Fashion and Beauty Photography. Not a phrase you would expect to find associated with a Press and PR Photographer and certainly not with a Sports Photographer, but in the dark and distant past it was something I did a lot of!
I was lucky to work with many very talented individuals which included models, MUA’s, Hairstylists, Designers and Stylists. I’m always pretty amazed to hear about the heights they have all risen to!
It kind of all started by mistake when the PR of a designer named Pierre Garroudi called me and asked if I’d like to shoot some of his cloths! I just seized the opportunity and kind of made it up as I went along!
Pierre Garroudi collection shot at The Drop Redoubt on Dover’s Western Heights
From then on I just tried to make the shoot ideas more creative, challenging myself and the people I was working with what would (and wouldn’t) work. So over a period of time I tried to drown, smoke and bury models!
I was also lucky enough to work at some awesome locations, I think my one of my favorite ones was St Augustines Priory in Kent. Where I wanted to shoot a ‘Beauty in Decay’ themed shoot. Featuring Couture Italian Wedding Dresses and a whole hoard of pigeons who were not enamoured with the idea of us using their penthouse!
Another great location I shot in more then once is the little known Dover Transport Museum
More Retro
There are too many great shoot I did to mention them all, so here are a few of my favorites pulled from the archives.
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- Laid Back Retro Chic
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- Smokey Studio Pro
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- Simple Beauty
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- Water 2
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- Natural Beauty
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- Pierre Garroudi collection shot at Dovers Western Heights
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- Street Test Shoot
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- Beach Location
I even shot at the mad circus that is London Fashion Week a couple of times.
Pam Hogg. London Fashion Week AW13/14
So why all this misty eyed reminiscing? Well I’m thinking of starting to do some beauty work again. So if we have worked together before or not get in touch, like, share or comment. I have a few ideas I’d like to explore creatively, but I am more than welcome to collaborate on ideas that you may have. I think I’d like to do something with explosions……erm maybe not! but then again…….