'Blue With Envy' Production

This shoot really, really excited me whilst preparing it. We had all sorts going on and I couldn’t wait to put it all together! The makeup was bold and glittery, including two rows of eyelashes, glitter, sequins and lots of shimmer – my absolute dream! I also had a stylist working with me. We were messaging lots prior to the shoot with ideas we both had and constant updates of our progress.

I asked for two different looks to chose from. One look with denim to produce an effortless, cool character. The other look with lots of sequins and over the top accessories. On the day of the shoot she turned up with so many options that I was spoilt for choice. I instantly fell in love with the tinsel jacket she brought. The whole outfit went together perfectly with the turban and wig and the whole look produced the exact level of sass I was after. The model really managed to embrace the character with all of the styling complete with the hair and makeup and instantly transformed.

Straight away the images looked incredible! But we gradually added different things to the shoot, including a subtle blue gel light, a dobo filter on the spotlight, then eventually shone light onto the glitter ball I brought. I just really wanted the whole look to be so sparkly and eye catching. After getting some amazing shots, we then attempted adjusting the shutter speed whilst the model moved around in the wind machine. The tinsel jacket created so much interesting movement and I could not be more excited over the images!

We then eventually got to the filming which was very successful. I also think this dream felt a little lighter than the rest which creates a nice variation. What I really noticed about this shoot and its success was how we all collaborated so well as a team and performed to our highest abilities. I a so thankful for the hard work and input from everyone and they all seem to be very excited for the final release!