Copyirght Marcé Michael Photography
Thursday 18 August 2011
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
I was going through my images and came across these rose images which I took probably about 4 years ago. I thought I might just include them in here as well.
Copyirght Marcé Michael Photography
Copyirght Marcé Michael Photography
A day at the Queens' Sandringham Estate
There were some beautiful flowers and well maintained grounds all around the estate.
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Wednesday 18 May 2011
Saturday 14 May 2011
Thursday 14 April 2011
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Mixing dance with fashion?
This week I went into the studio to try and get some shots involving some dancers and powder paint. I thought well how difficult can it be do capture the paint going through the air as the dancer is throwing it whilst doing some dance moves. Well turns out due to the fact that I was sharing the studio with 4 other people, was really difficult. Something that I definately did not take into consideration was the fact that powder paint travels- quite a bit actually.
The annoying thing is that at the end of the day, I didn't quite get the picture I wanted out of the shoot. These two images below is the closest I managed to get to the image I wanted.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get anything more than these two shots which is a real shame. I had to then think about what I can to do instead of using the paint and decided to continue with the dancing and try to get some interesting shapes out of that.
I like some of the shapes that did come out of the shoot but I don't think that it really fits into the kind of work I have been doing- but either way it is something I really wanted to try and I suppose it was just a technical exercise for me- one that I just could not complete unfortunately.
If I was to go back to this shoot, I would do it a littl bit differently. I would find a way to section my area off so that the paint doesn't travel absolutely everywhere in the studio like this time- it is a nightmare to clean off the floor as well to be honest. When I first started trying to wash it off the floor, I ended up painting the floor red- yes red. I managed to get it all off in the end though so it wasn't too bad. I would probably next time style the model in something more than just a leotard and leggings. Possibly a nice floaty dress that would have nice movement to it when the dancers are dancing and jumping about.
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The annoying thing is that at the end of the day, I didn't quite get the picture I wanted out of the shoot. These two images below is the closest I managed to get to the image I wanted.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get anything more than these two shots which is a real shame. I had to then think about what I can to do instead of using the paint and decided to continue with the dancing and try to get some interesting shapes out of that.
I like some of the shapes that did come out of the shoot but I don't think that it really fits into the kind of work I have been doing- but either way it is something I really wanted to try and I suppose it was just a technical exercise for me- one that I just could not complete unfortunately.
If I was to go back to this shoot, I would do it a littl bit differently. I would find a way to section my area off so that the paint doesn't travel absolutely everywhere in the studio like this time- it is a nightmare to clean off the floor as well to be honest. When I first started trying to wash it off the floor, I ended up painting the floor red- yes red. I managed to get it all off in the end though so it wasn't too bad. I would probably next time style the model in something more than just a leotard and leggings. Possibly a nice floaty dress that would have nice movement to it when the dancers are dancing and jumping about.
Copyright Marce Michael Photography
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Fashion Photography
What I found with fashion photography is that it is not always just about the clothes- its about the model and the setting around it. It is about wanting to create that feeling of something more in the image than just the clothing head on. I think what gets many people so hooked into the fashion world, is the complete package that they present to the world. They show us how they feel the perfect person should look like- perfect skin, body, looks and style. Many of us then buy into this whole perception of what is "perfect" and it is something we feel we should aspire towards.
My own creative practice has mainly been centred around working with female models so what I have tried to do in my images is still keep a level of femininity in them. My main inspirations for my images came from photographers like Tim Walker, Paolo Roversi, Lillian Bassman and Edward Steichen.
The reason why these four photographers have been a source of inspiration to my work, is down to how they have lit their work, how they have carefully controlled the colours in their images and in the cases that they photographed women, how the maintained an air of femininity.
My own creative practice has mainly been centred around working with female models so what I have tried to do in my images is still keep a level of femininity in them. My main inspirations for my images came from photographers like Tim Walker, Paolo Roversi, Lillian Bassman and Edward Steichen.
The reason why these four photographers have been a source of inspiration to my work, is down to how they have lit their work, how they have carefully controlled the colours in their images and in the cases that they photographed women, how the maintained an air of femininity.
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