LOOKBOOK SHOOTS // LAYOUTS

FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN MY LOOK BOOK I COLLABORATED WITH 2ND YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT TILLY HALDEN. THROUGH THIS THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MORE PROFESSIONAL VISUALLY, DUE TO HER EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND USE OF TECHNICAL PROCESSES EG LIGHTING & FRAMING. BY WORKING WITH TILLY ALLOWED US BOTH TO SHARE IDEAS, BOOSTING CREATIVITY WITHIN THE SHOOTS AND PRODUCING HIGHER LEVEL OUTCOMES. 

MANCHESTER TOWN HALL SHOOT // COLLECTION 2

AS THIS WAS MY FIRST SHOOT FOR MY LOOK BOOK, I FEEL I WAS WELL PREPARED BEFORE HAND, RESEARCHING AND PUTTING ALOT OF THOUGHT IN TO OUTFITS AND STYLING. I WANTED SIMPLE SHAPED GARMENTS, OVERSIZED BUT STILL HAVING A SOPHISTICATED LOOK, REFLECTING MY HIGH END MARKET. I FEEL THIS WAS ACHIEVED, ALONGSIDE THE MODELS POSES AND POSITIONING BEING A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. BEFORE THE SHOOT I CAME ACROSS A FEW DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS CANCELLATION OF THE MAKE UP ARTIST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOOT AND THE MODEL CANCELLING THE NIGHT BEFORE. HOWEVER AS A PAIR ME AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE ISSUES BY FINDING REPLACEMENTS QUICKLY AND CARRY ON WITH THE SHOOT AS SCHEDULED. 

STUDIO SHOOT // COLLECTION 1

DUE TO THE DIFFICULTIES THAT UNEXPECTEDLY AROSE IN MY PREVIOUS SHOOT I MADE SURE FOR THIS ONE I HAD FULL CONFIRMATION ON BOTH MODEL AND MAKE UP ARTIST. I ALSO MADE SURE I HAD ALL PROPS AND OUTFITS TO EVERY DETAIL DAYS BEFORE, SO I WOULD BE FULLY PREPARED AND GET FULL USE OF TIME EFFICIENTLY. AS MY PREVIOUS SHOOT WAS MY FIRST TIME DIRECTING FOR A LOOK BOOK, THIS TIME AROUND I WAS MORE CONFIDENT IN WHAT IMAGES I WANTED AND THEREFORE WAS ABLE TO DIRECT MORE ACCURATELY, LEADING TO STRONG, PROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES. MY SET DESIGN RESEARCH BEFORE HAND REALLY BENEFITTED THIS SHOOT, THE WHITE ON WHITE GIVES THE PHOTOGRAPHS A CLEAN AND MORE ART DIRECTED FINISH.    

LAYOUT EXPERIMENTATION // INSPIRATION

AS I HAVE ONLY JUST RECEIVED MY EDITED PHOTOGRAPHS BACK I HAVE ONLY SLIGHTLY EXPERIMENTED WITH PRINT PLACEMENT AND ALSO POTENTIAL LAYOUTS FOR THE LOOK BOOK. THE PURPOSE FOR MY LOOK BOOK WILL BE TO POTRAY MY SKILLS AS A PRINT DESIGNER AND ALSO MY ABILITY TO STYLE AND DIRECT A SHOOT. THEREFORE I FEEL PLACING LARGER IMAGES OF MY PRINTS BEHIND PHOTOGRAPHS IS A EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROMOTE THIS COMBINED WITH MORE MINIMAL/SIMPLE BACKGROUNDS TO FOCUS MORE ON MY STYLING AND POSITIONING OF PROPS ON SET. IN THESE LAST WEEKS I AIM TO REALLY EXPERIMENT & REFINE MY LAYOUTS.

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FOR LAYOUT INSPIRATION FOR MY LOOK BOOK I HAVE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH FASHION MAGAZINES SUCH AS, VOGUE & ID AND ALSO TREND WEBSITES SUCH AS WGSN. I WANT MY LOOK BOOK TO BE QUITE MINIMAL, USING VARIATION IN THE PLACEMENT OF MY IMAGES ON A DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD, NOT JUST STICKING TO ONE IMAGE PER HALF PAGE. ALSO TO EXPERIMENT WITH SIZE AND PROPORTIONS & CROPPING. 

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