Showing emotion

Had a first shoot with model Amber Tutton using garments designed by Aksara and Jo Gooding as MUA. I always worry about working with new models as while I can see how they look from their portfolio I am not sure how well they can show subtle or strong emotion. Of course I use various methods to encourage my models to emote but this can be anthing from difficult to impossible depending on the model. There is nothing worse than dead looking eyes or just the false smile. However I was lucky because considering how long Amber has been shooting I was really pleased with her look and ability to emote. Great work.

What helped was having great garments that look different. I does not help a fashion style shoot when all you have to work with is normal everyday high street garments. Fortunately we had Aksara on board who had just finished her fashion degree and had a range of great garments for us. I love working with student designers as they often have great imagination and few restrictions and are also not yet bound by the pressures of commercialism.

As usual i like to get as much out of the shoot as possible which means that I want to shoot some completely different styles but in this case with the same range of great garments from Aksara. At first I thought they might be difficult to shoot as some black materials can be incredibly light absorbing and difficult to when it comes to showing detail. Shooting with a D800 helps as there is always so much detail in the blacks to be brought back if needed.

 

I love Ambers look and poses here, strong but not over the top and with some sophistication. A great look.

 

 

 We did some beauty shots before moving onto something more high key and more about the images themselves as oposed to properly featuring the garments. This allows more mood to come into the images and this is what I like myself.

 

 

 

 



 A most enjoyable shoot that left me wanting to work with both model and designer again.