Saint-Petersburg, spring of 2008

In April 2008 I visited Saint-Petersburg (SPb). My plan was to shoot some models that I knew - Nata and Lena - and some new ones I found recently - Cleo, Fiona and Liza. I booked a couple of hotel rooms for the shoots and left for SPB.

My first stop was the hotel "Rossija". I had reserved a semi-lux number. I found the price of it too high for such a room. It is about $200 and you can see the interior for yourself.

The first model I shot there was Fiona. She is a friend of Cleo who introduced her to me. Fiona has dark long curly hair, pale skin and very soft, pleasant forms. She loves posing and she loves her body. We got along at once. But Fiona is a little flighty girl. She forgot her documents and she had to go back for them.

Then, after a quick lunch I met Cleo. She is a true actor: very expressive and inventive. She didn't wait for me to say how to pose - she took poses herself. And she did that very well. During the posing she suddenly said: "Do you want me to show you zjaka?" I asked her what "zjaka" meant. She replied that it is a type of pose. I smiled, said OK, and she showed me the "zjaka" pose ;) Turns out Cleo had just given a funny name to one of her poses. I am almost in love with Cleo - her long soft blond hair, round womanly forms, and her energy. I suggested to her to come to the shooting once more and she agreed with a pleasure.

The next day, I invited Liza for the shooting. Liza has striptease dancer experience and she is a go-go dancer at the moment, she dances as a couple with her friend. Liza appeared a little bit tired but during the shoot she was getting hotter and hotter. It was obvious that she likes showing her body and teasing. I did not hold her impulse and let her show all her passion and sensuality.

Then I had a day of rest and visited a fashion week that took place in Saint-Petersburg "Defile on Neva" by my friend's invitation. Here are some pictures from the last show.

After a short rest I left for another hotel "Vyborgskaya". The room was much better than in "Rossija" and for the same price. The first day in "Viborgskaya", I shot Lena and Barbie who was sent to me by her agent (I should note that I never worked with agents before) .

Lena has gained more modeling experience during the last years since we met and her posing skills improved. All I had to do was just to let her emotions free.

Despite being presented to me by an agent, Barbie had a very short experience in nude posing. She posed for only one photographer before and she was constantly surprising of deference between his and my style of work. Barbie brought a lot of clothes for the shoot and had a big problem what to choose. After the choice was done, I started shooting and discovered that Barbie is very cute. She is so spontaneous and shy that I immediately decided that she could be a perfect model for a kid's doll... Like a cute Barbie doll. You will get a chance to judge for yourself.

After a long shooting day I went to bed exhausted but satisfied.

The last day of my SPb trip, I shot Nata and gorgeous Cleo.

You must have read the story of my acquaintance with Nata and already know what kind of model she is. If not, I should repeat that she is almost perfect. But unfortunately she lost her spirit of posing a little during the last two years of her modeling career. But despite of this she posed very good as always and I was glad to meet her since she almost became my friend.

Then Cleo appeared. She had a cap and breeches on so I compared her to a jockey. Her posing was expressive and inventive like before and I had a truly pleasant time shooting Cleo, in spite of my fatigue that came from four days of continuous shooting.

The next day, I said goodbye to SPb and left for home with every intention to go back again soon.