Nikola (Patreon)

So I went to Prague earlier this year and of course I looked up the models that were around in the area of Prague. As you know I shot with the beautiful Sara in the heart of Prague in the streets and that was an absolute joy to do. But initially I had another model planned who canceled a week before my trip to Prague. Lucky for me I already planned a shoot with the beautiful Nikola who also happened to have a husband who is a photographer and they both rented out their loft as a photostudio as well. Which made them very well connected in the scene and gave me Sara's number to reach out to.

So I already had lots to be thankful for towards Nikola and her husband. But we still had a shoot planned of which I knew it would not disappoint. Nikola is a very well established model in the industry and has a ton of experience. So besides her natural beauty, she also brings top of the class modeling to the board as well. This plus her generous offer of using their studio for the shoot made me look forward to this shoot a lot.

So the day was finally there. I took a cab from my hotel to Nikola's studio and there I was received with open arms by her husband. These people were very kind and helpful it was just amazing to be there. After introducing myself to Nikola and a tour from her husband around the studio explaining me how everything works he told me he would be in the other room if I needed any assistance and then the shoot could begin. Starting out me and Nikola got to chat a bit to get to know each other a bit more while taking photo's. I always like to keep talking to the models to get them more comfortable and also to be more communicative with directions.

Eventually we got in the flow and the shots were getting better and better. At first Nikola felt a bit unsure as she didn't really know what was "ok to show". As soon as I told her everything is fine she took her rope off and started doing what she does best. Nikola is a nude model after all so it made sense that she felt restricted at first.

Now she really got to work. We talked about Helmut Newton and how much we both adored this photographers style. We replicated one of his shots ( to be seen in a later post) and just had a ton of fun talking about photography, experiences during shoots and so on.

Eventually we were done and I got to talk with her and her husband a little longer. Her husband showed me some of his work which is also incredible. Unfortunately I didn't write done his name so you could see it for yourselves.

I hope you like this first set of Nikola and that you look forward to the other sets that will come later on. For now I'd say, until next time!