Instant fashion

As an instant film lover it was a very easy yes when Lomography asked if I'd like to try out one of their Lomo'instant Wide Cameras. I've previously been shooting with a Polaroid 600 and the Impossible project film (you can see my shots here) so it was great to see how the Lomo’instant Wide performed, I loved how easy it was to use and how colours came out in the Instax film. I still need a bit of practice in getting the focus distant right, but I'm looking forward to experimenting more and trying out more multiple exposures and the flash gels. Sounds like a plan for 2017 right?!

I'd like to say a big thank you to Lomography, my lovely model Jayela Rowley  (who braved the super cold and rain) and Bethany Wine at Sue Ryder vintage for styling some awesome outfits! A selection of images from the shoot can be viewing below, but for more check out the Lomography blog.

Vintage shoot with Tayyab

My first shoot of 2016 was with Tayyab, a model who I had previously met on a shoot I assisted on. As my portfolio lacks male models shooting with Tayyab was a great way to start 2016. I decided to go for a smart/casual vintage theme and thanks to Bethany Wine and the Sue Ryder Vintage store in Peterborough we had some amazing outfits to work with. All clothing and shoes pictured is from their store!

For this shoot I shot with my 50mm f/1.8 prime lens and had one off camera flash set up with a Lastolite Ezybox.

 

These final images were taken using only natural light...

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Frock On Vintage - On location

A few weeks ago I headed back home to Birmingham for a few days to see the family, and of course I couldn't help squeezing in a photoshoot! Literally as soon as I got into the car to head over to Digbeth it started to rain, and it pretty much rained for the whole of the shoot. I didn't want to risk getting any of my lights out so only used natural light - something I don't often do.

Pam of Frock On Vintage had some quite specific ideas of what she wanted so these shots are slightly different to what I normally shoot. If you like any of the pieces check out Frock On Vintage here.

Thanks to our lovely model Sabrina Checker!

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The Exotic Animal Encounter

Back in October last year I got to shoot with some very special models, Binky the owl, Jax the fox and Holly and Zack the racoons.

This shoot was a collaboration with stylist Fay Bruno, we'd been trying to arrange a shoot since I'd first moved to Peterborough and after models cancelling and all sorts of other things getting in our way, we finally got round to planning something big!

I'd previously come across a selection of photographs featuring animals and particularly love the work of Katerina Plotnikova. Her images have a real enchanted and surreal feeling to them. So when the opportunity came about to work with The Exotic Animal Encounter I said yes straight away!

For our shoot we shot at Holme Fen Nature Reserve in Peterborough (one of the very few photo locations here, although I'm yet to explore further) as I wanted the photos to be set in a realistic environment for the animals. Fay styled the shoot amazingly, selecting vintage clothing that worked really well with both the colours of the animals and the woodland.

For make-up I wanted it to be kept fairly natural to reflect the natural environment that we would be shooting in and Eloise Wilson did the perfect job on our model Misha G. Misha was a pleasure to work with and had the exact look that we were aiming for, she worked really well with the animals, managing to concentrate on her own poses, while also ensuring that she interacting with the animals as well.

Kelly and Matt from The Exotic Animal Encounter were so helpful throughout the shoot, doing what they could to help us get the images that we wanted and also educating us about the animals as well. I'd highly recommend getting in touch with them if you're looking to run educational talks, sensory or phobia sessions or even events.

I'm really pleased with the images and hoping to plan another shoot with the animals very soon. A selection of images were featured in the latest issue of Darkus magazine which can be brought here.

Big thanks to Holly Palmer-Davison for her retouching skills on the fox on this last image.

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