URBAN COWGIRL - PART 1
URBAN COWGIRL - PART 1
I have always loved portrait photography, but in all the years that I have been taking photographs, I have rarely had the opportunity to get people in front of my camera.
Back at the beginning of 2017, I chatted to my good friend Stacey about arranging a shoot together - and she willingly agreed to be my model & mentor.
So I started scouting for locations (in my local area), we exchanged ideas on styling, and set a date for the shoot.
KIT & CABOODLE
I shot a range of digital, 35mm and instant film, with my faithful cameras:
EOS 550D with 50mm lens.
Canon EOS 1000 35mm film camera, Agfa Vista 200 film.
Canon AV-1 35mm film camera, Agfa Vista 200 film
Polaroid 240 Land Camera with close up lens, Fujifilm FP-100C peel-apart film.
Fuji Instax mini, Fujifilm Instax Monochrome film.
I also brought along a reflector, which we used as both a reflector and scrim to diffuse the bright sunlight.
COLOUR
I have edited these shots in a range of ways, some of the colour comes from the light source, some from the film stock and some from Lightroom presets. This is one of the elements that I find the hardest, to try and keep images consistent across mediums.
VINTAGE AS ALWAYS
It's no great surprise to say that I love all things vintage, so when I spotted the vintage Mercedes, I knew that I wanted to incorporate it into the shoot somehow. I think the colours match perfectly with the outfit.
GOLDEN HOUR
We were really lucky to catch Golden Hour, just at the end of our shoot. The light through the trees, was beautiful - and Stacey gave me some great pointers on how to use it as backlighting.
THANKS
I cannot thank Stacey enough for her help, she gave great advice on styling, posing, composing, light, angles - and not only that, but she even developed and scanned all my 35mm film! Look out for Urban Cowgirl - Part 2, coming soon - when I finish editing the rest of the photographs from the photo-shoot.
Check out some of Stacey's work : Stacey Johnson Website | Facebook | Instagram
