Samantha Ylva Beasley | Sister Thyme:

Photo by Robert George

I'm looking forward to shooting with this lovely & talented model when she travels to my home town in two weeks.

Samantha Ylva Beasley | Sister Thyme:

Model Profile - Meghan Claire

Photo by Chris Triance-Martin

My old friend Chris Triance-Martin wrote in to tell me about how much he enjoyed working with model Meghan Claire.

Her portfolio is impressive, both as a model and as a photographer in her own right. Well worth a visit.

Meghan Claire Art

A.J. Khan, Carla Johnson & April-lea Hutchinson

PHd figure model Dr. Carla Johnson wrote in to share her blog. It features, amongst other things, her latest work which was a collaboration with model April-lea Hutchinson and photographer A. J. Kahn.

Here's a link to all their respective websites.

A. J. Kahn

Dr. Carla Johnson

April-lea Hutchinson

Soho Magazine - Galerias Mujeres

While the focus is primarily glamour photography, there are well over a hundred sets of male and female nudes in the gallery section of Columbian Soho Magazine's website. Lots and lots to explore.

Soho Magazine - Galerias Mujeres

Model Profile - Hedy

Photo by Sylvio Testa

Italian model Hedy wrote in to share her portfolio with us. Lucky Italian photographers!

Hedy | Il sito ufficiale della modella Hedy

idaniphotography and Aisii model

I'm pleased to introduce Romanian photographer Daniel Ilinca and his lovely wife, professional model Ana-Maria. They live in Romania and Ana-Maria recently began modeling again, less than a year after the birth of their first child.

Daniel's site:

idaniphotography

Ana-Maria's site:

Aisii

I don't generally post Deviant Art links as they require membership to view the 18+ images, but I'll make an exception here as there's much more work by both of them in their respective portfolios:

Aisii on Deviant Art

Daniel on Deviant Art

New Edition of Nude Magazine

The fine folks over at Carrie Leigh's NUDE Magazine have started pre-ordering for the next edition of their quarterly publication. This issue has a feature article on a model many of us have had the chance to work with, the wonderful Candace Nirvana. (There's even a little quote from me in the article.)

Carrie Leigh's NUDE Magazine

Model Profile - Ella Rose

Photo by Sean B

I'm always pleasantly surprised by how many models follow this blog, so I was pleased to hear this week from the lovely Ella Rose when she wrote in to introduce herself.  Ella is a very experienced UK figure and beauty model who has been an Art Nudes reader for about two years. 

You can check out her portfolio at her website:

Ella Rose

She also maintains a blog where she discusses her adventures in modeling. You can find it at: Ella Rose: the story

NUDE Magazine - Muse Search

Candace Nirvana by Michael Barnes

Every experienced photographer of the nude knows that to be a great model requires much, much more than a nice figure. A great model can elevate your work and inspire you. NUDE magazine is on the hunt for your suggestions of great models to celebrate in upcoming issues. I'm pleased to see that in the next issue, they are featuring the wonderful Candace Nirvana who I had the pleasure of shooting a couple months back.

If you're interested in nominating a model to be featured, here's what they say and a link to offer your suggestions:

Each issue of NUDE features a well known established model who has worked with a variety of photographers. With so many amazing models to choose from, we are turning to our audience for suggestions as to who you want to see on the pages of NUDE. Please send your suggestion as to who should join should join such greats as Charlotta Champagne, Veronika Kotlajic, Sarah Ellis, Datura Noir, and in our next issue, Candace Nirvana.

NUDE Magazine - Muse Search

Model Profile-ERosanne

Photo by Dave Ayerst Davies

UK art model ERosanne wrote in to let us know about her new blog in which she tracks her adventures and posts the latest images taken of her.

ERosanne

Candace Nirvana (Photographer)

In addition to being an incredible model, Candace Nirvana is also a talented photographer in her own right. As she said herself, it's very handy for her that so many of her friends happen to also be professional models, giving her access to some terrific subjects to shoot. (Image is model Kat Love as photographed by Candace)

c-nirvana.com

Special Guests!

This week I was more than delighted to welcome three very special guests over to my house when photographer Dave Aharonian came by with two of the best professional art models in the business.

Candace Nirvana (left) and Stephanie Anne Landers (right) happened to be traveling through the Pacific Northwest and fortunately for me they both made it to Victoria. Even more fortunately for me, I was able to have a fantastic shoot with Candace this past Wednesday, and I'm shooting Stephanie Anne later today.

Both of these women are sensational models and charming people. If they happen to be traveling in your part of the world anytime in the future, don't miss the chance to hire them. Your portfolio will thank you!

Here are their respective Model Mayhem profiles as well:

ModelMayhem.com - Candace Nirvana - Model - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

ModelMayhem.com - Stephanie Anne Landers - Model - Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Model Profile-Alex B

 Photo by Pascal Renoux

Art model Alex B wrote in to let us know about her new blog in which she muses upon her experiences as a model and related topics.

The real does not efface itself

Model Profile-Sarah Ellis

Photo by Brooks Ayola

It's time for another installment in the ongoing series paying tribute to the models that make our work possible. This time we recognize Sarah Ellis.

Sarah is one of the elite group of working professional figure models and her portfolio is extensive. Check out her site for some stellar work by a veritable who's who of figure photographers across North America.

Model Sarah--Sarah Ellis, Fashion|Glamour|Art Model

Dollybeck

Photo by Darren Phillips

As part of our on-going series of model features, here's the portfolio of Australian model Dollybeck.

Dollybeck

Thanks to reader P. St. John for recommending this link.

Jean Jacques Andre

JJ Andre has just added an interesting new series of galleries to his website entitled "The Models", in which he spotlights each of the women he's worked with over the past 50 years of figure photography. Although he is best known for his fantastical photo-manipulations, the images in these galleries are generally the pure "source" images that he later worked into his montages. Great stuff for Andre "completists" like myself.

Jean Jacques Andre Photography

Stephanie Anne Landers

Photo by Ted Preuss

This week's model profile is professional art model (and Art Nudes reader) Stephanie Anne Landers. Stephanie's striking looks remind me of Faye Dunaway from the Bonnie and Clyde era. Sadly, last time she was on Vancouver Island, Dave Aharonian hogged her all to himself, (damn you Dave!) but hopefully she'll make it back this way again. In the meantime, she is based in New Mexico, but continues to travel around North America and shoot with other fortunate photographers.

Stephanie Anne Landers - Actress, Model

Art Nudes Forum • New Asana Sculpture images...

Miss Annthrope 1007, art model and regular contributor to the comments section, has posted some recent images of herself over at the Art Nudes forum.

You can check the photos out here: Art Nudes Forum • New Asana Sculpture images...

You may also want to visit Miss Annthrope's webpage/portfolio at: figuremodels.org

Last but not least, the photos she just posted were taken by photographer Matthew Newbold

Model Profile: Brooke Lynne

Self-portrait by Brooke Lynne

I decided a while ago that I wanted to start featuring more models on this site for a couple reasons. First, it's good to get the perspective from the other side of the lens sometimes. Secondly, it's always great to look at their portfolio and see the myriad ways one model can be interpreted by multiple photographers.

So, without further ado, here's the website and blog of figure model Brooke Lynne.

http://artmodelbrookelynne.com/

Brooke Lynne

Model Profile: Ella Rose

Ella Rose is a lovely UK model and another of the talented readers of this blog. She's recently started her on blog site with images from her recent shoots, and links to her other portfolios.

Ella Rose: The Story

Photo Credit: db Images