late at the british library | fashion flashback

I trotted down to the British Library last night for a colourful night of fashion. Set amongst the impressive walls of the iconic library, the Fashion History and Theory students from Central Saint Martin's curated an evening inspired by material held within the library's collections. Against the sounds of Princess Julia and Jeffrey Hinton, people mingled amongst the workshops, book stalls, portrait sessions, make up presentations, talks and Andy Warhol inspired photo booth. The evening was topped by the fashion show - a collaboration with the CSM design students who each designed a dress on 'Tyvek', a synthetic material typically used to protect archive clothes from decay. 

 

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sequin dream

More photos from the recent shoot with model Alexandra Kissack. Make up and hair by Yuya.

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sparkle, sparkle

It was fantastic to get back in the studio last week, made even better by working with the gorgeous Alexandra Kissack and the very talented Yuya. First set of photos. Enjoy!

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falling dreams

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dark rose

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rose sunbeam

I did this shoot on a typical London day in late autumn where the light was changing every two seconds from heavy raincloud to low level sunlight. Taking photographs in this kind of environment always seems to be an absolute nightmare and it's very easy to start panicking! But then the sky clears for just a moment giving you the perfect slice of sunlight, falling on the model just how you want it to. It's moments like this that make you feel like the shot was just meant to happen.

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louise

A sneak peak of the portraiture session I had with my oldest and dearest friend of 21 years. Here are just a couple of shots from the shoot which involved birds, pouting and eating roses. More shots to follow!

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vintage chic

make up: Jemma Tomkins

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sunlight grunge

makeup: Jemma Tomkins

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sixties havana

makeup: Jemma Tomkins

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modern smoke

makeup: Jemma Tomkins

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split down the middle

Model: Andrea Sara

Here are some shots that I did a couple of months ago whilst studying. Slow shutter speeds can be great for blurring movement for action shots but I absolutely love the haunting stillness that can be created too.

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