Saturday, August 30, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Styled Wedding Shoot
On the first day of April, I had the honour working with lots of talented local vendors on my first styled wedding shoot. It was an enormous amount of fun and I feel so inspired to get out there and do more like this.. I'd better get planning!
We were all so pleased with the results that we decided the best thing to do was to submit the photos for publication, and to our delight the fantastic Your Herts & Beds Wedding Magazine wanted to use one of the photos for the cover and to do a write up of the shoot in their Brides' Bulletin. I am so thrilled!
We were all so pleased with the results that we decided the best thing to do was to submit the photos for publication, and to our delight the fantastic Your Herts & Beds Wedding Magazine wanted to use one of the photos for the cover and to do a write up of the shoot in their Brides' Bulletin. I am so thrilled!
To find out more and see more photos from the day, head on over to the following links on my shiny new wedding photography blog:
Styled Shoot: Charlie & Harvey at Chicheley Hall
Featured: Your Herts & Beds Wedding Magazine Cover!
Styled Shoot: Charlie & Harvey at Chicheley Hall
Featured: Your Herts & Beds Wedding Magazine Cover!
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Allowing
I have to be honest - these photos nearly didn't see the light of day. Despite liking the result, I felt so bound to my style of self-portraiture: the dead flowers, the vintage dresses, the standing in fields, that I felt that these didn't deserve to be shown if they didn't add to my cohesive portfolio of self-portraits.
So I closed down Lightroom and walked away from my computer. They'd just stay there.
A few hours later it hit me - as somebody whose entire being is defined by their photography, maybe a big part of loving and respecting myself is embracing these bursts of inspiration and letting them take me in whatever direction my work wants to go. To let my personal work evolve naturally, without constraint, worry or pressure.
Hello, new mindset.
So I closed down Lightroom and walked away from my computer. They'd just stay there.
A few hours later it hit me - as somebody whose entire being is defined by their photography, maybe a big part of loving and respecting myself is embracing these bursts of inspiration and letting them take me in whatever direction my work wants to go. To let my personal work evolve naturally, without constraint, worry or pressure.
Hello, new mindset.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Testing with the Leaf Credo 60
When my friend Chris approached me a few months ago offering to let me test out his Leaf medium format camera and new Credo 60 digital back, there was no way I was going to turn such a generous offer down! I'd always been fascinated by this next level of camera equipment and couldn't be more excited to really get to grips with the mindful, conscious process that these cameras turn taking photographs into.
Each photograph had to be focused manually, and the camera was so heavy I felt like I'd gone to the gym once we'd finished shooting, but it was an incredible experience and one I'm really grateful to have had. Thank you Chris!
Model: Maja G @ Gingersnap
HMU: Siobhan Drew
Styling: Myself
Assisting and general awesomeness: Christopher Hung (FotografiePorter)
The sharpness and clarity that the Credo 60 back captures is a thing of beauty. They looked sharp on camera, but when I got them on the computer I think my jaw dropped to the floor! Here is a close-up crop of one of the headshots.
And finally, we can't end this post without a few good old behind the scenes photographs.. myself and the beast itself, Maja looking ridiculously beautiful on set Siobhan working her magic!
Thank you Chris, for trusting in me to use such an expensive piece of kit to shoot for my portfolio.
Thank you Siobhan, for your never-ending talent in hair, make up and nails.
And finally, thank you Maja, for your patience and ability to hold a perfect pose!
Each photograph had to be focused manually, and the camera was so heavy I felt like I'd gone to the gym once we'd finished shooting, but it was an incredible experience and one I'm really grateful to have had. Thank you Chris!
Model: Maja G @ Gingersnap
HMU: Siobhan Drew
Styling: Myself
Assisting and general awesomeness: Christopher Hung (FotografiePorter)
The sharpness and clarity that the Credo 60 back captures is a thing of beauty. They looked sharp on camera, but when I got them on the computer I think my jaw dropped to the floor! Here is a close-up crop of one of the headshots.
And finally, we can't end this post without a few good old behind the scenes photographs.. myself and the beast itself, Maja looking ridiculously beautiful on set Siobhan working her magic!
Thank you Chris, for trusting in me to use such an expensive piece of kit to shoot for my portfolio.
Thank you Siobhan, for your never-ending talent in hair, make up and nails.
And finally, thank you Maja, for your patience and ability to hold a perfect pose!
