Drumming in the Mud

It has been a b-e-a-utiful weekend, so I thought what better time than now to share some photos from a recent festival themed shoot I took part in, for designer Kate Wrigglesworth's final collection entitled Drumming in the Mud.

Check out the behind the scenes video:

                                              

The shoot has been featured in Issue 5 of Air Monkeys magazine: (Check it out here: http://www.issuu.com/airmonkeys/docs/airmonkeysmagazineissue5) 

We've also gone global! As the shoot has been featured in Issue 5 of a US magazine - Golden Age(find it here: http://issuu.com/goldenage/docs/issue5, you'll also see me on the cover of Issue 4)

Here are some more images from the shoot:

 

Designer: Kate Wrigglesworth

Photographer: Holly Booth

Videographer: Sam Jordan

MUA: Sian Revill

Campervan: Joe Eyon

28 films in 30 days...

Anyone that knows me will know that I LOVE films! But I hardly ever watch the same film twice, so I thought I'd do a trail on LOVEFILM. So how many films could I cram into 30days? Turn out quite a lot! I did end up replacing films with sleep though, which means time for a nap...

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf...

Modern day fairytale

Photographer: Sian Robertson

Designer: Dancing Dolls

Model and Make-up: Stephanie Warwick

Alex Fia: the one woman team.

I love it when I have a quick check of my inbox and find an email from a photographer with images that I wasn't even expecting to receive! Alex Fia is one of the most talented people I have ever had the pleasure of working with; photographer, make-up artist, styling and retoucher! She does it all. This shoot took place in February 2011. Here are the two new images I recieved:

I love the styling and the roses, but when I see these images next to each other it reminds me a little of a before and after of a night out! Sleek and preened to perfection for the top image then more than a little bedraggled for the second image!

Here are some others from the same shoot:

Dancers are the athletes of God - Albert Einstein

Some of my favourite shoots are when I get to do something a little different; like having gold leaf stuck to my face:

Climbing up a tree in heals? 

Having a 13ft 6 stone python draped around me? …and no this isn’t the work of Photoshop (well, ok the background was) but I was painted white and the snake was 100% real!

Creative make-up and styling are what keeps each shoot interesting. But for a while I've wanted to do something much simpler, stripped back and based on movement. This meant:

fixed poses

forced expressions

contrived styling

What I was looking for was an expressive project where I could just be me.

So when I was asked to do a project based on R.J Muna's work - the apparitions, I couldn't say no. Mark (the photographer) just let me dance and do whatever felt natural, so I just let go and moved. There was no choreography, no music and no styling. Just me, mark, his camera and lighting and some material wrapped around me to preserve my modesty. Below are some previews of the work in progress, which is leading to the final project; and I can't wait to share what Mark is planning to do for his exhibition... Watch this space! Images to follow soon... ish!