Carl Stuart fashion photography, North Yorkshire
In January, I headed over to a farm somewhere in North Yorkshire to meet up with the fab team at Carl Stuart Bespoke Tailors. The day was aimed at creating some fantastic pictures of various outfits. I arrived on a beautiful, snowy, crisp January morning. These days always seem to be quite long, and no matter what time I come, there is always some makeup and styling going on.
When I arrived, I was excited. I do love working farms and the fabulous backdrops they can provide. I went for a little walk around for a recce, and everywhere I looked, I found amazing backgrounds with loads of potential for great pictures.
My models for the day were the fabulous Kay, Brandon, and Caroline, and Emily did all the styling and put everything together, so it was a dream team.
The hardest thing is getting started, so I always want to get things going. I found an outbuilding and set to work. For most of the shoot, I was using natural light, as setting up lighting for everything can be time-consuming. The January sun is notorious for being harsh, but I love a challenge and appreciate interesting light. I also realised that the shoot was about the clothing and not about the models. Once everyone had settled down, the rest of the day was great.
After using the outbuildings, I wandered through a gate and found the most amazing iced-over lake, which is something that you don't see every day.
The day was going brilliantly, but initially, one of the main reasons the farm was chosen as the location was to photograph in a barn with sheep. I love things like this. I set up the lighting, although the cheeky goats wouldn't allow me to place my lights where I wanted to and kept climbing up, pushing my light stands over. In my brain, I thought it would be pretty straightforward, but I was very wrong. Sheep don't stay in one place and like to hide. It was good fun trying to herd sheep.
The whole day was brilliant, we all had a right laugh, we got some fab pictures, and everyone was happy.
If you have a fashion brand and would like to have some pictures with personality, then please get in touch.
