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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Burlesque images in Milkcow Magazine this month
A couple of my photographs appeared in the latest Milkcow Magazine this month as part of a feature on Bath-based burlesque star, Miss Gemma Sheree. Milkcow is a full-colour lifestyle magazine covered the 1940s and 1950s subcultures – everything from rock’n’roll, music, big cars, vintage fashion, pin ups, Burlesque and more. I have taken many […]
Bath’s Private Vintage Club
Last night saw me shoot the show at Bath’s Private Vintage club, which showcases elgant vintage fashions and luxury lingerie from two of Bath’s best boutiques. There was even a touch of burlesque from Gemma Sheree, producer of the city’s sellout Coco Boudoir shows. The exclusive event that was launched last year (see previous blog) […]
Quick glimpse of me on OneTribe TV video
A recent photo shoot for fashion designer Masato saw me assist Bath photographer Tim Baker. The shoot was covered by One Tribe TV, a locally-based product company thatmakes specialist factual programmes as well as offering media training. The Masato shoot was filmed and edited by Toby Russell and you can see the results via his […]
Assisting on Masato fashion shoot, Bath
Last week I was fortunate enough to lend a hand on fashion shoot for the fast-emerging Masato-brand in Bath’s Parade gardens with fashion photographer, Tim Baker. Tim operates the The Watermill Studios just outside Bath, where he completes work for a wide range of clients. His studio is perhaps unique in that it’s entirely water-powered, […]
‘Dark suit’ – model test fashion shoot, Bristol
I recently had a small test shoot with Bristol-raised model Ozy Hussian. A Computing student and part-time model, Ozy was keen to show a bit more versatility in his portfolio, which currently contained some good sports/streetwear images. The obvious thing to do was involve a suit but dress it up in a way that wouldn’t […]