JADE

I recently moved out of my parents family home and began my own adventure, which meant i got to move in with my beautifully, incredibly, funny and inspiring cousin Jade.
I am learning new things every day, how much she irritates me, how much i love her, how to be more independent.

I often have moments where i have an idea spring to mind and usually if i have my camera to hand i will try it.
Well this particular day was no exception, me and jade had been dancing around the kitchen in our pants drinking vino and it started off with grabbing the tin foil, It caught the light on Jades face and lit up her eyes. In that moment i wish i could have photographed her. I was a moment of what i would call sass!
 Wine in hand, music blaring i thought yeah lets do it lets shoot!
I used the tin foil to hang from my back drop stand, i used one soft box to light her, i did her make up followed my her hair and off we shot.

Just a quick off the whim test shoot Enjoy.

Beauty

It is always such a thrill to get a message asking you to do what you love, but when it means you have full control of everything its not only thrilling but also nerve racking.
Being responsible for make up, styling, a long with all the photographers duties can seem like a mammoth task but in some ways it makes the situation a lot easier as you have no one to explain your ideas to aside from the model and make up artist. There are no big teams to consult with there are no meetings to be had prior to shooting, it is a very stress free preparation for a photo-shoot. That aside you are left responsible for the whole direction and outcome of the shoot.
A lot of the shoots i find i am doing at the moment are test shoots and for a photographer at my stage i feel this is the best way forward and best way to progress and get the confidence I need in order to really push myself.
Collaborating with others is something i very much enjoy doing and is something i'm very much going to press for my future work.

Here is a shoot i worked on for aspiring model Clarissa, who has so much potential i can't even begin to explain.
Beautiful inside and out.