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Matt Barnes Photography
@mattbarnesphoto.bsky.social
Commercial, portrait and glamour photographer based in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Some classic clamshell beauty shots of classic beauty @playful-hazel.bsky.social. I have seen people do clamshell lighting with a reflector, but I prefer two lights (there's a third edgelight here) for full control over balancing the shadows.
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Shooting Lilli Grace in Upper Hutt, on a rare sunny day!
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Melbourne star Haylee Adams, shot waaaay back in 2017
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Cathy-Leigh Pereira, Wellington, 2016(!)
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
When your model is a Star Trek fan and you want to work it into the shoot! (With the amazing Bettie Pagan)
November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Making a mess of Nakita Fox, back in 2021.
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This shoot was in a pool in an apartment building. The problem was that all the walls were glass and we ended up building a bit of an audience from the buildings either side! The model is the fabulous Venus Starr.
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I've been slowly putting together a home studio. Recently, I added blinds to the windows, and today, I assembled a couple of benches. Now people don't have to put all their shit on the floor! Bonus!
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
One of my fave looks in the studio is moving the model well away from a white wall and putting lights close to them. It means the wall falls off to grey, without shadows. I really dig the clean look, especially if the outfit colours are kept minimal.

This is Wellington model Mercy May, by the way!
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Throwback to that time model Sophia Dainty got in a pool at 1am. I mean, it would be rude NOT to take photos, right?
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Brooke, Wellington, 2016
October 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From the first time I photographed Nakita Fox and she explained to me that she, "didn't know how to shoot with clothes on."
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Had a shoot at Altitude Pole here in North Palms and shot 13 people in a row with lots of colours and energetic-looking moves. Here's an example of the sort of stuff shot - this is the amazing Jess!
September 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
@mathew1988ad.bsky.social requested some Nakita Fox, so here you go!
September 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sam Alexander, Wellington, 2022
September 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Amber Appletini as the Bride of Frankenstein, with hair and make-up by Rachel Massey. This was a full DECADE ago. God, I've been doing this crap way too long!
September 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Flashback to shooting @skylarleigh.bsky.social wearing black tape courtesy of MUA Robyn Holland. This was in a really cool studio space at Trentham Racecourse that I shot a lot in. It had all sorts of corners and floors and rooms that gave loads of options. I miss it!
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Some Sophia Dainty for your weekend! Shot on Raumati Beach a few years back...
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This shot of Instagram queen Sarah Harris was as simple as it looks - no lights, no modifiers. I was just on the balcony of the location, looked down at the pool and thought there was a good shot there! Fortunately, Sarah had a blue swimsuit with her, so we were good to go!
August 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The incredible duo of @skylarleigh.bsky.social and @honeyblake.bsky.social shot at the beach last year - you know, back when the weather wasn't freezing like it is right now!
August 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Another shot of Boxstara from last weekend, this time highlighting their second costume - Ann from PERSONA 5.

#cosplay #cosplayer #annpersona5 #annpersona5cosplay #persona5cosplay #anncosplay #persona5
August 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Fresh off the camera sensor - from a shoot with cosplay legend Boxstara on the weekend, as Ryuko from KILL LA KILL.

#ryuko #killlakill #ryukocosplay #killlakillcosplay #cosplay #cosplayphotography
August 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
When I was going to shoot Jade Wang in Auckland a couple of years back, she said she might bring an outfit that was "a little different".

Yeah, it was.
July 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A bit more from Rachel Hase's birthday shoot - she always rocks up with the BEST outfits! Her suitcase weighed a tonne and I think most of it was metal chains, to be honest.

This is a four light set up - including one hidden right behind Rach with a yellow gel on it for the sunburst effect.
July 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It was Rachel Hase's birthday on Sunday, so we did a photo shoot to celebrate. She dressed as a nun in pasties. As you do.
July 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM