Here’s a quick shoot with burlesque performer and professional body-piercer, Lou-Leigh Blue. The shoot took place at her studio at Purple Rose Tattoo, Bristol where she’s really gone to town on the cool and quirky decor. Lou-Leigh modelled harnesses by Blu83, a small fashion label run by fellow burlesque performer, Daisy Cutter. Daisy Cutter’s has […]
Skate fashion shoot
Here are some shots of Bristol-based alternative model, Anna Quinn, showing off some items from a stake wear brand.
New Photography Studio in Bristol city centre
In early December, I moved into a fantastic photographic studio right in the heart of Bristol. Sharing with one other photographer, the studio is large enough for a wide range of portrait and light commercial photography and I have already received several clients who love the location and space. There are multiple professional Bowens studio […]
Miss Jessica Holly seaside shoot
Here’s some sun-kissed images from back in the summer with Bristol pinup icon, Miss Jessica Holly, who you may remember from some of my previous blog posts. We made some good use of the natural golden light streaming across the beach as Weston-Super-Mare, as Jessica modelled a range of retro outfits and accessories. See more […]
Summer portraits in Bath
Summery images from a brief makeup and hair test my my friend, Gemma and new model, Bella. Images were taken with my Canon 85mm f/1.8 with a little extra fill flash.
Butterfly fashion shoot with makeup artist Jo Peters
Recently I was lucky to work again with Bristol-based makeup artist Jo Peters, a makeup lecturer at City of Bristol college and something on an online celebrity with a hugely popular YouTube channel. Our model for the shoot was Jess who was keen to try out an idea I’d had making use of lots and […]
Behind the scenes burlesque and boudoir photo shoot
Regular blog readers may have notice the link to my recently created YouTube channel. So far it contains a few photo sildeshows and now my first stab at a ‘behind the scenes’ video. I set up the YouTube channel as it gives me another ‘hook’ into the internet. Online video marketing is on the rise […]
Sun-kissed retro fashion shoot with Jess
Here are some more images of actress and model Jessica Elizabeth Swanson for you to enjoy. Here we were looking to create a sun-kissed, retro pinup fashion vibe. Hair was by Doug Hobbs at Hobbs Hairdressing, Bristol, and we used the garden at the back of his salon for much of the shoot. A brightly-painted […]
Bowling alley fashion, The Lanes, Bristol
Recently, I enjoyed a great test shoot with amazing model and actress Jessica Elizabeth Swason, part of which included some retro fashion pinup-influences shots at The Lanes, Bristol. Hair styling was done by Doug Hobbs at Hobbs Hairdressing, Bristol, organiser of the immensly popular Hobbs Shows with makeup work done by Jasmine Rogers, a talented […]
Burlesque photo shoot with Heresy Clothing
Here’s another set of photos of Bath-based burlesque performer, Gemma Sheree for you to enjoy. Gemma models a steel-boned corset from Heresy Clothing Heresy-Emma offers a made to measure service and has been creating designs for over 15 years. She trained as a theatrical costumier, which is reflected in many designs. Check out the website […]