Behind The Shoot

This shoot was a complete whirlwind from beginning to end, from planning to execution, from Gumtree to the SAE studio. When we decided that this magazine was going to be as collaborative as possible it was really important that we had a full shoot with other creatives. We looked through a lot of models, eventually narrowing it down to our final model, Tanaz Ayra. Luckily she was able to make it on the same day as our makeup artist, Jemima Mccormick.

WRITTEN BY NATALIE EDWARDS

You can check out the final images after this but first, let’s take a trip into the behind the scenes of our Autumn Ablaze shoot and our thought process in creating that final product.

Since this is the Autumn issue we saw it only fitting to coordinate our shoot with this theme. The colour orange was all I could see in regards to makeup inspiration so I then got a moodboard together and sent it off to our makeup artist.

Jemima gave us her creative take on what we provided and it was even better than how we’d pictured it. Having never worked with a makeup artist prior to this photoshoot we were both excited and nervous. Now, I want to work with a makeup artist on every shoot, which may be a blessing and a curse in itself. We decided very early on that we wanted a slightly more unique take on the Autumn theme. So, we went for a more refined style in regars to the clothing and the studio. The orange really became the hero of these photos.

When we set out to have this collaboration happen it was very new territory for us. Having a set theme and then having multiple people work together towards that final product was so great and so satisfying when it was all finished.

Overall, every shoot can have its ups and downs but when you pick the right people to work with you can still have that vision come through. Thanks to Tanaz and Jemima for making the time to be a part of this. Lastly, we hope you enjoy the final product as much as we all have.

For the biggest curveball we faced, the studio lights did not want to work with us. After a lot of frustration and testing we gave in and used only the lighting in the room, thankfully we had a very patient and very talented model who struggled through it with us. Regardless of the trouble we faced with the equipment, we did end up getting some really great photos and this shoot was very much a success. It really was a great experience and getting the chance to work with other local creatives is never an opportunity to pass up.