Sara Melotti

Sara is an italian fashion photographer & her work is absolutely stunning!! I am so inspired when I look at her images and it gives me thousands of ideas & the push to stay motivated to achieving my goal.

If you haven't seen her work already here is a link to her website - Sara Melotti

You will be blown away :-) !!!!

Vintage Photoshoot

For one of my university projects, I have to recreate a vintage smoking advertisement. I choose to re-create a vintage smoking ad from the 1940's/50's.

I managed to get access into the STEAM museum in Swindon & use the vintage Buffet Car as the location.
I'm really pleased with the photographs & am SO SO excited for my retro pin up photo shoot next Saturday, so watch this space for those photographs :-)

Megan Razey is the glamourous model featured in this photos, she is a photographer too. Check out her blog - www.meganrazeyphotography.blogspot.co.uk  :-)

PS..
It's 9 days until New York, New York :) aaahhh!!

Location Handbag Shoot

Here are the photographs from the location shoot for the handbags too..

More photographs will be on my Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/danniellehuntphotography
And don't forget to check out make up artist Emily Cutts, she is so talented and helped me to create these amazing photographs with her work - https://www.facebook.com/EmilyCuttsMuArtist?ref=br_tf

Designer Handbag Photo Shoot

This past week has been so exciting!! Me & my friend from college were approached by an new & upcoming handbag designer to take some photographs of her products for her website.

I haven't been able to post anything until after showing her the photo's, but I have shown her now & she is so pleased so I am now able to share them with all my lovely bloggers.

We choose to shoot in two locations, studio & at Lydiard House Gardens.

These are the best selections of photographs from the studio shoot. Models are a friend from my college class, Laura & Miss Wiltshire 2014, Nicole.

Laura is a photographer too, check out her blog - http://laurajaynewardphotos.blogspot.co.uk

If you are interested in looking at her handbags - check out her website

http://www.natashaofarrell.co.uk

Triptych

I've been catching up on some photography college work this week & created a triptych for one of my weekly tasks.
Triptychs are made up of three photographs, with the same colour tone & subject works best so that the eye flows easily from one image to the next. By adding them together as one image it creates a strong narrative.
I'm really excited for the next couple of weeks!! I have got some new photographs to post and some photo shoots coming up this week & next week so watch this space :)

Also may I just add that in 14 days time I will be on the plane to New York City!!!! :) AAAHHHH

This triptych is a series of photographs that I took in Stanton Forest last Spring. I wanted to shoot into the light to capture interesting shapes from the lens flare and bokeh. I like this triptych because it almost looks like just one panoramic photograph.

Having a four and five year old brother & sister is really handy when it comes to practising my portrait photography. They are so used to me pointing my camera at them that they just relax & play normally as if I wasn't there. This is a series of shots of my little brother just playing with his toys and being silly. I changed the colour tone to black and white so that it all flows and you don't get distracted by the colours and stripes on his t-shirt. Isn't he just adorable? 

Until next time! Happy Monday bloggers :)

Street Photography

While in Rome, I tried out some street photography too for my weekly university task. Street photography isn't my strongest point but I experimented with it anyway & here are some of the results...

To view more of my photographs, check out my Facebook page - www.facebook.com/danniellehuntphotography or follow me on Twitter - @danniellehphoto 

When in Rome

I had the most amazing week in Rome & managed to tick off everything on my bucket list apart from The Trevi Fountain, which I did visit but unfortunately it was under restoration and covered in scaffolding so I wasn't able to take any photographs of it or make a wish there.

I guess it just means that I'll have to be going back.... :-)

Here are my personal favourites & you can find the rest on my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.369719349874146.1073741856.232222153623867&type=1

The view of the city from the iconic Spanish Steps. 

The Colosseum 

Piazza Navona

The Pantheon

Underground the Colosseum

Underground Tunnels

The Roman Forum 

Palatine Hill

Piazza Venezia 

Vatican City

Sant Castel Angelo

Sunset over Rome

More photographs will be coming soon, I have three photo shoots coming up this week!! 

Thursday I am travelling to Cheddar Gorge for a location fashion shoot which I am so excited for so watch this space :) 

10 things that I learnt as a photographer last year

Seeing as it's a fresh new year, I thought I would write a reflective blog post this week of all the highlights and things I have learnt in photography in 2014.


1. Different ways of using studio lighting

Side Lighting

Split Lighting

Paramount lighting

I'm always keen to learn new techniques, especially when it comes to lighting. I spent quite a lot of last year in the studio, which I do throughly enjoy however shooting on location is my preference.

2.  Things about the world & my own personal love for travelling

Paris

Budapest

Tunisia

London

My Mum is a travel agent so it's easy to work out how I have gained my passion for travelling & learning about the world and culture around me. I love to see new places and can't wait for 2015, I will be visiting, Rome, New York & Florida.

3. How much I enjoy fashion & beauty photo shoots

Before starting my HND, my points of interest in photography were usually photographing friends and family and some landscapes. When I started college, I soon began to realise that I enjoyed this far more.

4. Photographing for clients, students & teachers from college

Its always so nice to be approached by people to take some photographs for them & I have had some amazing opportunities in the last year. The photographs above are from the Media Make Up End of Year Show 2014 at The Steam Museum & head and shoulder shots for a hairdressing lecturer's portfolio.

5. Photoshop Techniques

Overlaying & blending in Photoshop. Also editing and softening people in Photoshop.

6. Animal Portraits

I had never had the chance to photograph animals before & I didn't realise just how hard it is! Patience is key & a few doggy treats.....

7. Using Smoke Bombs in photographs to create dramatic effect

Smoke bombs are so fun to work with!! They only last around 1 minute so all the poses have to be practised before I set it off, I always have to work really quickly and try to get the shots that I want. Luckily, my model is amazing & works well under the pressure.

8. I have learnt about organising shoots, selecting locations & booking accommodation & transport

The first two photographs were shot at Cirencester Outdoor Swimming Pool, I drove to the location with MUA and model and we had an evening shooting. The beach photographs are from Woolacoombe Bay, we stayed there for two days and had a great time. I organised the transport, accommodation and locations for the different shoots. I've gained a really strong friendship with both of them & we have more shoots organised in the near future. :) 

9.  Light Trails

I have only recently posted these photographs in the last couple of months or so, but it is a skill I had always wanted to master & Bonfire Night last year, I got the shots that I wanted. I think the people holding the sparklers could do with a bit more practise :) but the overall idea is there & I want to definitely experiment with this further. 

10. Bokeh 

 Keep posted throughout 2015 to see what new things I will photographing this year :)