Model: Liv Foley
I met Liv when she was doing make up for Genevieve for Dr Sketchies. I asked if she would be interested in doing a shoot thinking more about working with her as a makeup artist, but it went the other way and she stepped in front of the camera. My first impression of her was Alt-Pin-up girl, and that where we went in the shoot.
Expect to see more photos of Liv in the future as we have a heap of fun images and the world must see them.
Model: Eve Beauregard
Suit by: Neil Pitts
Assistant: Reese Truscott
Production: Anita Holloway, Chris Rattray, David Quinn
Venue: The Royal Oak
This is just a sample of a very constructed shoot for the upcoming book Songs of the Siren featuring Eve Beauregard.
While the above photo isn't what I call truly representative of the final product. It is glimpse of the siren part of the final image.
The shoot was the first time having a team around me with the specific goal of creating one very styled image. It features three characters, a bar and hopefully a feeling of things are just not quite right. You will need to wait until the book is out to see the final image.
Model: Samora Squid
Sam can do things with his body that would be called unnatural. He can twist, bend and generally make you feel just a bit awkward. His talent doesn't just stop a contortion, it included sword swallowing and even big nails in the face.
Sam has spent his adult life travelling showing his skills to the world. The above photo is only one of many taken of his body in strange shapes. Expect to see more of Sam on the blog in the future.
Model: Genevieve House
Make Up: Liv Foley
This commission was for burlesque dancer Genevieve who's new act was based around white outfit and veil. At the time of the shoot it was still more of a concept than a set idea, but the term Snow Angel was use quite a lot.
This gave me an idea of shooting using mixed lights plus shutter drag for effect. What this means is that I used continuous lights (they don't flash) to light Gen on the sides to give motion blur and then two strobes (flashes) to stop motion. It gives an effect of movement but keeps her face sharp and clear.
The final touches where obviously done in Photoshop. Combining a couple different versions to increase the size of the veil. Colour and contrast work plus texture.
The end result is more etherial than I first envisioned, but happy none the less.
Before and After
Model: Erin McCutcheon
Sometimes you just want to try something a little off centre. So we used a spray bottle to wet Erin's hair, face and arms with a mixture of water and glycerine. It's a common mixture you will see on sets wanting to make people look sweaty without doing any work. In this instance we drowned Erin in it to make it more like she had stepped out of a shower. Mix it with hair whips and we end up with something a little different for the folio.
