Here’s a bit of fun for you. I was asked to give guidance and to be on hand with lighting kit for a fully styled themed shoot. This is not my usual thing and I had to make sure I was not setting myself up to fail. Anyway to cut a long story short, creative, talented photographers both professional and amateur crafted wonderful pictures from the scenes conceived by Sue Fyfe Williams. Here are a few of my shots that I grabbed at various times throughout the day
Italy on the day that war was declared
Model – Helen Diaz
Clothing – Clifton Hill Costume and Textiles
Hair Stylist – Lukas Szejka
MUA – Jessica Louise Mills
Hat/Beaded bolero UK Milliners Guild
Jewellery – Lodichka Jewellery
Flowers – The Wilde Bunch
Stylist- Sue Fyfe-Williams
Camera: Fuji E-X2 with 60mm lens
Lighting: Lupolux Quadlight and grid. Sunbounce Pro reflector
Norway
Model – Charlotte Roest-Ellis
Designer – Molly Mishi May
Hair stylist – Amy Harding
MUA – Jenny Davies
Jewellery – Lodichka Jewellery
Neck piece – UK Milliners Guild
Flowers – The Wilde Bunch
Stylist – Sue Fyfe-Williams
Camera: Fuji E-X2 with 23mm and 60mm lenses
Lighting: Lupolux LED 1000 spotlight with Scattergel and Lupolux LED 650 spotlight
Colonial Australia
Model – Iris Fitzgerald
Clothing – Clifton Hill Costume and Textiles
Hair stylist – Amy Harding
MUA – Jenny Davies
Jewellery – Lodichka Jewellery
Fedora – UK Milliners Guild
Flowers – The Wilde Bunch
Stylist – Sue Fyfe-Williams
Camera: Fuji E-X2 with 35mm and 60mm lenses
Lighting: Lupolux LED 1000 spotlight with Scattergel and Lupolux LED 650 spotlight
Mongolia
Model – Rachel Harvey
Costume – AMG Costumier
Hair Stylist – Lukas Szejka
MUA – Jessica Louise Mills
Headdress – UK Milliners Guild
Jewellery – Lodichka Jewellery
Flowers – The Wilde Bunch
Stylist – Sue Fyfe-Williams
Camera: Fuji E-X2 with 60mm lens
Lighting: Lupolux LED 1000 spotlight with Scattergel, Lupolux LED 650 spotlight and Lupolux Quadlight and grid
It was a fabulous day of creativity and fun. Sue Fyfe Williams is the organiser of these events as well as the stylist. Her vision and soul is in the very essence of what makes these events fabulous. If you are a competent photographer and want to join us please contact Sue for more details. The next Photography Location Day is at Clifton Hill House, Bristol on the 5th April 2014. All models will be cast for a cinematic/film noir theme.
How random, just looking through your blog and saw this post & I had a wedding enquiry today for there. Looks an amazing place to photograph in, such variety.
Hi Paul,
Thanks, I hope you got the booking :) Damien.
Great use of the Fuji E-X2.
Thanks Nasser :)
Stunning images as usual Damien, I must look into the quadlight as a matter of some urgency. Is the grid of your own making?
Hi Graham, Thanks :) Yes we modify an Elinchrom grid to fit the Lupolux Quad light. The grid page is here: http://www.lovegroveconsulting.com/elinchrom_44cm_beauty_dish_grid/productid/1023.aspx
and the Quadlight page is here: http://www.lovegroveconsulting.com/lupolux_quadlight.aspx
Kind regards, Damien.
Oh my! As usual, stunning gallery. Amazing craft skills. But tell me: how big would you print these Fuji marvelous portraits? Currently shooting D800, I’m so afraid having to “downsize”. Print mostly A3+ (rarely 20″x30″) size but also love to have nice 2560×1440 wallpapers on my computer screen. Thanks!
Hi Eric,
Thank you for your compliments. These images could go bill board size. The detail is amazing, certainly enough for big prints and double page spreads in magazines. 40″ x 30″ would be a breeze :) I’ve just sold my 22mp Canon 5D2 because I never need it anymore.
Kind regards,
Damien.
Superb shots with a camera that’s really beginning to interest me… oh and the Lupolux lights… amazing… can I become your film ambassador for them? No? Oh Damien. Seriously though, fabulous work as ever. Kindest, Neale
Hi Neale, Thank you for your kind words.Your website looks fab by the way – you know that so I’m not sure why I just wrote that. Haha
Best, Damien.