Competition Shoot

I have also shot my summer image today!

Again i kept the makeup very inimal but kept the summer theme running through it with bright colours!

I have again made a pink backdrop by painting a a3 mount board!

Heres my final edited image for my series of photos:

I have got more from this shoot, and i am going to edit more of them when i get a chance! =]

Competition Shoot

These are my AOP competition photos!

I'm doing a series of photos for the competition, each of which will be seasonal themed. The images will be in the fashion and beauty section.

I aim to produce at least 3 indervidual images, all of which will be head shots of high fashion makeup.

I am also going to run these images in the FACE ON magazine competition (this is where my inspiration came from), where i could have my work published!

Today i have shot my winter images! - I wanted to shoot a female model with white blonde hair as i felt this would make my image more effective.

I kept the makeup quite minimal, but used a winter theme throughout.

I used my home studio to shoot these images. As i only have a white backdrop, i decided to improvise and create a back drop myself by covering a a3 piece of mount board with icy glitter!

Here are my 4 final edited images:

Above is the first image i will be using within my series.



Collaboration Project - Final Shoot

We finally got our collaborative shoot done and dusted today! SO HAPPY!
Huge weight off my shoulders, as i felt this was one of the shoots that was holding me back and causing my lack of motivation.

After last nights shoot with the makeup artists, i felt very very nervous about doing this shoot as the previous nights work made me realise how difficult shooting in the dark could be!

For the first half an hour i chose to use my speed light and digital camera as this is what i felt more comfortable using. Things started off abit rough, and i didn't like the results i was getting, so i decided to experiment with different shutter speeds to see what effects i could create.

I finally got a result i was happy with... by using the bowens light and a 1 second shutter speed, my camera managed to capture the model still and really brought out the colours of the candles leaving movement on the image.

I then copied the shutter speed and apperture to the film camera i was using... i've chosen to use black and white film as i felt this would make my images different to everyone elses who shot tonight.

I'm going to process the film tomorrow and maybe make a contact sheet! Hope they've turned out okay =]

Above is the only image i was fairly happy with from just using my speed light.

Above is probably my favourite shot from tonight <3

I also really like this shot! - I tend to prefer closer up shots, but this one has swayed my preferences.

This shoot has made me realise that shooting in the dark isn't so bad after all =] ...i now feel more confident in shooting in the pitch black! Its also revived my motivation for photography alot =]

Makeup Artist Collaboration - Shoot 1

Yesterday we had our first shoot with out loveley makeup artists!
Here are a few of my final images:

Above is my favourite image from the shoot =] Very pleased with this one!

This shoot has taught me that i'm not a fan of shooting in the dark! However i've managed to get some okay shots from the shoot so it wasn't the worst of experiences.

I'm now slightly worried that i'm not going to be able to achieve a great location shot as my final image as we've decided to do the second location shoot in the dark aswell =|