Katie & Kris - Trash The Dress shoot - 06-06-10

Katie & Kris - Trash The Dress Shoot in Leeds City Centre. 

Katie & Kris wanted a Trash the Dress shoot so that they could have a more relaxed shoot of just the two of them without the time constraints of their wedding day. 

They wanted bright colours that would reflect their personalities and also some classy black n white. 

What a day!! My cheeks ached from laughing all day :-) 

A DAY AT THE SALONS

Tony & Guy and Hobs

Having given up my city centre studio only a week ago with 2 very important Hair Salon shoots booked, i was quite nervous about these shoots. I had to re book from the location being my studio to shooting in 2 salons in 1 day. Thankfully they were on the same street and were actually more happy to be shooting in the salon!

I was nervous about space and 'what if i'd forgotten something'

Anyway i had a lovely assistant Gabrielle helping me out and everything went FAB, the small spaces in the salon were fine too. Each stylist wanted a completely different look as they were all entering different competitions.

My favourite is the black and white image for Hobs. The stylist can only enter the colour as she needed to show the colour of the hair. The black n white i did for my self ... and LOVE!

I remembered something funny today, when i was 21 i was working for Absolute Leeds magazine and the Yorkshire Post. I was sent out to photograph some photographer who was doing a Tony & Guy shoot. I was to do fly on the wall shots while he was busy and then also through the interview he had.

So i walked in ... not nervous at all and did my job... listened intently at the interview and left.

A year on i heard this name mentioned in my photography class by a tutor.... One of the most inspirational portrait and fashion photographers..... RANKIN!!!! I couldn't believe that was who i photographed in a salon in Leeds... I certainly didn't do my home work on that job. To be fair knowing now how amazing he is... if i was to do the job now i'd be a nervous wreak!

I'll try find the shots I took and scan them in.... things were on film back then.... So they could be anywhere.

HOBS SALON

TONY & GUY

LECTURE STATUS

I have been lecturing at Harrogate college and Leeds Met Uni for the last 2 years. 

During which I have also been working towards a PCET (teaching qualification) which has been incredibly hard. At last I have finally qualified this July. 

This has enabled me to run successful workshops from my studio in Leeds. The next one is in planning process and will hopefully be running from 7th October 2009.

In May this year i was informed i was a finalist in the Association of Photographers Lecture Awards 2009. Yippy!!! 

The image that got through was put on a calendar which now sits proudly on my desk! 

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Levitation Fashion

This was the first collaborative shoot with:

Sophia Austen-Meek = Make up

Laura Butler = Styling

Tami Cook = Hair

It was a freestyle shoot with a general theme of 'warrior, princess, white witch'

Image one took the most getting right. The model was suspended in the air by a harness which crippled her when we got her up. You can't see the full pack of ladies sanitary towels placed on to every bit of skin the harness touched.

Fashion Test

These images were taken in Roundhay Park Leeds.

Using one portable light side lit.