A long time in the planning and preparation Hannah and I embarked on our shoot which was a real diversion for us both. The clothes and fashion incorporated making items from mesh and material obtained from a garden centre. Mesh, weed-block and frost-protector were used. As well as talking about the ideas we actually had to make them. Mesh was cut to size and sanded down while the fabric was cut to for outfits. We both approached the project with great enthusiasm. On the day we were joined by Make-up Artist Katie Moore. As usual Hannah was awesome and unique with her look and movement; the reason why I love to work with her. Hope you like our creations.
It is always good to work with someone again after a bit of a break. Ally is building up experience all the time and her confidence was so much better than our first shoot. This reflected in her ability to move freely and when given direction. There is never a shortage of conversation with Ally and that always adds to better creativity with models. Although a short evening shoot there was never a feeling of rushing. Very successful portfolio build with Ally who has really developed her versatility.
When it comes to doing something different then I am always up and eager. When messaging Effectum on Twitter we decided to work together. Being an Alternative Model she is far away from my usual subjects. We sorted our location and on meeting up walked to our chosen place which was a World War Two Machine Gun emplacement. We set about the grungy place with very low light but boosting ISO and relying on Image Stabiliser lens we got to task with some edgy images. Unfortunately we were plagued by passers-by and cut short our stay. Not being happy with the length of shoot we got in the car to search for another location. An Oilseed Rape field attracted us so we stopped. Even better was the abandoned shed with it's switches and cupboards. Happy there we moved to the field. Effectum and I were very happy with the outcome of our day and settled at a pub to review the unedited results. Efflectum was great to work with and very open to ideas adding her own pleasingly for a great shoot.
