Portraits

I’ve got loads new portraits on my portrait page so please visit and have a browse www.nicolalitson.co.uk/portraits

Upham School Summer Ball

On the evening of the 15th May I had the pleasure of photographing the parents of Upham Primary School at their annual Summer Ball to raise money for the school. The evening ran smoothly and I begun shooting formal portraits of couples and groups and then moved around the marquee later in the evening to capture more informal shots. Everybody seemed to have lots of fun, which you can see the photos reflect. 10% of all my proceeds went to the school and I donated a free sitting and photo to the silent auction. A very successful evening!

New Images!

As promised I have just added two new images to my website!

PR Artistry

In recent months I have completed assignments for PR company PR Artistry. I was asked to do headshots of employees for their new website and below are some examples of this work. It was a pleasure working for this company and I hope to do more for them in the future.

New Image

I have just added a new image to my website, it will be going in my beauty portfolio and more are on their way!

Southampton

I was down in the green pastures of Upham last weekend for a few family portraits. After photographing the lovely Massey family it was over to my wonderful website designer David Bell and jewellery designer, Jenni.

Test

I recently had the pleasure of photographing the gorgeous Casey Campbell for a test shoot that I had set up. Make-up and hair was done by the very talented Holly Watts. I had three looks that I wanted to try out, 50′s Screen Siren, Soft Goth and Young and Funky. Below you can see an example of each look that we achieved. I came up with the ideas and references for each looks hair and make-up and Holly took it from there. As you can see both Casey and Holly did a fab job!

I really wanted to take a different lighting approach with each change of hair and make-up which I think I definitely achieved. In the 50′s look I wanted to really highlight the model, lifting her out of the darkness that surrounds her. I created this spotlight effect by using an 18cm reflector on a Elinchrom BX400 head. With the Soft Goth look I approached the lighting in a slightly different way, I still used the same head and lighting accessory but I used them to create harsh shadows against a white background. Finally with the Young and Funky look I used a different lighting accessory, a 66cm softbox to create a bright and softer light source.

I also had the opportunity to use my new Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 lens, which was a delight to use! We had a really fun time and the day just flew by. I am beginning to retouch my favourites so watch out as they will soon be making appearance in my Beauty and Fashion portfolios.

Jenni Bell’s Jewellery Range Part II

Here is the second installment to the work I have been doing for Jenni Bell, highlighting another three beautiful pieces.

Jenni Bell’s Jewellery Range

I have recently taken on a very special commission for jewellery designer, Jenni Bell. All of her jewellery is hand-made and I will be photographing three models to showcase these fabulous designs.

Advertising

My leaflets are nearly ready! It has been a long process getting to this point but I will be collecting them this week. Now all is left is to post them through 5000 doors! My leaflets were printed with Dsicmm Ltd.