India

Off to India tomorrow! Going out to Mumbai to assist Andres Reynaga and am very excited about it! We will be shooting for four days and are out there for eight days so I will be able to squeeze in some sightseeing as well!

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.

To Twitter or not to Twitter?

That is indeed the question.

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.