Rosanna Portraits

 

Photographer: Ryan Bleyswyck // Model: Rosanna // MUA: Miss Sweetie Pie Makeup and Beauty // Styling and hair: Me

 

A set of simply styled portraits by Ryan Bleyswyck taken back at the end of the summer. We shot these in the village my oldest friend grew up in so it was quite nice to go back after spending quite a lot of my teenage years there.

 

These are a bit of a departure from the sort of thing I normally do and I had to fight my natural urges and 'keep it simple' as Ryan wanted. I think they turned out rather well and it's good to have a bit of diversity in my portfolio.

Norfolk Brides behind the scenes

 

All photos by Mike Chivers of Rebel Heart Photography.

Hair and MU: Hairaid Shelter

Location: Sedgeford Hall

Models: Rosanna (40s), Amanda (50s) and Heather (60s)

Flowers: Flower30

Car: Wedding Wheels-next-the-Sea

 

This was my first stint as Artistic Director on a shoot for Norfolk Brides magazine. I had a meeting with the editor, Dalia, where I pitched the idea for a 'Brides through the eras' piece which Dalia gave me the go ahead with. My aim was to show how vintage (or at least vintage style) dresses can be worn today by anybody and still look on trend and fashionable. For example, I put Amanda , who was our 50s model, in a pair of her own skyscraper platform, gold, sparkly heels and it looked great to add a modern twist.

 

Dalia found a fantastic location, got a fantastic hair and MUA artistry team on board, a florist, a cool car...I had great fun choosing the bouquets and chatting with the ladies about the hair and make up looks I wanted for the different eras. We had beautiful dresses lent to us and styled by Vintage Deli, veils from Pure Brides, and jewellery lent from Aurum Jewellers and Melissa Morgan designs. We went with 40's, 50's and 60's and each model I picked suited her era so well. Rosanna, who was our 40's model, even made the cover! I also wrote an accompanying article for each look and researched the 'Get the Look' pieces which was all new to me.

 

You can read the whole article here, from page 31 onwards.

 

The Team

 

 

I made a friend. This dog spent most of the day photobombing us!