Jaeger Black Dress

I Recently purchased a beautiful, pleated, vintage Jaeger dress from Clifton Vintage Boutique (I got an offer from the same shop to shoot some of her fantastic clothes - but more on that later). I Knew instantly which model I wanted for the shoot. Unfortunately, when we set out to the shoot, it was one of the coldest days ever! I mean freezing! I felt terribly sorry for the model but we plowed on, sharing my fur coat.

The model used, was of course, the lovely Tilly. Click here for details:

http://www.gingersnap.co.uk/Models/106-4080/Tilly.html

Clifton Hill Costume & Textiles Launch Night

Big post today, but it is totally worth it!

I was recently invited to attend as one of the photographers for an event to launch the new Clifton Hill Costume And Textiles clothes shop. 

For the evening, there were seven different themed rooms - each styled in a different era. The eras were '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s. Within each era there were two models sporting the most fantastic clothes from that time. Each room you went into was like dropping into a scene from the past. It was wonderful! An hour before the guests started to arrive, me and the other photographers were given a chance to peruse the different rooms with our cameras, arranging the models how we wanted, sharing set-ups and so on.

As well as all this, there were two halls in the basement. One had a bar, and the other, a stage with live music surrounded by different vintage stalls. There were stalls for vintage jewelry, clothes, records, lace, oil cloth bags/items and vintage-inspired magazines. 

Later in the evening, a fashion show was hosted! Everyone crowded round the staging area which had a runway surrounded by vintage shoes with flowers planted in them! The models from earlier came down and paraded along the catwalk with different outfits, the music matching the era depicted.

The night itself was a massive success and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves! A huge congratulations and thanks to Sue Fyfe-Williams and Ali Cook of Jezebel Events for pulling the night off!

Shout out to The Marionettes and Pretty Nostalgic magazine who both featured in the event. I highly recommend them both so do take a look at their sites!

Magazine Mockups

So recently I have been experimenting with making up my own magazine/book covers with my photos.  I wanted to see what my photos would look like if they happened to get onto the front cover of a magazine (wishful thinking!). However, while making them I found that it was actually quite difficult to find a photo that had enough room for the title and other writing. I realize now that this is something I should take into consideration when shooting. 

The photos from mock-ups 1 & 4 are from a new shoot coming up next. Keep an eye out for the next post!

Links To Shoots From The Mockups:

1 - (Awaiting Post)

2 - Beautiful Creature

3 - The Runaway

4 - (Awaiting Post)

5 - Style Report: Boy George/Grace

6 - Black & red

7 - Style Report: Boy George/Grace

Note: The title and other various names/websites included in the mockups have been made up. Any comparison to real life is purely coincidental.

Tumblr

 

Yes, Rosa Fay Photography is on Tumblr.

Just thought I'd pop up a quick half-post post before the next proper post. (That makes sense).

So if you like re-blogging good old mushy stuff, come and see my creations on Tumblr. These 'creations' are exclusive to my Tumblr as you won't see them anywhere else.

Do come and join me:

http://rosafayphotography.tumblr.com/

Next Proper Post: Rosa Fay does magazine mockups! Keep an eye out, its going to be awesome.

For The Love Of A Princess (Light) 2/2

For the second theme of the shoot, there wasn't technically any idea behind it. Its just sort of... happened. 

This second half of the shoot was very fun! Mainly because whilst we shot, we chatted about spontaneously breaking into song (as I have mentioned before in THIS post). The songs ranged from You Raise Me Up when I was adjusting the height of the photographic light to Mirrors when we were experimenting with mirror shots, and as always - since its constantly stuck in my head - Don't wake me up... Just because.

The dress was actually a complete fluke (and this is why there wasn't technically any ideas behind the theme). The model was due to arrive in the afternoon, and I had popped out that morning to have a wonder around the charity shops. Whilst I was nosing around, I stumbled upon this 70s blue gown. I laughed when I first saw it because it seemed so over the top, and decided to try it on just for the fun. However, when I saw what it looked like on, I seriously started to consider using it in a shoot. In the end, I bought the dress for £5 - it made me late for meeting the model but it was worth it!

Pipe cleaner crown made by me. Dress from charity shop. Earrings were a present.

For The Love Of A Princess (Dark) 1/2

This is the first theme from a shoot I did the other day with the lovely model from THIS shoot. The idea was initially based on Lilly Cole's demeanor in 'The Moth Diaries' - but, as always, it turned into something else. I wanted this theme to be of a dark princess, ruling her domain. (Someone also told me that it had a flavor of 'Where The Wild Things Are' which I can also see).

For this shoot, I most certainly wanted to shoot outside, which I realized was an insane idea owing to the fact that it was FREEZING. However, we decided to plow on. Sharing a coat between us, me and the model ran around to different spots taking quick snaps and exchanging my fur coat depending on when we were shooting. 

At one point, I told the model to sit on a wall and as she did so, she suddenly burst out laughing saying that we were being watched. As it turned out, we ended up being a family's lunch entertainment as we were shooting right outside their window whilst they all ate and watched us freeze. 

Watch out for the second theme to this shoot coming soon!

Also, do check out the model's Sites-
Blog
Tumblr

The pipe cleaner crown was made by me. Black dress from a charity shop. Necklace from Sainsbury's (bought a while back). Lace cuffs where a present.

The Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair

Chocolate Delores

Clifton Hill Costume And Textiles

The Wilde Bunch

The Bristol Metropolitan Quartet 

Lisa Keating Bridal

Lilly Grace Originals 

Kayleigh Hammond wearing Lisa Keating corset

Pretty Amazing Cakes

Bristol Vintage

Two weeks ago on the 10th of March (incidentally, Mother's Day), I trotted down to the Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair with my camera. It was truly wonderful. So many beautiful things to look at. I had been there once or twice before, just to observe, and had been asked several times by the stall-holders whether I was a bride! If anything though, this fair made me want to get married, just so I could try on some pretty lace garments or sample beautiful chocolate and iced cakes (Pictures 1 & 8)! Really though, there was plenty of music, ranging from sensational singers to quaint quartets playing throughout the day (Picture 4). If you wanted to sit down for a cup of tea, off to the side there was a little tea room using the most beautiful vintage china for their cups (Picture 9). I felt very elegant sipping out of one of those, whilst listening to the marvelous Marionettes singing next door! As well as all of this, there were beautiful girls gliding round the halls, dressed up in the most divine wedding gowns. I had to stop them to take some quick shots because they really did look amazing! In (Picture 7), the bride's hair hadn't quite been finished yet, but I still thought she looked wonderful anyway.

All in all, a fantastic day and a great exhibition. I very much recommend this to any couples planning to get married, as it'll give you some great contacts to help plan your perfect wedding. Do catch it next year!

If you want to see more of the Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair, check out the blog HERE.

Note - I took so many shots that day, that sadly there wasn't enough space on the blog for all of them. If you are a stall holder from the event and saw me flitting around your stand with my camera, please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like a picture or two from your stall. Please email me with the name of your company and a link to your website and I shall send you the corresponding photograph. Email is: rosagoodchild@gmail.com