Hannah: High Key Low Key

It is always good to have variety in a shoot so having done some Retro actress style Hannah and I progressed on to some high key work to bring out the colours in the dress. It worked well and the colours vibrant. Further to that I wanted to incorporate the stairs in my house to create atmosphere and shadows. It takes a little setting up but worth it. I can shoot from below and above. One of the hard things is getting the lighting right as when using a honeycomb modifier because of the directional  light any movement away from the light leaves the model out of the light. The play with shadows and the moodiness created produced some successful images.

Hannah: A Little Bit of Retro

Having talked for quite a while about recreating the mood of Forties and Fifties actresses we organised our shoot, We did not want to copy any particular actresses look but use Hannah to give that feel. We set about our task working with a variety of lighting setups and by ringing the changes and using mainly one light we got well into our task. As an actress and loving all the classic Hollywood era Hannah was great and the mood suited her perfectly. A touch of Retro with a modern twist at times created a really pleasing result,

Fleur With Flair

It has to be said that when I work with models regularly a relationship builds which becomes very strong. Fleur is one of those people. She is primarily an opera singer Fleur Bray but she always comes alive in front of camera giving a feeling of sophistication. Our shoots often wander away fron what was loosely planned. In this way we are both inspired and work at our artistic best. Often the most atmospheric images become our favourites. When  the shoot is over it is time for a good catch-up on events. Hope you enjoy another side of Fleur.