Hannah: High Key Low Key

It is always good to have variety in a shoot so having done some Retro actress style Hannah and I progressed on to some high key work to bring out the colours in the dress. It worked well and the colours vibrant. Further to that I wanted to incorporate the stairs in my house to create atmosphere and shadows. It takes a little setting up but worth it. I can shoot from below and above. One of the hard things is getting the lighting right as when using a honeycomb modifier because of the directional  light any movement away from the light leaves the model out of the light. The play with shadows and the moodiness created produced some successful images.

Hannah: A Little Bit of Retro

Having talked for quite a while about recreating the mood of Forties and Fifties actresses we organised our shoot, We did not want to copy any particular actresses look but use Hannah to give that feel. We set about our task working with a variety of lighting setups and by ringing the changes and using mainly one light we got well into our task. As an actress and loving all the classic Hollywood era Hannah was great and the mood suited her perfectly. A touch of Retro with a modern twist at times created a really pleasing result,

A Little Bit of Whiplash

When you get a message from someone called Whiplash then it is difficult to know what to expect. What I got was a very educated; eloquent and creative young lady. Whiplash and I got on from the word "Go" and conversation flowed. The main part of our shoot was to photograph a piece of designer latex which Whiplash had borrowed. Latex is often hard to photograph but using three different set-ups and we were both very happy with results.

Next we got more of the attitude of an alternative model with more shadowy images which suited the custom-made bra and the tattoos. We finished with some lingerie. The shoot was full of music discussion and listening to some classics and contemporary sounds. Great fun and results.