Pinup Shoot with Bexy Beatdown

These are some photos I haven't shown on here from a while ago when I did a group shoot.

This is the lovely Bexy Beatdown, she is so great to work with.

Another piece of Collectif clothing, I do love their clothes!

I wanted to work with Bexy for a more alternative look for a pinup girl shoot. For something different. I like to think I am trying to combine more sub genres together by using "alternative" models with tattoos and piercings for classic pinup photo shoots. Call it a contemporary twist on the classic pinup artwork. 

Again for this shoot I  used coloured gels, no photo shopping on the background - this is real lighting techniques that I have found work really well with what I want to achieve.

You can find Bexy Beatdown here.

And the rest of the photos here.

Lili La Scala

The other day I had the pleasure to meet with the burlesque performer, Lili La Scala.

I had been asked to go along with a fellow degree student who is studying journalism who was interviewing her, so I went to take a couple of photos afterwards.

It happened a couple of days after I saw her be the host of a burlesque event in Chelmsford, a club named Hooga is now a regular place for Miss Phoenix Flaming Burlesque.

Lili was so lovely to us both, and we were both very nervous! She even took the time to pose with her gorgeous cat!

You can find Lili's page here and Miss Phoenix here.

Medway Steampunk Event

I went along to the Medway Festival of Steam and Transport on Easter Sunday, as they were doing a special Steampunk market, fashion show, talk and more for the Steampunk lovers.

I drove through lots of rain everywhere to get there, but it didn't rain at all the whole time we were there! I had my new corset on, my spat style leg warmers, my belt, many accessories and of course my goggles. It's nice as what somoene said about the Steampunk fashion that day is that you can spot a fellow Steampunker from across the room, just look out for goggles. It's a good tip.

Here is a photo of me that a fellow Steampunker took on the day:

Me looking like a total geek. I did have a go at modelling for my friend so we shall see how they came out soon.

I had a great day and met lots of new people. The Steampunk community seem to be a tight-knight one in person, everyone seems to know everyone and being an outsider is a little difficult. People seem much more friendly online in the communities I am included in.

One of my favourite images.

I hope to attend a lot more Steampunk events and get a bit more friendly with the people there. I love photographing the Steampunk community, everyone looks amazing.

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And, on another note, I am doing a Highschool of the Dead cosplay tomorrow and we need people to be zombie extras for us. Please get in touch if you would like to volunteer, it is tomorrow from mid day at Basildon. Contact me here.

Wedding Dress Shoot

So my sister in law got married a couple of years ago now, and we have been meaning to do a photoshoot with her in her dress! I remembered this lovely manor house, Ingress Abbey and we went there to shoot last week.

I wanted to use this location for the steps going up to the house, I was thinking it may look like something from Cinderella.

This one if my favourite I think.

More here.

Steampunk at Hemel Hempstead

The other week I did a Steampunk style shoot at Hemel Hempstead. I was really pleased to see an email from a model, Jenevieve Vaudine Van-Veda I had admired for a while, I knew she lived all the way in Wales so I hadn't bothered getting in contact for a shoot, but then she emailed me asking if I would like to do one with her. And I jumped at the chance. We met at Hemel Hempstead and here's what we got up to!

Jenevieve put together the amazing outfit from a vintage wedding dress she had altered. She had put so much thought into this outfit it is stunning.

As always, find the rest of the pictures on my facebook page.

Lingerie Shoot

Here are some photos from a shoot from last week. This lovely lady looks stunning.

Oh yes, they are Bordello shoes.... And they are mine!

This is one of my favourites from the shoot. It isn't particularly 50s pinup, it feels very retro 80s with the hat and the big shoulders.

A fantastic Vivien Of Holloway dress, and another pair of my Bordello shoes.

It's Easter break from uni and I have three shoots for the two weeks. One for a possbile Suicide Girl, one for my sister in law in her wedding dress on a location I found that should be spectacular. And one in a park with a gorgeous pinup girl.

So I am busy as always.