Forty-Seventh Collection

A very tight headshot taken under a bridge in Melbourne, Australia on a rainy day, using available natural light and uplight from the water and concrete.
Model: Amy
Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie @mcgillivraybirniephotography
www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com

In the beginning there was an idea. For the photoshoot, we only focused on this one photo.
For the implementation, I found a suitable stack of wood. As a light source, I used natural light only. Due to the low height of the stack, I photographed various other stacks and during the post-processing, I combined them to a frame-filling stack of woods so that the model is completely surrounded by logs.
My Model Jessica made a great job and we both are very happy with this result named "Living Sculpture".

Aj shows how to bring elegance and beauty into a portrait as a man. The tattoo, the trained body and his beautiful face make this portrait to something very special.

Armil was a pleasure to work within my studio. Experimenting with these color gels was really nice! In this series of pictures, we had a lot more great images, but this was one of my favorites!

Having recently opened a home studio for my clients, I was able to produce this gorgeous image using low key lighting. I was very pleased with the outcome and look forward to producing more images for different clients.

Naomi is a beautiful and exotic model. I made this portrait in partnership with a brilliant makeup artist @Rafaelsalviano. Despite the simplicity, Naomi's beauty leaves everyone enchanted.

This is a beautiful natural light portrait of Sa-Mia shot in our studio in Vienna. I love the mix between bridal boudoir and ballet pose.

I love the expression of Jacqueline (@jacqueline_vb) and how the light creates tension. It was an amazing shooting, and I am so happy how well the black and white shot worked.

I love the summer and the ease of the summer in the picture. 
It was a hot summer day but it didn’t hold us back from shooting this wonderful picture. 
And every time I look at the time stands still. 
Model: @kerstin_adams_sunshine

Fashion editorial Paltenghi and team.

The sun, the skies, the wind, and the Ocean was absolutely wonderful for Xenia to clear her mind from everything and just feel it.
Nikon D850, F8, 1/320, 35mm.

A mystical/arty bridal shoot with Carolina in Stockholm, the idea was to create a mystical mood to the scene so we added some smoke and nature added some rain. Shot with Sony a7RIV, FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS handheld.

in January I went on vacation with my family to the canary islands. one day I did a spontaneous shooting with my niece @tia_shz in the botanic garden of our hotel. my sister @nadineperle76 assisted me by holding a diffusor.

Beauty Thru the Glass.
For this project, i decided to add a twist to my creativity by going to the junkyard and create a beauty shoot with the mess around.
We often forget to realize beauty is everywhere, even in the most absurd places. We make beauty our imagination, our desire, our creativity. Beauty does not stop at a beautiful environment. Beauty in one sentence is what you see and create.

Model: Sophie
Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie @mcgillivraybirniephotography
Location: Sydney, Australia - SunStudios
Lighting: natural light, mid morning
Portraying the use of natural light. Shot in the doorway at the rear of the studio, using the glass door for the reflection.
www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com

Love this picture I made of Veronique... She trained very hard for this, what a power woman. This is really one of my favorite images of the photoshoot we did.

This photo is part of an essay with the theme Alice in Wonderland. Our beautiful model really looked like little Alice and this photo is my favorite.

I'm so glad about how well the different dimensions, the depth and the composition of this shot called "Cleopatra" turned out. Stefanie (@steffi_hedt) really did an amazing job as well!

thanks to the amazing @marinabohlen, a Ukrainian actress and model.
we went to the train track of the Cologne central station to create some storytelling.
marina took a newspaper and improvised some stunning poses.