2025

Katy doing what she does best, at Pavilion Studio, recently. #fineartnude #fineart #bnw #black&white #mono #monochrome #yoga #meditation #photography

A fine art nude model assumes the lotus position and takes a meditative pose on a white posing block in this black and white softly lit fine art nude photography

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Mark Skeet @markskeet.photography · 06/03/2025

Whilst we are not exactly short of models in the UK, Harald's work fills me with wanderlust to get closer to the opportunities on the new continent. Oh, and his work is simply gorgeous to look at as well

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