A few weeks ago, I decided to capture a set of three images that would all tie in with each other, in one way or another. I had a few ideas with the first being of a romantic nature. This idea involved two people, a male and female, a red heart and a fair bit of photoshop work. I managed to organise the two required subjects and organise the photoshoot for a few days later. Unfortunately for various different reasons I was unable to capture what I had envisioned, but unwilling to walk away with nothing decided to create a set of three using a little creativity.
With my set of three images complete I realised that I could make a series and add to the series,bit by bit, using different subjects and other creative touches. I used a quote to name the series, it’s the perfect title for this series….
“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect”
Alice Walker
“Deserving of beauty”“Beauty surrounds you““When beauty meets”
All the above images are modelled by the lovely Iga Brola.
This series will continue, becoming my new project among other things 🙈😂… watch this space ☺️
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I can’t believe it’s the beginning of March tomorrow. The last few months have been quick and I thought I’d take some time to reflect on February. This month is usually a very busy month for me, I usually celebrate my sisters birthday which starts the month off and then my two nieces birthdays, but the celebrations have been put on hold this year. My stepdaughter also gave birth to her beautiful baby girl, Sofia Irvine on the 11th of Feb last year and this year we celebrated her 1st Birthday. I used the word celebrate because a first birthday is a special day, but there wasn’t the usual birthday party celebration 😔. I still intend on capturing her first birthday cake smash, even if it is at a later date.
Happy 1st Birthday Sofia 11-02-2020
I also had the pleasure of having my work featured on my friends photography blog this month and I answered a few questions about photography in another one of their blogs. here is a wee snippet…
Ive not been as active behind the camera this month as id have liked to be, uncertain times have left me with a backlog of clients and unfinished projects. Ive had a few ideas but have been finding it difficult to accommodate them as I see them in my head. I will keep trying and hopefully have something new to post and talk about very soon.
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Happy Valentine’s Day… love comes in many forms and should be shared with the world. This day means many things to different people, I like to show people love most days, so Valentine’s Day is just another day to me. For others, it’s a smile on ones face when they receive a card from a secret admire, a young couples day for opening up to each other and being affectionate, the every day couples excuse to dine out and buy each other expensive gifts, a married couples only chance of a babysitter and a catch up or an older couples time for reminiscing. sometimes we all need a day to make an effort wether it’s any of the above or simply just thinking about or being around a loved one. ❤️
“There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.”
George sand
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a chilled day today and that’s why this post is a little later than normal. Ive been going through a recent shoot and picking out my favourite images. The idea behind this shoot came from our recent lockdown here in Scotland, New year, new lockdown. I wanted to capture an image that portrayed how the lockdown plays with our emotions. I captured the images I wanted with the help of my son (again 🙈) and then I played about with a few editing ideas. My first idea was a puppet hand (the virus) and each puppet showing a different emotion. “Playing with emotions” is the look I was going with, I will include the image but for me it just didn’t work. I couldn’t pull off the image in my head with the pictures taken, I do plan to do another shoot and execute the idea much better.
“Playing with emotions”
Never wanting to waste a shoot I decided to use the images and created a passport photo idea. The images capture different emotions and has a wee touch of humour to it, I enjoyed the whole creative and learning process. Every day is a school day ☺️ can’t wait to get out again and create new pieces of work. Until the next time 😘 …..
“emotions”
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I am fortunate enough to have tried various genres and types of photography during my time at college. In doing so I found there were things I liked and things I didn’t, genres I was ok with and genres I wasn’t ok with. I found that I enjoyed portraiture and developed a keen interest, this was a genre I wasn’t originally keen on. I always thought I wasn’t much of a people person and yet I found that when behind the camera I loved people. Each person with their own expressions, their own character and mood helps make every image unique and I love that each one tells its own story.
Since leaving college I have concentrated solely on portraiture and unable to capture peoples portraits right now I have been pushed to explore other ideas. Ive been looking on social media at other photographers work and what’s been keeping them active during lockdown. In doing so I’ve found that self portraits are quite popular, this may be because its achievable within the house, photographers can be really creative or it may be that it’s easier to instruct ones self than instructing another person. Whatever the reasons were I did think about giving it a bash.
Anyone that knows me well, will know that I love a selfie. I have no issues taking a selfie, I’ve perfected the angle over the years lol, I know my best side and I’m fond of a filter or two to hide every insecurity.
Selfie using a snapchat filter
The camera on the other hand is not my friend and I have never been comfortable having my picture taken. The stress of no filters and every flaw being magnified freaks me out, I know how I look when I look in the mirror but I really do prefer the catfish look, lol. All that aside I have enough knowledge within photoshop to create a flawless look so I did eventually decide to give self portrait a bash. I chose to concentrate on my favourite type of photography…..close up portraiture, and have included the final result below…
“Inside looking out”
This image was taken during the first Scottish lockdown and has a wee story. I felt it was appropriate to capture a self portrait with a wee creative touch that would incorporate the lockdown that we were all living in. I know by now we are all sick of hearing about covid 19 but its taken over life as we know it and its hard not to talk about, sorry. The title of the image is…. “Inside looking out” the title speaks for itself really. I’m portrayed as being inside and looking out through a gap in an ajar door or through a gap in the curtains, the list could go on but the message being Stay home, stay safe.
My second attempt at a self portrait (captured during the 2nd Scottish lockdown) wasn’t creative in the slightest and I found myself just taking extremely close up portraits and using shadows and highlights to enhance the overall look.
“Up close & personal”“mirror of the soul”
Im going to be honest and it may hold me back due to lack of subjects with this current situation, but sadly Self portrait isn’t for me. I didn’t enjoy this type of photography and I’m far too critical as it is without being in the image myself. It was now time to explore other ideas ☺️ watch this space.
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2020, the year the world stood still yet surprisingly the quickest year ever. Autumn has arrived and the colours outdoors are changing. I love Autumn, the air feels cleaner, it’s not too cold nor too warm and the world becomes colourful.
Autumn is always a busy time of the year for me socially and 2020 seen my son turn 16. I still can’t believe I’m a mum to a 16 year old 😂 we celebrated his big day with a family gathering outdoors and a movie night. Happy 16th to my baby boy 🥳
Autumn also seen out the last of my outdoor shoots as the dry days became less. This shoot was captured in the clients gorgeous garden and included mum, dad, daughter and gran. The family were fantastic and we had some fun and laughs throughout, even got a postman involved 😂 (needs must). Obviously I’ve included a few images from the day, a good end to my photography year.
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Three Months into the lockdown and I am struggling to feel inspired. My camera was starting to collect dust, and my creative mind was slowly evaporating. In dire need of motivation and searching for inspiration, I turned to a friend for help. They gave me a photo challenge where I had to create an image that would interpret a single chosen word. The word I was given was “conscience”.
I instantly had an image within my head and I took a few days trying to think outside the box. Most of my ideas weren’t obtainable within my available space and I only had my son as my model (poor boy 🙈). I wanted my idea to work around my models character and look. I decided to photograph my subject with the devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, I then added a pastel effect to the image with the intentions of creating an outer body feel. This is how I would interpret conscience, and here is the final outcome…..
“Conscience”
Ive also been trying to keep my social media platforms unto date. I’ve been working away in the background on a few things regarding Facebook and instagram. I decided to revamp my instagram page as it looked rather messy with various images, genres and colours scattered all over the place. I still have a few old images still to repost but it definitely looks much better already. Have a look for yourself, by clicking on the icon below.
Well its been a while since I last wrote a blog post. I don’t even have any excuses for not keeping my blog up to date, especially under the current circumstance. I suppose I didn’t have much to write about lol. I will go back to where I left off last April and write a few blog posts this week regarding the last year, bare with me.
Covid 19 has changed life as we know it and not for the better. I can’t speak for everyone, but it has certainly played havoc with my emotions and I’ve spent a whole year being all over the place.
As a photographer I have been unable to interact with others and capture the images I love. This time last year I was just starting out as a professional photographer and trying to establish myself in a world full of various photographers. Feels like I took one step forward and 41 million steps back lol. However, the current situation and worldwide pandemic didn’t stop me from picking up my camera and trying to have some lockdown fun.
The first thing I tried was working with water, never worked with water before and thought it would be fun. was it fun??
Behind the scenes
yes lol. I used my son as my model and I had soo much fun soaking him. Stressful doing it in the smallest space in my house (the bathroom) but still fun. I’ve attached a few of the finished images below…..
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Happy new year! I can’t believe its now 2020, the years are flying by. Photography wise, 2020 is already looking good and I’ve been kept busy over the last few weeks working on both clients shoots and personal projects, I even managed to venture out with the camera in this dreadful weather.
Its been a while since I wrote a blog post so I will take this time to talk about my next set of project images.
So over a period of time I have been participating in my own personal project relating to Depression. The images taken represent different stages/types of depression, a possible cause and outcome. My first set of images previously blogged relates to social bullying and the possible effect this can have on a person. My next set of images will relate to Bereavement and the possible effects this could have.
I have chosen to use an older subject to undertake this set of images and topic.
Subject: Ann Crothers
I worked alongside Ann to cover three stages of this type of depression and will post the results in my next blog post.
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