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Mariana came back to the studio for another portfolio session, and this time we brought red tulle into the mix. Here is how the shoot came together, from the Pinterest board that started it to the gelled lighting that shaped each of the five looks.
Keira’s second session with me started with headshots for her salon’s team page, then opened out into a full portrait sitting with more outfit changes than usual. A look at how a working headshot brief and a creative portrait session can share the same day in the studio.
Justyna and Karolina came into the Rendlesham studio on 10 August and we worked through eight looks each in under three hours. This post covers how the session was planned around a shared Pinterest board, where their themes overlapped and where they split, and why I ask every model to bring a chaperone.
Rose came back to the studio at Bentwaters for a second session, and we worked through eight looks in a morning, including a full red on red sequence. This post covers how the shoot came together, and why the model always chooses the looks on a portfolio shoot with me.
I have photographed products for Maison Bengal since 2018, from handwoven jute bags to hogla baskets and floor mats. This post is about what long-term client relationships actually look like, why the ethics behind this particular company are real rather than a marketing position, and what goes into product photography for a growing catalogue.
My third session with Karma, and the first time we have taken it properly fine art. Defined looks, a Chinese inspired opening set built entirely on stillness, then flowing fabric work in blush and black tulle. A post about why a portrait session aims for a few images worth keeping rather than a large gallery.
ML Short Stays asked me to photograph a three bedroom contractor house in Saxmundham for their new Airbnb listing, the third property I have shot for them. A brand new listing has no reviews to lean on, so the photographs have to do all the work. Here is what that involves, from holding the light in the windows to making a loft room with a sloping ceiling read honestly.
Carr Avenue in Leiston is a street of houses that look like each other. Red brick, timber gables, bay windows, arched porches, all built at roughly the same time by roughly the same hands. The one I was photographing has its gable picked out in blue. Its neighbour has the same detail in green. When…
A studio session with Darcy at my Rendlesham studio, working through four looks from a bronze corset on a clean grey set to red on red, with her own hair and makeup throughout. Darcy brought real body confidence with her, and it shows in every frame. Also in this post, why I encourage every model to bring a chaperone and what that looks like in practice.
A men’s fashion editorial session with Hans Zee of Snapdragon Cabaret, shot across four styled looks and four different lighting setups. Hans put every outfit together himself, from a plain vest and gold chains on pale grey through to full length tailoring against a dark teal wall. Plus what I would tell any man about what to bring to a portrait session.
Karolina came into the studio in July for a portfolio session and we worked through eight looks in a single morning. Four backdrops, one set built around real candles, and a run of images that covered everything from clean commercial styling to something far more theatrical. She arrived with the whole thing planned out, which…
A polka dot model portfolio shoot with Shelby, her third session at my Rendlesham studio in Suffolk. A theme she brought herself, a clear Pinterest board, several looks across three backdrops, and a shoot built entirely around what she wanted to create. Here is how the day came together.
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