Here is a selection of images taken during a recent beauty and make-up shoot over at Notting Hill.
It was a very busy day. Four great models and 2 MUAs. Three changes of outfit/looks for the models. Three shooting locations: my portable studio, low light and soft, natural light. And all this within just one basement flat.
I think that is why I love doing this – I can turn up at a location I’ve never seen before with a plan and the kit to make it work. Very often the location will throw up many more opportunities than I would have imagined. Take the low light images in this set for example. When I saw the hallway with it’s black and gold walls, the shaded wall lamps and the picture mirror I knew instantly I would get some really great shots. It pushed me to the limits of my equipment but nevertheless, it performed admirably. For the techies, most of the low light work was taken hand-held at ISO1600, f2.8 at about 1/30 to 1/15.
This was a really great shoot – plenty of energy and the two MUAs who arranged everything had really done their homework. The looks had been thoroughly and very well planned in advance and they
had even gone as far as to ensure they had the right accessories to hand too. I’ll post a link to their websites once they send them to me.
It was also the first time I’d had the pleasure of working with a model for a second shoot, which really helped to speed things up.
Having my assistant, Rob, on the set was a huge bonus too and really helped with the flow of the day. The models had been arranged into two groups of two: one pair for the morning and the second pair for the afternoon. This worked very well although timing was tight. Without Rob the shoot would have been much more rushed as he was able to work with one model whilst I worked with the other. (BTW – it’s well worth checking his work out over at RT-Images).
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