Black Altar Apparel and Glorious Nightmare clothing with Leah Harris

Last month I got to shoot again with the very lovely Leah Harris. Leah had been sent some clothing to shoot for Black Altar Apparel and Glorious Nightmare who needed some look book style shots for their websites. For this shoot we were lucky enough to have some gorgeous sunshine (on a bank holiday as well) and shot at Cannock Chase. This is my second time shooting here and I really want to go exploring a little more to see what else the location has to offer.

After a bit of a trek and a discussion over my fear of possibly seeing a snake...we set up in one location and shot for Glorious Nightmare. The guys wanted some shots they could use for adverts and promos on their websites and also some shots for their Big Cartel.

Here's some of the results:

We then headed back the way we came for a change of sceneary for the shots for Black Altar Apparel.

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A day at the offices of Practical Photography and Digital Photo Magazines

In July thanks to GoThinkBig and the lovely team at Bauer Media's Practical Photography and Digital Photo magazine I got to spend a day at their offices to get an insight into how the magazines work.

When I first got the email saying I'd be chosen for this GoThinkBig opportunity I was so excited! Not only would it give me an insight into a different field within the media but it was also directly related to photography.

During my day at the offices in Peterborough I got to assist and take some product shots of flashes and memory card readers to be featured in the magazine, and even modelled...as a photographer having your picture taken feels sooo weird. You spend so much time on the other side of the camera that when you're in the other position you feel a bit out of your comfort zone. Nevertheless I felt I should throw myself into everything this opportunity gave me and my face even ended up in the September issue!

I cannot thank the team at Practical Photography and Digital Photo enough, even though it was only one day I had so much fun and it gave me the chance to get involved photo-wise and even practice my writing skills. It opened my eyes even more to the fact that I really do want to and need to write more, hence why I'm trying to write more detailed blogs and get used to writing!

You probably won't ever see many photos of me on this blog but here's the pages from Practical Photography featuring my face shot by the lovely Tim Berry who just so happens to be a fellow brummie photographer.

It's been a while...

It has definitely been a while since my last post and in that time I've moved out of my retail job and am currently working for a digital marking agency as a website assistant. I love my new job but working 9-5:30 Monday to Friday gives me very little time to shoot. Whilst I'm still arranging shoots and trying to fit in live shows I am having to limit myself. This doesn't mean I'm stopping just being more selective and trying to push other areas of my career path.

As you may know I regularly shoot for clothing company Eau De Mars with model Jen Hughes. We managed to make the most of the sun and get some bright and colourful images for their lookbook to showcase their new vests.

We shot at Cannon Hill Park and managed to take advantage of the summer fair. Big thanks to the guys who let us shoot at their stall!!

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