winter photoshoot...

Hello everyone, for the last few weeks I've been planning my winter fairy tale, as you may have seen. I did the shoot this weekend but unfortunately the weather was horrendous so i had to do the shoot indoors, which was a shame as i had planned a lot. So for the time being these are the photographs for the shoot, but i may re-do it at a later date when/if the weather perks up slightly. The beautiful cakes where made by the model, the link to her page is here: https://www.facebook.com/laurasuttoncakes.co.uk?fref=ts and mine is: https://www.facebook.com/AFPhotography12?ref=hl 
I know that these aren't my best series i've done, especially as i haven't done anything in a while (lesson learnt,don't do too much after not doing anything for a month or so).so i'm going to shoot something/someone every week and hopefully have a blog up every week. I do have a few more i want to edit and play around with, i will update this post when they're done.

My favorite ^^

A very happy christmas

Hello everybody !, hope you've all had a lovely Christmas . 

I've not been on here as I've not had much to update on, i have been planning for my winter wonderland shoot, and gathering my props up and making them plus arranging dates, i think i pretty much have everything need to do another practise run for the make up. It looks like we're not getting any snow here :( so it will have to be photoshop snow instead. My lovely model is also supplying the cupcakes for the shoot too !, The shoot will be the beginning of January hopefully :) I'm practising all my photoshop techniques i am going to need. I was hoping to have a new portrait lens to use, but i don't know what to get, help ?! if you have any ideas let me know, my facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/AFPhotography12  or comment on this post.

Here's a couple of festive photo's for you all.

Update: Winter Fairytale

As alot of you may know I'm planning a winter fairytale photoshoot. I've bought a dress which i will use as i am not sure I'm going to find a wedding dress. I also bought some very cute tea cups and saucers. I will put photographs up of the dress & tea cups & candle holders. I want to set up a little table with candles, tea cups & cupcakes on, like you'd see in any pretty fairytale, right ?. 

Here is one of my candle holders !

                                                               
                                                                The front and back of the dress

                                        The dress is a bit flatter than i'd like, so i think i will buy a petticoat.

My Very cute tea cups and saucers.

My pinterest board is slowly filling up here is the link to it : http://www.pinterest.com/abbii28/winter-fairytale/

The make up is going to be very blue and icy, which i'm going to practice because i want it to be just right.

I really wanted some snow in this photoshoot, but i can't wait forever for it to arrive and we might not get any, i'm looking for a snow machine but i don't think i can afford one, so I've been watching plenty of videos on how to create snow in photoshop, i know, not as fun as the real snow, but it needs to look like winter. 

Winter Fairytale

So as some of you will know I love pinterest  ! and after seeing this gorgeous photograph ( http://www.pinterest.com/pin/212584044884691860/ ) it sparked a wave of idea's. I have a perfect person in mind to model for me, i just have to ask her first. I really want to create a winter fairy tale, snow and all !. 
Problem is i live in Southport & we rarely get snow and if we do it's minimal :( if any. So I'm looking for some fake snow or a snow machine, if anyone knows where i can borrow or buy one or find some fake snow for not very much money let me know i will link my facebook page or you can comment on this post . I'm also on the hunt for a ivory/white wedding dress with lace sleeves,


This is my pinterest board with some of my idea's so far 

http://www.pinterest.com/abbii28/winter-fairytale/

Here is the link to my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AFPhotography12?ref=hl

Autumn

I've not done a photo blog in a while now, then one night sitting by the fire the cat was curled up keeping warm in front of it, then it hit me, autumn is here bringing with it a mix of weather !. So this blog is going to be a mix of the signs of autumn and winter creeping up on us. There isn't very many but i will update this blog when i have taken some more, so let me know on facebook or comment on this blog what YOU think the first signs of autumn and winter are :). 

P.S a great big thank you to everyone who keeps up to date with my blog because it's now had 1000 views !!, again thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The Ringmaster

As some of you may have noticed, the ringmaster isn't scary. My whole plan was to do a scary ringmaster shoot, but after doing the scary make up and taking a few shots i realised i didn't like it as much as i thought i would, so we changed the make up and turned it into a more classy shoot instead, which i love !. I'm so pleased with how they have turned out, but now I'm going to have to find another scary idea instead. The photographs where shot in a barn using one light that had a soft box on. I also used my Polaroid camera again and was very pleased that all the photographs i took with it turned out. As always let me know what you think, i will leave the link to my facebook page below.

https://www.facebook.com/AFPhotography12?ref=hl

A Clown.

This Afternoon after work i took the opportunity to take the first set of photographs in my Halloween/scary circus series. As well as using these photographs as part of my circus photographs it was a trail for Halloween (so there may be more clown photographs at the end of the month). I ordered 2 packs of Polaroid film one in colour and the other, cool shade (black and white), I've tried to use this before and failed as i failed to shield it from the light in the first few crucial seconds, but this time i managed okay...just ! one didn't work, and the others aren't in fantastic focus but i think it adds to the effect. 

My original photographs where in colour but after fiddling in photoshop i discovered they looked better in black and white. Most of them have a texture layered over the top of them. I used 1 studio light with a honeycomb. 

Below are my Polaroids, the photographs of them aren't fantastic, i took for but 1 didn't work and the other one didn't photograph well. 

These below are obviously my digital versions.

^ my favourite of the set