Smile for the Lady Weblog

Completely in love with Jealousy by Will Young  at the moment… I have it on constant repeat! And the video is very good too…

I love the lack of colour and atmosphere throughout… Acrobats and Circus performers on location, the perfect shoot…yes!

and I really love the images of Will in the mirror…

From digging around on the internet it was directed by Diamond Dogs and shot by Will Bex. Will have to have a look for some more of their work!

And here is the link to the video! x

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MHtrM-jf9o&ob=av2e

Goodness has it been this long since I used this site… I have been working of course!

Go to

www.flickr.com/photos/smileforthelady

to see my recent work!

Something else I’d really like to explore is the lack of colour in an image, rather than just black and white. Of course the stonework of York Cathedral is perfect for this.I totally got carried away with the amount of patterns and textures in the building- something I always loved. When I got my job at Venture my tutor was mortified, she thought I would lose the subtlety of my work… she was right to worry of course… I learned a a lot & I never really lost it but I do hope to find it properly again.

I wasn’t sure how the images of the candles would come out- I really hate using flash unless I’m in the studio and the Minister was very dark! Basically I held my breath and tried to stay as still as I could! I’ve tried to make an image which is dark and a bit gothic,without being black and white. The warm and cold colours mixed together I am really pleased with. It needs text…will have to buy a new copy of Dracula!

York Cathedral

It’s that holiday time of year again and we headed off to the log cabin in York again, I got some really great shots of the Minister and York itself. The patterns and the brickwork were so beautiful and it was a really nice day. I took a silly amount of pictures, with the intention of making a textural collage from them….more coming  up on Flickr!

Its finally starting to feel like we are coming out of Winter! Hurrah! I’m determined to have a great summer this year and the warmer weather means lots of flowers to take pictures of and a great excuse for sunny days out! I find taking pictures of flowers very relaxing, and it usually means I’m having a nice day too!

flowers from sunny summer days!

I did a shoot a couple of weeks ago for the House of Charles hat designer. Her name is Janice Charles and shes local to Liverpool and just starting out. I was wanting to do something quite muted and subtle and it worked perfectly, I’m really pleased with them! And the hats were rather funky! They are all bespoke designs, they can even be commisioned for an outfit you already have.

Hats by House of Charles - janice40@hotmail.co.uk

After workin all over Xmas and New Year I haven’t been feeling too motivated lately but I’m starting to feel a bit better again now! Have booked myself a long weekend this week to chill out and catch up with some family I hardly saw over Xmas! Then I can hopefully start again in a week or so with some ideas and the reinvention of my website. I shot these on Crosby Beach in the freezing cold the other day, got some multi images for my project and some shots I’m just pleased with in general! The rest are on my Flickr account as usual!