Abbi loves...: January 2015

Friday, 16 January 2015

Behind the scenes - Fashion shoot.

*** !!!!!! NEW FILM !!!!!! ***

Over the last few days I have been working on a fashion shoot in order to create a moving image sequence to take to my university interviews. I organised a in studio shoot on Thursday with model Beth in order to start the process of making my moving image.

Beth was a fab model, she loved 'working it' in front of the camera and when organising the shoot, came up with some amazing outfit ideas!

This was one of my favourite outfits worn during the shoot...

LEATHER LEATHER LEATHER

If you haven't guessed already, this whole outfit was made from leather... leather boots, leather shorts, leather top and leather jacket! Sometimes this could be slightly 'OTT' however the combination of pales (t and shorts) contrast against the outer layers of the outfit. The pale colours break up the fact that the whole outfit is made from a harsh material and the multi toned shorts soften the look.

FULL OF SASS.

Beth was great to work with, her confidence behind the camera was amazing! She was up for anything and even when I wasn't telling her what I wanted her to do she would naturally be SASSY , for natural shots.

During my shoot I focused on accessorising outfits and how different accessories and other items of clothing can influence an outfit and play a dress down or dress an outfit up. I found that the most useful item for this was the leather jacket. Dig out your leather and tie it around your waist (as above) to add a modern twist to that cocktail shaped party dress.

Do up your outfit with bold coloured lipsticks and gold hooped earnings! Adding these two factors to any outfit will always look great, however sometimes its nice to have a plainer outfit and accessories it with bold features. That was the features (lipstick and earings) really show up.

Black (cocktail shaped) prom style dress : River island

Leather Jacket : Allsaints

Leather shorts : Urban Outfitters

Full length black dress : Urban Outfitters

Small Tote bag : Ted Baker

Mirror : Ted Baker

Black Boots : River island

To see full film click the link below...

Fashion Photography - Behind the scenes.

Abbi , xo

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

999 DIOR.

RED HOT LIPS - DIOR MAKE-UP.

Yesterday I was lucky enough to receive a present from my parents as they returned home from their travels.. this present was only the newest addition to my make-up bag! LIP LINER! I recently updated my make-up bag with all new make-up , a lot of which I received for crimbo! However their was still one important piece missing...

I already had the Dior star foundation, Dior eyeshadow set, Dior Addict IT-LAST mascara, Diorshow iconic over curl, Dior Addict IT-LINE, Dior Addict fluid stick and the Rouge Dior No.999 lipstick ... all I needed now was the No.999 Lip liner!!!

The lip liner is absolutely amazing! It is double ended - one end the pencil and the other a brush, enabling you to apply the lipstick accurately for a perfect finish! This fab little buy also comes with a sharpener for the liner too! Can't go wrong with a bit of Dior in your bag.

I would highly recommend Dior make-up! It is long lasting, gentle feeling and just fab looking in any make-up bag!

Abbi ,xo

The monochrome look.

I know I have only just started this blog, but I just could not wait to share with you all a few images I captured in yesterdays studio shoot.

I had organised this shoot as I have a few interviews in the next month and wanted to make sure my portfolio was up to scratch! However when focusing on fashion photography, is it important to keep consistency though all the images in a shoot - the best way to do this is to think of a theme. Yes you can probably tell by the title of this post, my theme for yesterday was Monochrome!

One of my favourite images from yesterday consisted of my model wearing a black bodied playsuit with white long sleeves. My model had no jewellery on other than her watch , and minimal make-up on in order to look natural. Lauren was wearing mac lipstick - Faux. This 'lippy' would be found in the satin range. Although it isn't a bold colour it compliments her colouring adding warmth to her features - again adding to the monochrome (blank canvas) theme I going for.