Ballet dancer

My final shoot at LCCA
Au natural

Ballet shoot moodboard

A bit of styling...

Styling using selected personal items.

Experimenting with lighting and backdrops.

A couple of portraits

LCCA, Portrait test shoot taken in the studio.
Using items around the studio as set.

Street Style #2 Columbia Road Flower Market

Columbia Road.

E2, London.

In The Studio #1

Friends of faux

 above: from the lookbook of new young designer Shrimps

 Although black on black on black can be the fashion uniform for winter, it is nice to switch the traditionals for something a bit more jolly when it is dark outside. Faux fur is timeless and safe, but when it is zingy and colourful it is brought up-to-the-minute and playful. Shrimps lookbook above, collages the old and the new, classic beauty with fun, to great effect.

 above: ASOS coloured fur stoles

 

 Poppy London fur collar

One, two, three...

From top: Ben Bernschneider, John Brömstrup, Daniel Jackson,
Store photography for Balletto Body by Stef King

 

Timing is everything when attempting the perfect in-air motion shot. The potential in the pictures is intriguing and every jump tells a story. Ben Bernschneider's holiday-esque jump (top) is the envy of all profile picture creators everywhere. Sef King uses motion to maximum potential to promote Balletto Body dance wear, and how Daniel Jackson has captured the gravity defying moves of Shay Norman is beyond me.

Dare to wear.. Turbans

1.Top Left, Oriana Layendecker, Make-Up Artist Magazine. 2. Bottom left, Barbra Streisand in the 1970's. 3. Middle, 'Knock for Sixties' shoot in How To Spend It, Nov 2014. 4. Top right, Elizabeth Taylor in the 1960's. 5. Bottom right, Saint Laurent SS15 collection.

 

Turbans gained their fashion status in the late 1920's as a sign of wealth and the means to travel to exotic far away lands. Into the 1960's they came back as a regal accessory (see Elizabeth Taylor). By the mid 70's the IT girls of the era wore with hair loose and straight underneath, setting the precedent for a Bohemian luxe (see Barbra Streisand) which is seeing a resurgence now.

2014 is a year of looking back for inspiration and creating an eclectic mix of the old and the new. Bringing old trends up to date can include textures, materials, colours, styling and bold make-up (see Oriana Layendecker for Make-up Artist Magazine and Damian Foxe for How to Spend It ). 

When 'Sunday dress up' comes in handy...

Don't let go girls.

Simultaneous ball throwing.

Trying not to fall over whilst 'floating' through space...

Photographer: Coneyl Jay
Magazine: PWM
 Art Director: Lisa Sheehan 

These images were taken behind the scenes of a two-day photoshoot for twelve covers of PWM (Professional Wealth Management) magazine. The Art Direction for this magazine usually follows the theme of the futuristic and space age. When costume budgets are tight, our job is to creatively interpret the costume brief as follows: 

1) A grey 90's boilersuit with a cardboard box stuck on the back can make an excellent spacesuit.

2) A fish bowl can be utilised for a helmet (just make sure you can breathe).

3) Loo rolls can most definitely look like aerospace-esque tubes and pipes.. 
4) An odd bit of camera tripod makes for a great 'generic space tool'.
5) We will all be wearing old dance leotards in the future...obviously.

Given this as a base to work on, Coneyl will work his 3D magic and the cover images will make their transformation from playing dress up to polished space-age.

L'Officiel(ly) new fave photographer

Photographer: Reno Mezger (Syndikat Artists)

Publication: L'Officiel (Ukraine edition)

 Styling: Patrick Lief

Hair: Fee Steinvorth

Make-Up: Isabel Peters (using Chanel)

The July edition of Ukraine edition of L'Officiel magazine came out yesterday July 2nd and I adore this punk-esque inspired shoot by Reno Mezger. I love the colours and layers and the almost but not quite trashed makeup. Perfect post-festival pick me up.