Queen of frost images

So i renamed them queen of frost rather than ice, because it was more of a frosty occasion than an icey!
And ive only just realised i forgot to upload the final images!
Im really happy with how they turned out, but anyway here they are!

Not sure which ones i will use yet and i might even edit some more but this is so far! :)

Portfolio shoot 2- Ice Queen

Today i had my second shoot for my portfolio, in which i created an Ice queen look. I had the pleasure of working with the amazing model Beth Dooley and a fantastic hair stylist/MUA Emma Louise Elliot, who i had previously worked with for the MUA jobs.

I sent her my moodboard for the ice queen, which basically was simple make up, ott hair, which is what she did and it was amaazing!

She used a sponge in the hair and crimped, plaited and crossed it over and i was so happy with the final result! heres a shot i took specifically for the hair!

I also put my DIY skills to handy use once again and created my own head piece. or 'snow crown' if you like.  The 'icicles' were made out of glue from a hot glue gun, using baking paper to create the icicle shape. Here is some close ups of the final result of my crown after the gemstones and glitter had been added. 

I was quite proud of the creation although i think i could of possibly added a bit more too it but overall i am happy with it!

The shoot itself went so smoothley, we used smoke bombs again which worked out really well and it wasnt actually pitch black this time! yey! as we did it much earlier (i think ive learnt from my last shoot) But yeah, Beth was a superb model who just kind of did it, and the outcome is marverlous!

Still on with the editing at the moment as i want them to be perfect , well near enough. 

BUT here is some BTS shtos for the time being! Enjoy!

Behind the scenes of todays photoshoot.

Today i shot my image for contextual studies, after HOURS of prep, making the head piece and chest piece, it was all finally ready to photograph. It was honestly one of my favourite shoots to date, i loved it!
I downloaded capture one yesterday so i took advantage of that and took my laptop down to Jesmond dene, which is where the photoshoot took place.
I found a tree and fallen tree covered with ivy, and so i decided to shoot there.
I took one flash head planning on using it but in the end it wasnt needed as it was a perfect day to photograph and it was giving the perfect amount of light.
We even tried smoke bombs! but unfortunatley because it was only a portrait it was hard to capture the smoke in the right places. but anyway I tried it and i really liked the effect it gave however it would of been better for a more full body shot.
This was all for our contextual studies supporting image, in which we had to create a photograph in the style of our chosen photographer. I hopefully captured Kirsty Mitchell's style, but my concept is mother nature. The contrast of flowers with the green ivy was really captivating so i was very excited to look at them properly.

I spray painted some of the ivy around her white, and entwined her hair in the leaves and flowers. It was a really pretty set when it was all put together!

here are some behind the scenes shots!

Amazing MUA, Toni Dent

Model: Danielle Connelly, one of my best friends, she was great! 

spray painting the leaves and entwining her hair

Using the smoke bombs..

As you can see its a really cool effect, and i will be using them again, but it was too overpowering for the look i was going for. 

Last weeks make up shoot

So as you all know, if you have been following my blog that is, i have been working alongside +Annabelle Brown and +Caroline J Scott  with the make up students and last week we were in the studio.
It was so hectic and crazy because all of the students were in the studio, but it was cool because they had a chance to be a little bit creative this time.
I learnt a few new lighting techniques with gels and stuff which was good! And in the end we got a few more shoots out of it in which it will be location and we have more control over it.
We are also photographing their final exam in January, where we will have a studio set up each, so i cant wait for that and to play with gels and stuff!

Here are a couple of favourite images from the set, i really loved these styles!

This bottom image was taken by +Caroline J Scott but i thought it was beautiful with the yellow gels, so I was playing with it a bit on photoshop, but i love the outcome, so any other beauty shots i do i will most likely be playing with coloured gels!