› Mon, 08 Mar 2010
Shoot number 2 of the day – very quick simple, clean and crisp style. A huge thanks to Sarah for the makeup and styling and for stepping in at the last minute, thanks to graeme and gillybean too for their hard work all day.
› Mon, 08 Mar 2010
Had a spate of cancellations recently but the wonderful sarah once again stepped in to save the day – she also brought along cage fighter graeme who did great for his first time modelling – it was our first shoot with a guy too so a day of experimenting with lighting and a great laugh was had by all. Some of my favourite shots ever in this set.
› Mon, 25 Jan 2010
Second shoot with Maz with just the coolest german officers cap she brought along, apparently found in a skip in germany. Shot with just one light, 430ex in 28 inch softbox. Much darker than the first set but in my opinion more successful and definitely a style I would like to pursue further.
Just to say we are always taking bookings for shoots whether TF or paid so please get in touch and we would be happy to talk over your ideas.
› Mon, 25 Jan 2010
Maz got in touch recently through Model Mayhem, she’s really funny if a little crazy :) i felt bad cause it took her around 3 hours to get from Ayr to Dundee on the megabus with bags full of props and clothes… she soon perked up though and was great to work with. First attempt at lighting using a ringflash (a cheapy ebay one at that). I Found it pretty difficult and not my usual style but some good results in the end. She sure enjoys drumstick lollies and the whole Dennis the Menace thing looked great. Let me know what you think?
› Tue, 19 Jan 2010
2nd shoot of the day with Sarah. She gets better and better – making our job a little easier. Going for a more playful, burlesque theme but with a bit of class. Thanks to gilly for her wonderful organisation skills and great ideas throughout the shoot… and a massive thanks to Sarah.
› Tue, 19 Jan 2010
An impromptu shoot with our in-house MUA Sarah Robertson from Dundee and our first of 2010. Lots of Xmas goodies to play with on this shoot including brand new beauty dish and octobox. All shot in our home studio. Sarah did her own makeup. Overall I am really happy with this set and hope it’s the start of great shoots to come this year.
› Wed, 02 Dec 2009
Slightly different from our usual stuff but I had to upload a few of the shots we got of our niece and nephew at the weekend – they are such posers and even though it was a miserable and grey day and everything was closed the shots turned out pretty good in the end, alot of fun was had and fin and lily were stars.
› Tue, 01 Dec 2009
My favourite of all 3 sets with Kirsty Miller. All of these were shot in our home studio in Dundee, not the biggest of spaces but very versatile. Really digging this natural and simple look we’ve got going on here. the whole day turned out to be very productive and i would like to thank Ally from Macintyres Dundee, Gillybean and of course Kirsty for pushing to get this shoot done at long last.
location: Home studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135mm 2.0 / canon 50mm 1.4 / canon 24 -70L / canon 430ex / Elinchrom D-Lite 2s / Elinchrom skyports / reflector / Westcott Apollo 28inch softbox
› Tue, 01 Dec 2009
2nd shoot of the day with Kirsty Miller, love the styling and especially the hair – too cool! Well done to Ally. Kirsty is so easy to work with and just oozes confidence, if you haven’t booked her – do it now.
location: Home studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135mm 2.0 / canon 50mm 1.4 / canon 430ex / Elinchrom D-Lite 2s / 1 x Honeycomb grid / Elinchrom skyports / reflector / Westcott Apollo 28inch softbox
› Tue, 01 Dec 2009
Kirsty Miller got in touch ages ago to organise a shoot and we were both so busy it got delayed and delayed but we finally got to work together. She brought along ally from Mcintyres hairdressers Dundee who did an awesome job on the hair and makeup for all 3 sets. More to come – some of my favourites yet!
location: Home studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135mm 2.0 / canon 50mm 1.4 / canon 430ex / Elinchrom D-Lite 2s / 1 x Honeycomb grid / Elinchrom skyports / reflector / Westcott Apollo 28inch softbox
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Wow wow wow, so happy with this shoot – you have to check the whole set, cat must have been freezing but it didn’t bother her one little bit, Sarah did such a good job with the makeup and gilly enjoyed soaking our home studio in Dundee. We’ve been experimenting with lighting alot recently and hopefully it looks a little different from our usual stuff. Cat looks killer anyways so that’s all that matters. A big thanks to everyone involved.
location: Home studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135mm 2.0 / canon 50mm 1.4 / canon 430ex / Elinchrom D-Lite 2s / 1 x Honeycomb grid / Elinchrom skyports / Westcott Apollo 28inch softbox
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
It’s been a while coming – another shoot with the lovely Catriona Rennie. Its was sooooooo chilly and wet so we made it brief . We shot out in the woods near Camperdown park in Dundee. We were going for quite a dramatic, theatrical feel, our inspiration was the film ‘The Village’. I’m digging the way cat’s red lipstick and hair and the rose contrast against the dark woodland setting. Thanks to Sarah again for the great makeup, we couldn’t have done it without you. Another shoot with Cat on the way.
location: Camperdown, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135mm 2.0 / canon 430ex / elinchrom skyports / Westcott Apollo 28inch softbox
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
VIEW SET (some nudity)
Last shoot of the day with CherrySpikes from Edinburgh, this was again shot in our home studio in Dundee and the 50mm really began to shine creating a lovely depth of field and producing the softness and dreaminess we were looking for, these last 3 shoots were a bit out of our comfort zone but have hopefully pulled them off and was made all the more easier with the excellent modelling skills of cherryspikes – a very productive day overall – you can view all the sets with cherry on our website and you can see her model mayhem page here. Thanks for looking.
location: Home Studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 50mm 1.4 / canon 430ex / elinchrom skyports / Westcott Apollo 28inch softbox
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
VIEW SET (some nudity)
Second shoot of the day, playing with seamless backdrop and the most amazing shoes ever, this again was shot in our home photography studio in dundee and just goes to show you don’t need loads of space to achieve a full length clean portrait – you have to check out the whole set and look out for the star wars reference – it should make you laugh – be warned though, set contains some nudity.
location: Home Studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135L / canon 24-70L / canon 50mm 1.4 / canon 430ex / elinchrom skyports / Elinchrom D-lites 2 / 3 x softboxes
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
VIEW SET (some nudity)
We met up with CherrySpikes from Edinburgh again as she is updating her portfolio and going nude for the first time – we were all keen to work with each other again having both come on leaps and bounds in the last few months since our last shoot – originally we had planned a beach shoot but in the middle of october with high winds and rain we were perhaps kidding ourselves a little – damn the scottish weather – so plan B took shape and panned out very well indeed. Alot of experimentation with a 3 light setup got some great results creating a dark and alternative feel to the shoot.
2 more sets from the day to come so stay tuned…..
location: Home Studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135L / canon 24-70L / canon 50mm 1.4 / canon 430ex / elinchrom skyports / Elinchrom D-lites 2 / 3 x softboxes
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
I was commissioned this week by Jordan Tinker from Blairgowrie to produce portfolio shots to start off her modelling career. She’s a lovely girl and was very confident for her first time modelling. Sarah provided the makeup and gillybean assisted all day. Alot of fun was had with leaves, dogs and trikes and some really successful final shots. I love autumn although it’s bloody freezing! oh also digging the canon 50mm 1.4.
location: Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135L / canon 50mm 1.4 / 430ex / elinchrom skyports
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
So happy with this shoot, Danni has some style alright, love the high fashion look with the leather jacket. This was shot just around the corner at Morgan Academy school in Dundee. Danni came along with her friend and thoroughly enjoyed the experience – she loves to climb. Sarah did a cracking job on the makeup and everyone seemed very happy with the final shots. Go check out the full set – I’ve had great feedback on this shoot so far, thanks to everyone on flickr for commenting… more shoots to come this weekend – woohoo!
location: Morgan Academy School, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135L / canon 24-70L / canon 430ex / elinchrom skyports
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Since my last shoot we’ve been a bit busy trying to market ourselves and trying to let everyone know we exist which is fun… We have been neglecting our duties and not keeping the blog up to date so here’s an update for y’all. A shoot with Danni Menzies.
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Told you it was worth waiting for, the eyes say it all. Check the link for more and tell me what you guys think?
location: Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135L / Elinchrom D-Lite 2’s / elinchrom skyports
› Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Elaine Ford contacted me a while ago and i have no idea why it took me so long to organise a shoot – one of my faves without question. Elaine is a joy to shoot and oh yeh… stunning to boot.
I don’t think i’ll ever take the 135L off my camera. It produces keeper after keeper. 4 shoots with this lens and 4 of my favourite sets. I’m looking at all my old work with a constant frown thinking what could have been… must get more shoots organised – anyone interested? Another set with Elaine coming up (worth waiting for)
location: Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135L / 430ex / Westcott Softbox 28″ / elinchrom skyports
