Photoshoot; Sapphira, Brighton, March 2012.

Last week I did a photoshoot with Classic Lolita Sapphira in Brighton.
The weather was perfect for it! Sunny and hot but with a bit of a breeze. So the images had clear skies and the breeze gave Sapphira's outfit more movement, which was more interesting for the final photographs.

I took nearly 300 pictures during the afternoon and we tried lots of different locations and poses. Sapphira was a brilliant model; I barely needed to tell her what to do or how to stand at all! It was great that things ran so smoothly and we could just wander round, find a shooting site and I could let Sapphira do what she clearly does best!

When I got home, I wasn't too sure about the pictures as I thought the ISO had been too high (My fault: left it high from some late-night shooting and hadn't reset it!) but after looking through them a few times, I think the grain only added to the effect, especially as a Classic Lolita is heavily based on Victorian style - this just added to the old, classic, vintage feel the photographs have taken on!

Here are a few samples of the finished photographs.
Please visit my Facebook page for the full album!

And if you want to find out more about Classic Lolita, please visit Sapphira's blog!

Wedding test shoots!

Ok guys, I need your help!

I'm planning a couple of wedding test shoots over the next 3 or 4 months - hopefully with one being next month! - And I need models!

I'm looking to hire a wedding dress - or if anyone's got one I could borrow, any style, that would be brilliant!

So I also need models to fit said dress. Ideally the female model would be size 8-10 and at least 5 ft 5 inches tall. I'm also looking for a guy of medium build and at least 5 ft 9 inches tall. If you are one of these people - or know anyone who would be interested, please let them know or drop me an e-mail on facebook or my website with their name, details and preferably a picture so I can start booking people!
The shoot will be unpaid but any model is free to use their images for their portfolio.

The first shoot planned will be in Sussex, near or in Brighton. I'm thinking of taking the shoot to a forest to get some high-art, glossy 'trash-the-dress' style images and also hopefully to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.
The second shoot location is yet to be decided.

Ideally this shoot will be completed by the end of March so please do let me know if you or anyone you know is interested soon!

Can't wait to hear from you! This shoot should be great fun!

Lauren. x