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Model: Ieva Jankovska

The Future's Bright....

This months Homes and Interiors Scotland magazine features four of the most promising graduates from scotlands four institutional greats: Glasgow's school of art, Grey's in Aberdeen, Duncan of Jordanstone Dundee and Edinburgh school of art.

Jean Johansson Session

Jean Johansson makes 30 under 30 in this months Glasgow Edition of I-On Magazine. See more of Jean HERE

Make up: Kat McSwein

CORE magazine

Shot last month and featured in this months CORE magazine.

Stylist: Sarah Munro
Make-Up Artist: Lynsey C Reilly
Model: Arlene @ Model Team
Photographers Assistant: Eoin Carey

Her I-on Style

This months 'My I-on Style' features the STVs Jean Johansson sharing her yes-es and no-ses on this season's fashions.

Daily Record Saturday 23rd January

As the next photographs from 'The Colours Girls' set released Scotland's Daily Record publish one of the underwear shoot promoting the girls as Six to watch in 2010.

Huge mention to my partner in crime on this shoot make up artist Kat McSwein.

Photographer: Hamish Campbell
Make up: Kat McSwein
Hair Styling: Caroline Grehan
Sylist: Lindsay Campbell
Photography Assistants: Karen Hancock and Eoin Carey

ECHO Magazine

These images were taken in Edinburghs Malmaison Hotel. A huge thanks to the staff over there for looking after us all day.

Models: Sophie & Michelle @ Superior
Make up: Jak Morgan
styling: Michelle Mcdonald

Graffiti Look Back

Continuing the look back over 2009 with some images shot for 'The Skinny' in our fair nations capital.

Make Up: Lyindsy C Reilly
Styling: Mr Ian Tod

Back For 2010!

Back into the busy fray and hitting the ground running with 2 shoots in 2 days. This is an image from today's shoot (yesterdays was for a magazine so more to follow soon) with model Lisa Lewis and make up artist Paulina Siembor. Paulina is known for her bright and colourful make up artistry, (more images from this shoot to hit the blog soon, watch this space_______) and she didn't let us down today with rainbow lashes and ribbon taking center stage for most of today's shoot. However the image above is one from the end of the day after the make up was stripped back. Concentrating on a simple one light set up today the image is shot with a classic feel in mind. Lisa has a quality to her poses that really plays with the light that really got the most from the minimal feel of today's shoot.

EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!!!

For the keen eyed of you following my blog you may have noticed a lack of 'Photo of the Month' last month. There is a photo.... 3 in fact... They are coming.... Taken in December for Colours Modeling Agency they hit the streets in mid January along with a rather swish Video.... Its all happening!!!!

POSED magazine editorial shoot

Last June I was selected as a contributing photographer for a new Scottish fashion and photography publication. The magazine is split into two sections the first a 'MUSE' section where each of the photographers were asked to take photos of the first editions muse Stephanie (Superior Model Management) . The clothes were supplied by American Apparel and other than those two factors we had free reign to do as we pleased. The above shots are taken from the session with Stephanie, I was keen to do something a little different with the look of the images and played with a few ideas before opting for the above effect. Stephanie is a former Beauty Queen and I wanted to wrap these images up with a tie-in between her and the wardrobe selected for me. This of course came in the form of the American flag. Its existence in these images is to show the American influence over both our style and our now common place searches for beauty.

Model: Stephanie (Superior Model Management)
Make Up: Sian Lidgate
Stylist: Pamela

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The second Section was the 'Quote' section. Again a very limited brief letting the involved photographers really run with their ideas. The above images are a set entitled 'The illusion of symmetry' Its focus is on the imperfect nature of both body and textile. The Model Mhairi (Superior Model Management) was asked to keep as straight as possible to allow this effect to work. The Images range from fun, to unusual, to uncomfortable. The body seems almost contorted in some, but each image holds a quiet pulchritude thanks to Mhairi's hard work in front of the lens.

Model: Mhairi (Superior Model Management)
Make Up: Jak Morgan
Stylist: Hamish Campbell

£5000 Cocktail Anyone.... Or Maybe Just A Night In?

Promo Photographs for St Andrews Old Course Hotel. The £5000.00 Champagne cocktails each come with a MAPPIN & WEBB diamond jewelry piece. (I think perhaps the drink is really free).

A belated congratulations to Helen Parker and her Marketing team at 'The Old Course' for their win at the Scottish Thistle Awards last month. Check out the promo pictures below.
The 4 girls are all from the marketing and accounts departments and worked hard for their well earned drinks below. Check out the details for 'The Old Course' offers HERE.

LOADS OF PHOTOS!!!

With POSED Magazine on its way this month we are all very excited to see the first issue. Shooting (for me at least) started for the second issue on Sunday so I thought I'd use this as a good excuse to pop up a few links and say a few thanks.
HUGE team on Sunday so a quick shout out to them all. The 3 models all from Superior Model Management did a grand job with new comer 16 year old Caron truly shining. The others did themselves and their Agency proud. Check them all out here: Caron, Ross D and Lauren.
Sam Morrison preformed her debut as stylist with grace and ease, showcasing some of this seasons hottest 'Knits and Winter Warmers'. Kat McSwean painted faces and curled eye lashes with her normal wit and good banter (quality job on the eye dots...) and Saks Sarah Graham-Mccombe rokin the hair and styling. Huge thanks to Karen my assistant for the day and all the others that put the effort in.

Picture Of the Month October 2009

This photo was shot way back in June 2009 in Glasgow's Contrast studios. It was taken on set in between changes in the Studio while doing the second of two shoots for the up and coming first edition of POSED magazine Blog Here.

More to follow from the POSED magazine Shoots.

Make up: Jak Morgan
Model: Mhairi from Superior Model Management
Styling and Photos: Me!

Core Magazine Glasgow

Glasgow's Core magazine hit the streets this year with a bang! Here is a sneak peek at some of the style images from this coming month's edition. Model and Stylist Sam Morrison (modelteam)

Nieve Jennings nude shoot

UPDATE! FRONT PAGE!!

Since publishing this post the images of Nieve hit the front page of the Sun newspaper.

An early morning saw us sitting in a car park in west Lothian with tea, coffee and a bundle of make up last Thursday. We were shooting for Nieve's folio as its been a while since she had done a shoot on location.
I scouted a spot to shoot in while Kat got Nieve's make up all done. Working from sketches she created a lost in the forest look, making the most of Nieve's animalistic facial qualities.


I wanted to use a relatively straight forward lighting set up on this shoot, so took 2 speedlights and umbrellas, a reflector and mixed in some natural light to get a nice soft and hi gloss look. Here is a test shot from the first set up.


We were keen not to make these shots look like a glamour shot so the styled light and nature of the photographs I think manages to keep us a cut above.


Kat applies some final touches and we are set.








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