Mega shoot day looks a bit like this!

So, when BeccaLou says she is moving 3 hours away - we needed to act fast. It's typical you have so many ideas brewing and then BAM, suddenly you have to get them all out in one go.

The day started with a bit of classic biker chic, with an appearance of Suki the Suzuki

Then a smidge of etheral goodness whilst the random bush in the garden was still looking cute.

Then we had the pleasure of Lily Von Pink visit us, assist with make up and a bit of co-modelling to produce some creepy awesome images.

Then a hour drive to the ever sunny (not) north wales and some beachy fun-times.

Including a mermaid shoot which had taken a lot of prep and planning as we wanted the last shoot to go with a bang!

And that's pretty much it for now.

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February in Liverpool

 So, following on from previous posts. There is some slightly good news - I won't be moving to Blackpool (though I am sure it would have been fine if I did). I shall now be moving back to Cheshire. Still, I think it is pretty important to carry on doing loads of nice things, so here goes February....
1) a trip to Crosby beach, with the well known iron men. Which were pretty eerie up close, especially those closer to the sea as they were covered in barnacles.

 A tad off tangent, but I have also majorly improved my diet.

 Top left: plain salad haha. Top right: beansprouts with onion and pepper. Nom!
Bottom left: Rattatouile and bottom right: spinach and lentil curry
I'm not actually a veggie, despite there being no meat in these dishes - just fancied a detox!

 So on Friday 13th (day before Valentines) I went with my OH to see Top Gear Live, at the Echo Arena. On the monday we'd been to see the Circus of Horrors and then on the dreaded Valentines day we went to see a burlesque show.

 Also tried out Moose Coffee on Dale Street (I Think).... t'was amazing!

 And also Bistro Franc on Hanover street, which had an amazing 3 courses for £12.90

 Photography side of things, had my first shoot of 2015 (woo) which went down well with some handmade harnesses and things. Finished results can be seen here.

 Also made some other random bits and bobs which can be seen here.

That's pretty much it. Hope you enjoyed!

New year! New start and all that jazz

Hiya,

Definately been neglecting this blog for a while, and had loads of cool things to post about for the last 6 months of 2013 but never mind. However, I shall give you a list of highlights.

• I finally started on my tour, starting with Manchester, and shot with KMD Designs, Cat Sleigh, Little Sofi and more, it was a lot of fun and filled me with confidence about future tour dates.
• I did many shoots with the amazing BeccaLou Alt Model, including zombies, street fashion and all sorts, had a lot of fun!
• Met lots of new faces, and saw old ones.
• Generally had a good year!

So, with the new year started, I thought I want to fill it with as many shoots as possible, so starting with a giant 50% OFF to get things going, book for any time this year, so long as it's paid for by the end of January!

So, I shall be updating this with a lot of reviews and things soon, have a great year guys! Keep in touch!

I'm just here to take the pictures

I've been taking pictures for quite some time now and have worked with a variety of models, some of which I do now consider friends but it's getting quite common for models to tell me their insecurities, before we've even met (most of the time). I like to see myself as approachable and friendly but I never know what to say when a model who's booked me just says outright "I'm too fat", "I hate myself" or words to that effect.

I get that everyone has their hangups but you'd think that people must like themselves, even if it's just a little bit, if they're publicly broadcasting photos of themselves (I know people who keep their photos private but like the shoot experience). Maybe I'm missing something?

I just feel like an agony aunt sometimes.  I'm a firm believer that size is just a number and I find the term 'skinny' just as offensive as fat if I'm honest.  But I'm thinking that if a person has so many negative thoughts about themselves, should they be shooting? Or should they be seeking some help for their issues? Or (and I hope not) are they just fishing for compliments, off someone they have never met?

Either way I am just here to take the pictures. Though it is nice to get to know someone and learn about their style and what works for them, a whole barrage of questions and comments about their hangups just isn't appealing, and makes me worry about the upcoming shoot (as in, if they can go through with it and will it affect the resulting images? ).