Egypt Photoshoots.

These Shoots Is My Favourite Shoot That I Have Done So Far. I Went On Holiday To Taba Heights In Egypt And I Thought That I Would Be The Perfect Opportunity To Shoot Some Fashion Photography Here In An Exotic Location. I Favour Shooting On Location As I Favour The Natural Lighting. I Think That It Is More Beautiful. Light Became The Most Important Element Of These Shoots As I Was Casting Different Shadows Onto My Model. I Looked At Different Photographers To Inspire Me Such As Greg Kadel And Guy Aroch Who Shoot Fashion Photography In Exotic Locations And Use Light Sucsessfully. I Also Looked At An Old Vogue Cover From 1949 British Vogue By Erwin Blumenfeld That Also Inspired Me For This Shoot But I Took More Of A Modern Approach To This. I Really Like How Shadows Have Been Casted Like A Barrier And Sheild Over The Models Face. I Am Really Glad I Shot In This Beautiful Exotic Location.

Greg Kadel | Erwin Blumenfeld | Guy Aroch

                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                     

This First Shoot Was Taken In With The Egyptian Scenery. This Was Really Important For This Shoot To Capture This, To Set An Egyptian Mood. I Used Lydia As The Model And I Was Really Happy How These First Images Came Out And How Sucsessful The Shadows Were That I Captured. The Patterns On Her Clothing Linked With The Patterns Created From The Shadows.

I Then Took Some Images Influenced By Erwin Blumenfeld's Work But Taking A More Contemporary And Modern Approuch To This. I Used The Hat To Cast The Shadows Onto The Model Using Nothing But Natural Light. I Am So Happy With How The Shadows Have Projected Onto The Face Of My Model. I Also Experimented With Water Images. I Am Especially Happy With The Blue Waterfall Image. This Image Was Chosen To Be 'Photograph Of The Week' At My College On The Internet. The Blue Colour Is Really Outstanding And Eyecatching In This Image.

These Next Images Were Taken Again In Egypt But I Really Wanted To Use The Scenery In These Images As An Advantage. I Had My Model Pose In The Sea As Well As In The Water. I Am Especially Happy With The Water Images. They Almost Remind Me Of An Art Nouveau Style. They Look Really Surreal. I Love The Way That The Models Hair And Outfit Are Flowing.

This Next Shoot Was One That I Have Never Really Tried Out Before But I Decided That Now Was The Time To Experiment With Night Fashion Photography And Slow Shutterspeeds. This Would Then Make Light Patterns Around My Model. These Were Also Taken In The Resort And Around The Pool Side. I Really Like The Shapes And Motion Captured In The Image. The Yellow Colour Of The Models Dress Goes Really Well With The Colour Of The Light Patterns. The Last Image Is My Favourite Photograph Because Of The Close Up Of The Models Face.

Darkroom Images From Exam.

The Previous Shoots Were For My Exam Shoots For College. For My Exam I Printed These Images In The Darkroom In Black And White, Manipulating Them By Scratching And Making Marks Into The Images And Creating Different Shapes With The Scratches Using Different Tools Such As Sand Paper And Knifes. I Used The Images From The Alice And Wonderland Shoot And The Shoots Of The Fairies. I Was Really Happy With The Result And Even Though It Was A Change For Me To Use The Darkroom, I Think It Was A Really Good Thing For Me To Do And Challenge Myself. I Really Want To Use The Darkroom Technique In The Future As I Love Using Manual Techniques Compared To Digital Techniques As I Feel More Pride In My Work.                           

Alice In Wonderland Photoshoot.

This Next Photoshoot Is One Of My All Time Favourites. It Is One Of My Most Creative Shoots That I Have Done And I Am Really Happy With The Results Of The Shoot. It Was Inspired By Annie Leibovitz Vogue Magazine Spread Featuring Russian Model Natalia Vodianova As Alice. Annie Leibovitz Uses Surrealism To Reveal The Fantastic World Where Alice Lived. Here Are The Images That I Looked At When Researching And That Inspired Me For My Own Shoot. Please Comment And Tell Me What You Think As I Would Really Love To Know Your Thoughts.

Annie Leibovitz | Alice In Wonderland Vogue Feature

Here Are My Own Images From My Shoots. I Used Two Models For This Shoot, This Shoot Being The Second Shoot That I Have Used Two Models. It Was A Challenge, But I Really Enjoyed Working With New Different People That I Had Not Worked With Before. Laura Played Alice And Megan Took The Role Of The Queen Of Hearts. It Was Such A Fun Shoot Because I Got Them To Portray Roles, Using My Own Drama Skills To Direct My Models How To Act As These Different Characters. The Costumes Used Were Also Really Important In This Photoshoot.

Two Fairy Photoshoots.

This Next Photoshoot Was For My Exam Brief At College. The Theme Was Mystery And Imagination. I Decided To Shoot A Dark Fairy Themed Images. I Wanted To Make The Setting And The Styling The Most Important Element In The Shoot. I Used Natural Lighting In This Shoot. I Took These Images In A Woodland Area. Many Things Inspired Me For This Fairy Photoshoot.

      Michelle Phan | Koto Bolofo              

I Wanted My Fairy To Look Mysterious So I Gained Inspiration From Make-up Looks That I Saw On Youtube, Especially Michelle Phans Fairy Look. I Then Looked At Koto Bolofo's 'Tinkerbells Forest' Shoot That Was A Fashioned Themed Shoot. Many Of His Images Were Sepia Toned, So I Really Wanted To Respond In That Way Aswell. Here Are My Images From The Photoshoot. These Are My Four Favourite Images From The Shoot That I Have Digitally Edited In Photoshop. I Really Believe That I Have Learnt New Skills In Photoshop From Digitally Editing.

I Then Did Another Photoshoot Of A Flower Fairy But I Used Brighter Colours To Manipulate These Images. These Photoshoots Go Well Together Because Its Two Sides Of A Fairy. One Dark Fairy And A Flower Fairy. I Used Paper Doilies To Create Interesting Eye Make-up Patterns. I Really Like Both Of These Shoots. Here Are My Next Images Using Grace As The Fairy.

Porcelain Doll Photoshoot.

This Photoshoot Was For My Portrait Brief At College. I Decided To Look At Fashion Photography Inspired By Porcelain China Dolls. I Gained Inspiration From Tim Walkers British Vogue Shoot. Tim Walker Is One Of My All Time Favourite Fashion Photographers. His Work Has A Fairytale Quality That I Love! These Are My Favourite Images That I Took On My Shoot. I Used Two Models For This Shoot And I Took These Images Last Year In January So They Are Fairy Old Images. The Make-up Was Done By Lydia Connell, Who Is Also A Model In These Images. She Is Also My Twin Sister. I Really Like How The Makeup Creates A Doll Look. The Setting Was Really Important In These Images Too. I Took These At Grace's House And It Was A Perfect Location To Create The Vintage Doll Look Backdrop. The Props Used Were Another Key Feature For This Photoshoot. The Dolls House Used Was A Main Prop As Well As The Rocking Horse.

Introduction To Blog.

Welcome To My Blog. This Blog Will Have All My Photography Images From Different Photoshoots That I Have Done To Share With You All. I Decided To Make This Blog To Showcase My Favourite Images And Tell You My Thoughts About The Shoots. I Will Also Be Adding Inspiring Images From Different Photographers Or Images That I Have Found That Have Given Me Inspiration For Future Photoshoots. Makeup Ideas Will Also Be On Here. These Looks Help Create My Favourite Photography Images. I Hope You All Enjoy Looking At My Blog!