... lost her beads.
- says a well-known children's rhyme.
But ours in the photos, on the contrary, only the beads remained.
That would probably cause quite a stir in the ballroom, what do you think?

... in enchanting company at a slowly decaying farmstead.

... as a prop with many possibilities.
It can cover for quite decent shots or, on the contrary, provocatively reveal.
And what happens when it starts moving...
But that will be in one of the upcoming galleries, as promised by the last shot in the series.

Just what didn't fit in the previous gallery, where you'll also find the relevant description.

From next time, only photos again.

Not everyone has the courage to hang nude photos of their wife on the wall, say in their living room.
But a "painted" portrait of the lady of the house, in a large format on canvas, can already be something different.
It's less naturalistic and leaves room for the viewer's own imagination.

"Does Božena really have such beautifully large nipples?"
"Such a nicely groomed (or conversely, bushy) pussy?"
"I always suspected she wasn't a natural blonde..." :o)

On top of that, you can choose whether to visit the studio of Mr. Rembrandt, Rubens, or Alfons Mucha.
Personally, I absolutely can't stand it when someone presents creations of artificial intelligence (AI) as their own photos, but I think this is a slightly different case.
From my point of view, it's just a different method of final retouching of photos I have taken.
There still has to be a real model, photographer, studio, lights, etc. at the beginning.
Similar edits could be done before, it just took an incredible amount of work and effort.
Today, AI does the heavy lifting in a matter of tens of seconds and all that's left is fine-tuning.
But maybe someone else has a different opinion and I'll get a proper roasting from the viewers :o)
PS:
It's probably worth clicking through to full resolution.

... for a newly published book of erotic short stories.
The author herself stepped in front of the lens and also came up with suitable poses to complement the story.

Slightly more daring portrait photography.

This time I have so many figures in it that I maybe should have put it in the "group" category :o)
And of course it only occurred to me after the shoot that if I had subtly sneaked myself into one of those reflections, it would have made quite an interesting self-portrait.
Kind of like how director Hitchcock always played at least some small role in his films...
I can't decide between the color and b&w version, so I'm posting both.

Summer, sun, water...
Are you looking forward to it too?