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dl1. No vintage set is complete without a monochrome beauty shot. 100mm lens at f/2.8

dl2. Rain is in the air but the fun had started right from the off.

dl3. Chris and I have left all our shots in colour. I've shown some in my vintage colour look and kept some in natural colour just for comparison. In an album I'd go for natural colour or monochrome throughout. For canvases or wall art I'd go for the vintage look.

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dl10. These shots were lit using natural light.

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dl13. I used a pair of Lupo Fresnel lights for these shots.

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dl21. I used an Arri 300 light for these frames.

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dl30. This was the last frame of the day taken just for fun and used a pair of Speedlights in Lovegrove 2 point lighting style.

ch1. Typical first shot of a cherish session to get your client relaxed in front of camera.

ch2. I'm pleased with this shot, especially as I had moved shelving to get it which subsequently collapsed and took forever to reassemble. Colour temperature down to 3,000K and an Arri 300 providing a slash of light with its barn doors.

ch3. Changing my position gives me scope to add cameo images to the album collection.

ch4. The old telephone booth and a craftily hidden lowel ID light provides fab atmospheric lighting. I love Jenny's cheekbones, they're beautiful.

ch5 & 6 & 7. My take on a classic Marilyn picture. The whole team coming together to create these fab images. Chloe excels in her role as the iconic Monroe, Samantha and Victoria our stylists create the superb look, and Katie Hanson's dress design with Claire's arranging make this set on the stairs wonderful.

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ch8. Another Claire set up. The money shot I think Damien calls it. A great album opener. The shot sets the scene with lots of info for the viewer to absorb.

ch9. 10. 11. 12. I gave Chloe and Charlie a scenario to act out then wandered around them with a 70-200mm and shot a collection of pictures for the album

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ch13. This is one of my favourite set ups on the station. The quirky pose makes it an editorial fave, with previous shots making front covers and blog title pages.

ch14 and ch15 Jenny looks a million euro's in this £20 vintage inspired dress. In the right setting and with just a couple of speedlights, fantastic fashion images are easily achievable.

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ch16. Reflection Shots always delight clients. I never tell them I'm shooting one. Nearly always they don't notice, so its a nice surprise at their viewing.

ch17 Another technique which gives clients a surprise is how to achieve shots like this in dark spaces. Get a monopod, lean against a train door, tell your client to stand still, and shoot at iso 800 1/15th sec at f2.8 Shimples

ch18. Jenny had a genuine 1940's ladies coat with her. With a single speedlight and 5,400k colour temp set, we did an impromptu Cherish the coat.

ch19. This time two speedlights and 10,000K. I allowed a little flare to creep into the frame to create a low sun on an early autumn evening.

ch20. We placed Jenny in the window of the train door. We place a single zoomed in speedlight about 10 foot down the platform.

ch21. Moving into the carriages, the light levels fluctuated by stops as the sun couldn't make up its mind what to do. Chloe with her skillful slink approached the camera, expertly keeping her face in the window light.

ch22. Stopping at the end of her catwalk in just the right place, worked the camera.

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ch25. 26. I call this type of lit scene, Caravaggio light. He's one of my favourite painters, and Chloe looks divine in this patch of light.

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ch27. 28. With 10,000K set on the white balance, we wanted to create an out of Africa type scene. The pose was a bit fiddly but Chloe and Charlie mastered it to Claires perfection who is hiding around the carriage corner.

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ch29. 30. And finally finishing off my images, a neat little trick Damien taught me. I have a small 7inch reflector which was a freebie with something. This little reflector can bounce light and fill a dark space with great light. I set up the lowel id on a stand, pointed the head to the floor, and claire held the reflector directly under the light and bounced it onto Chloe.

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