When I photograph any ‘personality’ I do some research into them, to help me to tailor my shoot ideas to suit them as an individual. When I was asked to photograph Amy, I watched some episodes of ‘Signed By Katie Price’; the show which brought her into the public eye and that she went on to win. On the show, Amy exudes elegance and confidence and her dream to become a high-end model. I therefore wanted to come up with a creative concept with was very ‘fashion’, something that Amy didn’t already have in her portfolio. Additionally, because Amy is new to the industry I had a think about where I would place her, wanting to deliver photos that would enhance her portfolio. However, whilst I wanted the shots to feel ‘fashion’, I wanted to capture Amy and the photos to still reflect her so I didn’t want to take the shoot too edgy or quirky. I wanted the images to exude strength and sex appeal, but for the sexiness to come from the attitude, elegance and confidence in Amy, rather than anything crude.
I brought in Natalia Maxwell an amazing hair stylist to create some big, beautiful curls with lots of movement and gloss that could be lifted by the wind. For make up, I asked the talented Emily Jane Williams, to work from a palette of greens, golds and browns, so that all the colours on set complimented each other. The first look that we did used a gorgeous pastel ‘French Connection’ dress, that was covered in studs. The stylist, Sarah Katchis, chose this for the first look because it was soft and feminine and allowed Amy to play with the shape and show her character. Our second look employed a gold bandage dress from ‘Celeb Boutique’ which was teamed with a maroon faux fur shrug and Emily Jane Williams, the MUA, added a plum lip to tie the look together. This look was very luxurious and glossy to show a more sultry side. Photographically, I used an olive green background and wind and smoke to add another dimension to the looks.
The shoot was filmed by Fashion TV, which was really exciting and fantastic to get to talk about your ideas and vision.
FINAL IMAGES:
CREDITS:
PHOTOGRAPHY: RUTH ROSE
MAKE UP: EMILY JANE WILLIAMS
HAIR: NATALIA MAXWELL
STYLING: SARAH KATCHIS
