March 11th, 2009

As promised, here’s more from the Cat Colbourne shoot.

Model: Marta Szalinska
Makeup & Hair: Julie Stevens
Styling: Catherine Colbourne

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: 3x Bowens monoblocks (bare, silver brolley, softbox), 1x Canon 580EXII (silver brolly).   Wireless Triggers.

March 11th, 2009

Another shoot for stylist Catherine Colbourne, featuring my favourite model, Marta.  More to come soon from the Cat Colbourne collection, so keep an eye on the blog!

Model: Marta Szalinska
Makeup & Hair: Cher Simmons
Styling: Catherine Colbourne

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: 3x Bowens monoblocks (bare, silver brolley, softbox), 1x Canon 580EXII (silver brolly).   Remote Triggers.

March 1st, 2009

This shoot was commissioned by British artist Steve Farley who wanted to feature an organic, human presence to accompany his work in photographic format.  Steve is an artist I’d hoped to collaborate with for a while and due to the success of this project, we’ve discussed  a full series due over the coming months and hopefully an exhibition later in the year.

Model: Marta Szalinska
Makeup & Hair: Cher Simmons / Julie Stevens
Artwork & Resin Garment: Steve Farley

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: 2x Bowens monoblocks (bare & silver brolley), Silver Reflector.   Remote Triggers.

February 19th, 2009

Here’s a quick  post from yesterday’s studio shoot for fashion designer Catherine Colbourne.

Model: Lucy
Makeup & Hair: Cher Simmons / Julie Stevens
Styling: Catherine Colbourne

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: 3x Bowens monoblocks (barn doors, softbox, white brolly), Canon 580EXII (silver brolly).   Remote Triggers.

February 2nd, 2009

See what I mean… It’s been a busy week!

On these shots I wanted to go for something with a bit more pop, so we changed around the backdrops and stuck with the reflected silver light & bare bulb highlights/backlight.

Model: Sophie Page
Makeup & Hair: Cher Simmons (pink) / Julie Stevens (blue)

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: 300ws monoblocks with silver brollies / bare bulbs / Wireless triggers.

February 1st, 2009

Once again we visit the studio to shoot Jolie for some Fashion work.  As usual, the makeup team did a spectacular job!

Model: Jolie Louise
Makeup & Hair: Cher Simmons / Julie Stevens

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: 300ws monoblocks & Canon 580EXII with silver brollies / Gold Reflector / bare bulbs / Wireless triggers.

January 31st, 2009

This week has been pretty busy shooting fashion and beauty work at the studio.  These images were taken from a shoot with the stunning Cass Odqvist.

Model: Cass Odqvist
Makeup & Hair: Cher Simmons / Julie Stevens

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: Two 300ws monoblocks & 1 Canon 580EXII with silver brollies / bare bulbs.  Wireless triggers.

January 24th, 2009

model: Phoebe
Makeup: Cher Simmons / Julie Stevens
Styling: Catherine Colbourne

Gear: Canon 30D with 24-70L lens
Lights: Two 300ws monoblocks with softbox & unmerella

January 5th, 2009

Zombies in the woods are always a pleasure to shoot. Combine that with an excellent makeup team and a model who’s willing to be covered in syrup based blood while exposing himself to some pretty ugly British weather and you’ve got yourself the potential for some amazing imagery.

For this location shoot, I’d decided to travel light and use my wireless-triggered, off camera flash setup with a mixture of basic modifiers (bare bulbs, silver brollies and small diffuser). The second half of the shoot was shot with just the remaining available light.

Thanks to Phil Prior we shot some behind the scenes footage that I’ve hastily edited. Below is the video shot on the day.

October 22nd, 2008

Another couple of pictures from the past.  These were taken from a project that made up regular joes to look like celebrities from the past.  There were several other but these are my favourites.  We’re planning to bring this project back in the future… Keep your eyes peeled!

These were shot on location with off camera strobes (aka “my strobist kit”) and triggered wirelessly.