Love in the sunshine

Yes I know....more blogging about Ibiza...are you getting the idea that I had a good time!?!? 
The absolute best thing about last week was the teamwork, people came along just to help out friends and be part of the day and this is particularly true of Ruth and Frey, a gorgeous couple who live on the island. Ruth volunteered to come along to work with Nadia who is the make up artist, to showcase her work. 


...and I got the chance to spend time with a couple who just love each other so much, and it shows


Click on the pictures to see them in all their gorgeousness

Thank you so much to Ruth and Frey for just being so lovely.


Make up by Nadia Hassen at Beautify Ibiza for the stunning make up.

The wonders of Facebook!

As you know I recently went to Ibiza to collaborate on a photoshoot, just before I went I got a message on Facebook from Cat Milton who lives on the Island and is also a photographer, offering to help us if needed. I love the fact that people just came together for this shoot and we had so much support. Anyway Cat and I decided to meet up for lunch and she very kindly showed me round part of the Island. Now Cat will say that she is a relative novice at photography but I beg to disagree....she has a brilliant eye for composition and manages to capture the real Ibiza and its people. 


This is Cats photography website - I would love it if you would pop over there and see just how beautiful Ibiza is.    Cat Milton




So we went to see the salt plains near the airport - a huge manmade area where the salt is collected. I believe the foam is a byproduct of the salt - more details can be found here http://www.ibizaa-z.com/print2.php?name=Ibiza's%20Salt%20Flats

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Cat in action!

This is an outlet for the foamy water - it was coming out under pressure and produced these amazing abstract shapes

I would like to say a huge thank you to Cat for taking the time out to meet with me - and I really hope that she realises very soon just how talented she is...and a huge thank you to Facebook for putting us in touch with each other - the world is truly getting smaller every day!

Ibiza part 1 - Bridal photoshoot

Kellie and I met about 7 years ago when I was looking for a new hairdresser - she worked at a Salon near where I live and seemed to put up with me booking appointments on the last minute and attempting to cut my own fringe between appointments! She is the one responsible for my fabulous pink hair and she refuses to let my few (!!!) grey hairs to show. We always got on well and shared stories about each others lives and I knew that she was commuting  between here and Ibiza where her boyfriend lives and she was starting to but up a hair styling business on the island. We joked about collaborating on a shoot for her portfolio and after lots of planning it actually happened last week! 


Kellie and Nadia, who runs a beauty business on the Island had put together an incredible team, we also had access to a wonderful villa for 2 days. Details of everyone involved will be at the end of this Blog post 


Day one of the shoot was aimed at showcasing Nadias make up and Kellies hair styling for Weddings. Ibiza is an incredible destination to get married and the girls often work together to get the Bride and Bridesmaids ready. Chloe and Louisa were our brides for the day - they are not professional models but you would never guess! 
We had flowers for our brides too from Floral Dreams Ibiza .
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It makes a change to do hair and make up in the sunshine! 

Even an outdoor shower can be a great backdrop!

After using the Villa and grounds we then headed off to the beach at Cala Salada....and yes the sea is really that blue!

A huge thank you to our models Louisa and Chloe.


Hair was by Kellie from Stylistic Hair based in Ibiza and Southport


Make up is by Nadia at Beautify Ibiza


Flowers by the lovely Holly and Gary at Floral Dreams Ibiza


Dress was kindly supplied by Karen Taylor


Villa was supplied by Kate at Boho Ibiza Villas 



Keep popping back to see more from this incredible photoshoot!

Petticoats and gorgeous girls!

 Morning....Happy Easter - yep I know Easter is over but I had a rare day off yesterday and so am playing catch up today!




Now I know that I have shown some of these images before but what the heck - thought they were good enough to share again!
The amazing Petticoats are made by Andrea who runs Petticoats- a Plenty - she is based in Liverpool but has plans to take over the world and I truly believe that she has the skill, drive and determination to do just that. She is quite a character and I have actually persuaded her to have a shoot done in her own outfits and so watch this space. So these images are from a couple of recent photoshoots showing the amazing Wedding Dresses that Andrea is now able to offer - teamed with her Petticoats. The reaction from all the girls who modelled for the shoot was the same - they did not want to take the dresses off - I think they would have worn them around Tescos if we had let them!


Thank you so much to our amazing models - Sukki Singapora, Ruby Heels, Heather Marie McHale and Dayna Leahey


Andreas website is http://www.petticoatsaplenty.com/. If you are looking for something different for a Wedding Dress, Prom dress or just to wander around Tescos in then give Andrea a shout.


If you want to see a bigger version of the pictures just click on them xxxx

Lisa

Meet Lisa.... she wanted to have some photographs taken for no other reason than to have some time out and a little pampering. So we arranged a make up artist - the fabulous Jenni Hearnshaw, chatted about outfits and she came along to my little studio for the afternoon.


Now I have known Lisa for a while, I know she is an obsessive Manchester United supporter ( I won't hold this against her!) , and I also know just how nervous she was having her photograph taken but it was wonderful to see how she relaxed while she was having her hair and make up done and by the time I started taking photographs she was really excited


We aimed to get some strong, classic style portraits for her - she is getting some framed for her family and we also wanted some boudoir images ..... which we did but they are for her eyes only I am afraid....let me just say that she loved these ones too - and so did Lisas Boyfriend!

So , heres the end result of a very fun afternoon - I love doing shoots like this , I love to see women and girls of all ages be confident in front of the camera and I love tat it is a team effort - that my clients have a say in what they want to wear and how they want to be portrayed.


If you want to experience a shoot like this - it maybe for a specific occasion, a Birthday or other Milestone in your life or just because you too want to have some time out and some pampering then please give me a call. I also have the most beautiful Gift Vouchers if you know of someone who would love this, it would be great for a Best Friends shoot, or Mum and Daughter too.


Hope you love Lisas pictures, click on them if you would like to see them even bigger ....and if you do would you leave a little message so that I know you have popped by xxx