Photos, Drawings, Thoughts and Tantrums

Started off the month of September 2021 with a bang!  A sunset bikini photoshoot with the fabulous Isabelle Borg, contestant for the 2021 edition of Miss World Malta . For this shoot we chose the iconic Riviera Martinique or Qarrba beach , which in my opinion is one of the most amazing beaches in the Maltese islands.  I split the shoot in three segments, using different dresses and accessories for the first part of the shoot, then focusing on the bikini segment when we had lower light and the sun was just setting.  You can view some of the photos below or on my Flickr stream .  For photoshoot bookings and enquiries you can contact me via www.wilcam.net Bikini beach shoot - Model : Isabelle Borg | Photography : Wil Camilleri Bikini beach shoot - Model : Isabelle Borg | Photography : Wil Camilleri Bikini beach shoot - Model : Isabelle Borg | Photography : Wil Camilleri Bikini beach shoot - Model : Isabelle Borg | Photography : Wil Camilleri

 I just realised that I have never shared the actual full panel of my MIPP Award in photography qualification.  The base concept of the shoot was motion, for which I opted to use a dancer on a local Maltese beach and capture motion of the dancer herself, water and sand.  Below you will find a full image of all the 20 images of the panel together and also a link to the full album for the individual photos on Flickr .  Click on the image below to view album 

Being limited with access to models, I resorted to think of some alternative & fun photography ideas using various objects - one of which was : Fruit.  I played around with a cheeky approach to Fetish Photography, which was not entirely easy when you have only a couple of fruits as models, but the results where the following :  Chained Apple : A cheeky play with BDSM, chains & fetish ideas, whilst using water as the dynamic medium to created movement in the photograph. Photograph available on Picfair for licensed use & Red Bubble for framed prints and other various merchandise. Rubbered Apple  : Rubber fetish play with a Green apple and rubber gloves, creating a dark & surreal background for the inconspicuous fruit.   Photograph available on  Picfair  for licensed use &  Red Bubble  for framed prints and other various merchandise. Banana Shower  : Not entirely a 'Fetish' shot, but an inspiration from the extremely ...

Rabat , in Malta, is my birthplace and it does hold a special place in my heart. It's old, very old and it is the town just outside the old capital city of Mdina - that is from where the name "Rabat" (from Arabic to tie) is actually derived.  Unfortunately, Rabat, like any other town, village and city in Malta, is being systematically 'destroyed' for the sake of 'progress'. Old iconic and artistic buildings are destroyed daily to make way for heartless, unimpressive boxes to cram in as many people as possible. The few buildings which escape this onslaught are turned into bed & breakfast or 'boutique' hotels - well as always 'money is king'!! Greed is seriously hindering us Maltese from realizing, that our past, which includes these old roads, old buildings and other items the 'modern' Maltese sees as unpractical and passé, are actually the things tourist come for and we are simply cutting the hand that actually feeds us.   Still...

With all the restrictions of meetup with people due to Covid19, the urge to take photos can only be subdued with a little street photography.  During this day I went for a short walk around the Msida & Floriana areas in Malta and tried to capture some items and places which I normally miss when going at a normal (fast) pace.  All images are available on PicFair Let me know your comments about these photos: 

I started experimenting with Splash photography, using water droplets, using flash (in this case speed-lights) to capture the freeze moment. The set up, as shown below, is relatively easy. Although I managed to get some decent images out of it, I want to explore better ways of doing this to maximize the instances of getting the “perfect splash”. Work in Photoshop for this was quite minimal and involved mainly removing stray drops and retouching the ‘horizon’ so its fully level - the rest was all coming directly from the camera. An this is the image achieved. Splash Photo Setup

Earlier this month I did a mini photo shoot with a friend of mine. The motivations were mainly testing some new gear and also get away from the creative 'boredom' brought by partial lock down due to Corona Virus.  So here it is, some simple woodland style shots, shot with a Canon 5D MrkII, with external flash in a soft box.  Look forward to your comments and suggestions below!  

I was actually looking for something to get back to Model photography and although my aims are not so much on commercial shoot aspect, I liked the challenge of this photo shoot. Working with Katrina Pavia is great. She is very professional and delivers, whilst also is very self aware and knows what works and what doesn't - which in my opinion is great to have in a model. Here are some photos from this year's Calzedonia Malta Summer 2018 beachwear and bikini shoot - let me know if you like in the comments below!