Michelle Helps at My Last Visit to Gray Room

this is likely to be my last visit to the Gray Room as I've got a busy month in January with normal life stuff happening and a holiday and with the Gray room closing for good when John hands back his keys on the 31st January this shoot with Michelle B is likely to be the last time i'll shoot there.

Michelle, who normally has quite an edgy gothic look came along and i was pushing her in a different direction wanting more of a fashion edge to the style we would be working on.

The lovely Emma was along also for some Make-Up duties and i'm pretty happy with how these have turned out. I was also looking to concentrate more on B&W as i don't really do enough of it.

 

 

Neither Creepy Nor Cooky

I've been loving getting back into photography again and having seen a studio day advertised at Candy Heart in Falkirk with a Sexy Wednesday Addams Halloween theme i couldn't resist it.

The original model seemed to flake so Dorinka was brought in a fairly last minute but i'm actually happier that she was as i think she suits the look to a T.

I'm happy with the B&W on this as well for the first time in a while, i think it really suits the look, but the colour splash on the background displays look great and add real depth to the images for me.

More below from this shoot and I will definitely be back at Candy Heart and working with Dorinka in the future.

 

 

 

 

Kat at the Pier

I posted a last minute casting yesterday and got a few responses, but first on the list was Kat T, so we arranged to meet this morning for a shoot, with a mood board between us giving some suggestions.

Our initial plan of using Linlithgow Loch as a backdrop was killed off by the Pedal for Scotland event causing havoc with the roads so a quick move along to underneath the Forth Bridge (yup the one Everyone calls the Forth Rail Bridge) was undertaken.

The weather turned for us, with the rain stopping and the sun shining just as Kat arrived, and it began again just as we were heading back to the cars.

This was an entirely digital shoot, with a mix of my Canon kit and the Olympus Pen with the SLR magic Toy lens for some added interest on some of the shots.

Kat is a natural beauty and great fun to work with, and I'm already looking forward to working with her again in the future.

 

 

 

Parklife with Chloe

The second set of images from this second shoot with Chloe Bella Armstrong, this lot the ones from the digital cameras, a mix of my Canon and the Olympus (with the SLR magic Toy Lens).

Some of these images i totally have to say are some of the best work i've ever done, i'm utterly in love with them.

some of the Lensbaby and SLR Magic shots are a bit soft, i really need to look more into the focusing, or buy a VF2 for the Olympus to help me with the focusing, and i'm very temped by the new Lensbaby SOL45 for a much sharper element.

That said the main image here was shot on the Lensbaby Original and i just love it.

 

 

 

 

An Instant With Chloe

A second shoot with the amazing Chloe Bella Armstrong was inevitable, she's just an amazing model that makes it so easy to get epic images with. Chloe is easy going, fun, very professional and the camera utterly adores her so it's easy to get some epic images.

This first lot from the shoot were all shot on Instax Wide instant film using the Instax Wide 300 camera. It tends to like natural light better that flash or continuous lighting, and works really well.

Saturation of some of the colours isnt as good as others, i think this likes pastels more than bright vibrant colours, but it's still very interesting indeed and i'm over the moon with the results.

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe Edits Part 2

This is the second load of edits from this shoot with Chloe Bella Armstrong, and i just can't believe how many quality edits that i'm happy with that have come from this shoot, it's astounding just how many.

That doesn't happen often, it tends to only be with a model that knows what they are doing and that the camera loves, and the camera certainly loves Chloe.

I'm not editing some just because of some very minor things that a quick edit would fix, just because the rest are so much better than i had wanted.

Over the moon and Mojo well and truly back.

Next shoot with Chloe - already booked in.