throughout 2012 I have been ridiculously busy travelling everywhere working ridiculous hours, fitting in as many shoots as possible.. the last day of 2012 and I had a cancellation! :O so I contacted
Sendu Bala (a top agency photographer) in hope he'd be available too which he was.. I had a few idea's I didn't get to try out over a few months, I sent them over to him and he was impressed. the idea's I had were very tricky to recreate but we gave them ago and made them our own..
I woke up on new years eve at 8:00am got up, got ready (shower, moisturized, nails done) everything prepped ready to shoot with the amazing
Sendu Bala, I then went on my travels into Cambridge town for last bits and pieces for the shoot.. the gloves were so hard to find but lucky for me the last shoot I looked in Anne Summers had some perfect for the idea I had..
Arrived at
Sendu's home studio in Cambridge at 1:00, we got straight to the point got the accessories out and started looking at the photos we thought would work well for what we wanted to achieve for our portfolios, Se
ndu helped with the styling and also handed me a bottle of water ready for the hardcore modelling.
1:20 We're on!
Sendu had set up all the lighting using soft boxes and reflectors. I stood in my place and we started to perfect the pose needed by a lot of twisting and slight movements. our first idea was implied nude using the lighting to shadow parts of my body.. I was also wearing a very interesting necklace that added to the image. I think the total outcome of this set works and is incredible femine & powerful.
2:00for our second idea we again thought implied nude would work perfect, I brought a pair of interesting pretty patterned lace gloves, I messed up my hair and I stood naked covering myself with my hand that had beautiful patterned gloves on. the other hand above my head. when I was doing this shot I was relax and confident. in my mind I wanted to look strong and powerful.
3:10 Third Set we went for a natural soft image, this was topless using arms to look as if I am giving myself a loose cuddle, fragile looking.. using soft boxes. I moved around a lot for these very slowly and softly stroking my face and sometimes lighting touching my body & messing my hair up.
4:05 Fourth looks-
Sendu set up one soft box.. we were trying a few headshots with a waistcoat then tried some other ones with a patterned top,
Sendu wanted me to try very soft and shy poses and throw a few 'cute' looking expressions, for this we were free to try anything out, lots of smiling dancing quirkiness..
Sendu Bala caught a whole different side of me.
5:00 all done!
I hope you all like the final results.
this won't be the last images from
Amber Tutton & Sendu Bala.