Playing house

Big, massive thanks to our MUA Sarah Gray and house owners Steve and Sue for letting us frolic about in their beautiful house for an entire afternoon. Ella Ruth was working her own magic with model Jenny Hosty, while the lovely Lanty Zhang and I ran around, playing with all the amazing treasures we found in the house. It was a joy to be allowed to have the house for our shoot and we all had a great time.

©Nathalie Donado

garlands of smoke

I wasn't meant to be organizing shoots and taking days off to take photos, but that shutter click is deliciously addictive and the prospect of working once more with Sarah Gray was enough to crumble my (admittedly weak) willpower. Sarah is a doll and basically found the location, styled the shoot, did the make-up and hair, AND made the amazing flower garlands on Stevie's and Helen's heads. This shoot's location was one of the most amazing gardens I've had the pleasure to play with. In typical British fashion, massive rain clouds loomed in the distance and ended up soaking the entire team and forcing us to seek shelter in the greenhouse. Armed with a Spar plastic bag wrapped around my camera and an umbrella out intrepid team braved the awful conditions. We also had a bit of fun (and a scare) with some smoke bombs make by Katie Eleanor. Wind and flammable things do not mix. Big thank you to Sarah's parents for letting us set off smoke bombs on their drive and their back garden, feeding us, and just generally being lovely. Also, kudos to the owners of our garden wonderland for letting us prance about their little slice of heaven.

Blooming

A shoot with the lovely Melissa at the Botanical Gardens in Sheffield. August will be a bad month for shoots with my dissertation due soon. I also have to move from Sheffield in September. It will be a crazy couple of months while I find my bearings but I'm hoping all will be good and more photo adventures are in my future.

First ever outfit post, rejoice!

Dress: Vintage, Cardigan: J.Crew, Tights: DKNY, Shoes: Bass, Scarf: American Apparel

It was going to happen eventually. I'm taking my blog in a more fashion oriented direction this year, but there is a purpose to the change. One: I want to work for a fashion magazine and a blog has become de rigueur for any aspiring fashion writer. Two: I love clothes but I am very lazy so I like the challenge of making an effort at least once a week and be creative. Three: Even though there are thousands of fashion blogs (I read a lot of them) there's always room for something with a twist. I will still post shoots and behind the scenes goodness. It wouldn't feel right to stop. I'll just combine my love of photography and fashion and try to make the inevitable outfit posts as visually interesting as possible. I failed today. Can I rant about how much I dislike the lighting situation in my dorm? One window. It faces another building. No light. Therefore I am inaugurating this new phase with awkward photos. Enjoy!