Kitsch Weekend, Golden Age Magazine and The Skeleton Project Week 44

Kitsch Weekend and Golden Age Magazine

Back in August I had a little shoot around Brighton seafront with the beautiful model Abi Green and the wonderfully talented make-up artist Angela Amelia  The photos focused on Abi having a good old colourful time on the rides, on the beach and on the pier.

With the colourful styling and the bright scenery as well as the plastic mood given off from the amusements I came to the name Kitsch Weekend for this shoot, imagining Abi enjoying a few days at the beach. 

This shoot was submitted to the wonderful Golden Age Magazine and this week marks the release of issue 11 and within it's pages are some images from this shoot!

You can view the magazine in it's entirety by clicking the image below!

Here are some other images from the shoot!

And here is the little gif animation I made from this shoot again too!

Be sure to check out the team and the magazine!

Model: Abi Green
Make-up/hair/styling: Angela Amelia
Publication: Golden Age Magazine
And you can find me on facebook too if you are so inclined! :D



The Skeleton Project

Week 44 is here, a bit of a serious black and white for those that like that kind of thing! :D

Don't forget you can follow the project here.

Z Mode and The Skeleton Project Week 42 and 43

Shoot for Z-Mode

Last Sunday I made the trip to London to shoot the awesome Summer 2013 collection by Z-Mode. Unusually for the time of year we managed to land on a sunny day and were only troubled by the odd cloud in the way every now and then... having said that though it was bloody freezing for most of the time!

I met up with Sara at Victoria and we made our way to an apartment in Bethnal Green where the shoot prep was to be based. Once there we met up with the rest of the team. Stephanie who was modelling with Sara, Brendan who was doing the hair and make-up, Victoria who is the designer, Maria the stylist, and Michael, B and Lucie who were filming the behind the scenes video!

Here is a little back of camera preview from the day!

And one behind the scenes photo! More soon I am sure! :P

Photo by Victoria (Instagram @zmodefashion)

Be sure to check out these links to awesome chaps and chapettes!

Models: Stephanie and Sara 

Make-up/hair: Brendan 

Clothing/designer: Victoria

Styling: Maria

BTS Video: Michael, B and Lucie

The Skeleton Project

Not only did I not post a photo last week, I have to post one this week too! Oh the joys of not posting one week and having to post two the next. What am I going on about. Week 42 AND week 43!

Don't forget you can follow the project here.

Fashion Photography 101 and The Skeleton Project Week 41

Fashion Photography 101

Several months ago I was approached by publishing company Ilex Press and photographer Lara Jade to shoot a set of images for a lighting guide with model Stephanie Linda Pause that would be included in the new book they were in the process of making.

You can see the behind the scenes blog entry here for that shoot. We were asked to shoot 13 different lighting setups for the studio section of the book. Here are a few of my favourites from the day!

And so last week I found out from Lara that the book had finally been released and I immediately went and ordered myself a copy of the book! A few days later and I was the proud owner! :D

Putting aside the fact that some of my work is included I must say that it is fantastic! Ilex and Lara have done an amazing job of putting the book together! Having access to Lara's vast knowledge of fashion photography any time you need it is great! 

The way the book is laid out effortlessly guides you through each stage of fashion photography, from equipment to inspiration to setting up your studio and retouching your final images. 

Along with all the essential information and advice the book is filled with Lara's amazing photography, immediately you are struck with one of her stunning portraits on the cover and it continued all the way through, it's both an art book and learning resource at the same time and I highly recommend it!

Here is a little .gif of the pages I worked on with Stephanie! If you get your hands on the book you will find me starting at page 74-81!

You can buy the book on Amazon here and I think it is stocked in major book shops too such as Waterstones. :)

Don't forget to check out Lara's amazing work, you can find her on her website or on facebook! 

And you should also have a look at Ilex Press they produce loads of great books! You can find them on their website and facebook too. 

Also follow the always wonderful Stephanie as well! :) 



The Skeleton Project

Week 41! This photo is based on Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian man... although with less skin obviously hehe.

Don't forget you can follow the project here.

Last Day of Summer and The Skeleton Project Week 40

Last Day of Summer

A few weeks ago I met up with the beautiful Sara for a little test shoot, a blog post about the day can be seen here! As per usual I am slower at editing than I expect so I have only just finished them off. Here are a few from the day and you can see more on my website too! 

I also made a little .gif from one of the video clips we took during the shoot.

Be sure to like Sara's page on facebook and follow her on twitter too! :)


The Skeleton Project

Week 40! Bath time!

Don't forget you can follow the project here.

Chasseur Magazine and The Skeleton Project Week 39

Chasseur Magazine

So the day as finally come! The first issue of Chasseur Magazine is now online and you can view it here! 

This issue contains an image from a beauty shoot I did recently with Eleanor and Courtney (see the blog post about that here) as well as an interview and a little feature of some of my other work. You can see the feature on pages 54-59! 

Be sure to check out the rest of the magazine too as it is packed with wonderful work from wonderful people! :D

Here are some other photos from that shoot too! 

You can also see more of this shoot on my website, either here or here!

Don't forget to follow @eleanor_froud, @CScarlettMUA and @ChasseurMag too! :D

The Skeleton Project

Week 39! The skeleton has fallen into some shrubbery and is broken up about it as you can see.

Don't forget you can follow the project here.

Animated Preview and The Skeleton Project Week 38

Animated Preview

This week as been a bit quiet on the photography front, I am still whittling my way through a pile of editing, but here is a little something from a previous shoot! A new .gif animation from my shoot with Abi and Angela (you can see the blog post about that here). 

The Skeleton Project

Week 38! Keeping on a slightly gloomy feel with this weeks photo. Maybe the skeleton got some bad news or perhaps it is the Sunday feeling, it even troubles the undead. :P

Don't forget you can follow the project here.

Shoot with Sara, Features and The Skeleton Project Week 37

Shoot with Sara

On Monday I met up with the beautiful Sara (who I shot with a few weeks ago, you can see that blog post here) for a little test shoot in the quiet seaside town of Eastbourne. In the morning the weather was grim, grey clouds all over and a spot of rain as well. Luckily by the time we met up around midday the clouds broke and the sun broke through, one of the warmest days this year ensued!

Here are a couple of previews from the day! :)

More soon! In the mean time be sure to like Sara's page on facebook! :)



Features

As well as a shoot on Monday I had a couple of rather pleasant surprises, the first was an interview in the blog of fellow Brighton based photographer Tom Welland, you can see that by clicking the image below! 

As well as that I was also honoured with a feature of one of the best arts websites out there! The Nonsense Society! This is one of the biggest features of my work I have ever and and I am hugely grateful for it! You can see the full feature by clicking the image below!

Huge thanks to both Tom (@TomWelland) of Honeyroasthoax and Chris (@chrisiscreative) of The Nonsense Society for the features, be sure to follow them both! 


The Skeleton Project

Week 37!

Don't forget you can follow the project here.

The Boho Gypsy, Features and The Skeleton Project Week 36

The Boho Gypsy

A bit of time ago, on a beach not that far away... I had a shoot with the lovely Marta, you may remember the behind the scenes blog post from that shoot, if not you can see it here. Well today is the day I can finally release the images, so here they are! :D

Model/Stylist: M | M
Make-up/Hair: Angela Wilkinson
Assistant: Caroline Flynn
Photography: Me! Thomas Cole Simmonds Photography

Features

The 1st of September marked the launch of the wonderful Atlas Magazine! And with it some of my photos from the previously mentioned shoot are featured, you can view the magazine in it's entirety here and I fully recommend you do, there is so much amazing work from amazing featured! I am so honoured to be included! We are pages 5, 69, 126 and 127! :)

Also this week one of the photos I took during my shoot a few weeks ago with M and Courtney (you can see there here) was used in the latest issue of Absolute Brighton magazine! 

You can see the full issue online here.

Also Chasseur Magazine posted a little behind the scenes sneak peek at the beauty shoot I shot for their upcoming first issue. You can see that better here. 

Videos

I put together some little title screens for the short films (they are bloody short lol) I have made over the past few years, you can click the images below to view the videos if you haven't seen them before! Let me know what you think! :)

Huge thanks to Kevin and his wonderful website full of music that I used in these films, go check out his stuff and follow him on twitter for updates!

The Skeleton Project

Week 36 is a hat tip to the gloom of a birthday, as I had mine just the other day! ...Not that mine was particularly gloomy but the idea popped up. :P

Don't forget you can follow the project here.