Top o' the mornin' to ye

Happy St. Patricks day to you all :)
I was born in Clonmel, Ireland (the little town they make Magners cider, ah yea), and most of my mum's side of the fam live over there in Tipperary so I just love this day! I wish I was in Dublin right now, it always looks so amazing, with parades and leprechauns and of course lots of Guinness... Unfortunately I'm working in Cheltenham tonight so can't have my own celebrations ~ weep ~ buy I guess as I'll be out in bars among all the atmosphere which is always a plus. Just a shame I can't enjoy a nice cider, or three...
Is everyone wearing green today?

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Where have you been?

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, been rather busy. Okay, lets fill you in.. Last Tuesday I got to work with Andre Regini on a photo shoot for The Bristol Magazine which was really insightful. To be honest I was kind of 'hold the light lady' but I still learnt a lot, and credit to the models working outside all day was chilly! It was such a long day, but one I would definately do again, I just hope I get the opportunity too, and maybe a shoot that is a bit more 'high fashion editorial' than 'lifestyle pretty'. The garments and accessories came from stores like Zara, Harvey Nichols, House of Fraser, L.K Bennett and more, so they were really beautiful and well styled. My favorite piece was a stunning maxi skirt from Zara in a pastel salmon silk, it just glistened. Stunning.
I've also started shooting my own photos for my 'Animalistic' project which have come out quite well if I do say so myself... haha, what do you think?

With thanks to my lovely model Bianca.
I am quite pleased with the looks in each image, yet I think the lighting is still off a bit. I had a flashbox lighting the models right hand side and a beauty box lighting her face, but I don't think the lighting is 'moody' enough. It doesn't quite have the intensity I was after. But hey, that's what test shoots are for I guess.
Hope you like. x