Photoshoot – behind the scenes!

Arriving at the beautiful house in St Mary’s bay on a cold cloudy day we were greeted warmly by the darling grandma who owned the house.

We went into the room that we were shooting our first shots in, most of the photography equipment and furniture had already been set up the night before   so we were all ready we just had to do test shots for the lighting and wait for our model.

 The amazing model Emily arrived and then she was straight off into hair and make-up. Kyla the hair stylist created a gorgeous 1960′s beehive hair style and Astrid the makeup artist created a classic yet elegant 1960′s style also. Fitted into her first dress (supplied by the Little white dress) Emily was back off down stairs so we could begin shooting.

After about and hour and a half and many photos later we had the shots that we needed and it was time to pack everything away back in the car, it was like a game of tetris! We had an amazing lunch made lovingly by Ange which fuelled us all up, and then it was time to jump back into the car and drive across town to Hotel Debretts.

 Once we got there we were greeted by very helpful staff members who helped us load all our equipment and lighting gear into the elevator and take it all to our hotel suite. Once in the suite Becky and I had to start setting all the equipment back up again and Iet me tell you it was pretty tricky with the tight spaces and spiral staircase! Once we had it all set up however, Tracey had arrived with the rest of the team to complete the set up and make the final adjustments.

Emily was whisked away to change into another gorgeous dress. After a few photos and a couple of adjustments we had the right photo we wanted, and it was time for our third shoot, Emily was all changed into her third dress then it was off back down the stairs to the dining room. It had an real homely vibe to it surrounded by couches and a very scorching fire place, it was like summer hit us! After shuffling around some furniture we began shooting, and before you knew it we had the perfect photo and it was time to pack everything up for the last time and take it back up the stairs to the room for us to set up for the fourth and final shoot in the bathroom.

Whilst our model was getting her final hair and make up change we were setting up the lighting and photo equipment, then pop…it went dark, we had managed to overload a power box and the power to the room went out. Luckily with the brain power of 5 girls we got it sorted and began shooting. I was standing in the bathtub holding the “Snoot” light I watched the model glow, giggle and smile as Tracey worked her magic.

Before you knew it we had achieved all of the shots we needed for the day and it was time to pack everything up, We amazingly ran perfectly to time for the day and we were finished by 5:30pm.

Larissa Kerr – Assistant

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