Fitness Photoshoot at Portland Bill

Finally it was warm enough to get outside and shoot.  Shooting inside is all well and good, but outside working with natural light is where I'm in my element.

We'd made the long drive down to Portland Bill because I knew it was a fab location.  At first we struggled with the light, the sun was high in the sky, no clouds to soften it, and we didn't have anyone to hold a reflector.  So we had to pause the shoot, drink tea until the sun was low enough for us to work in direct sunlight and get good results from.

I'd met the model, Cat, at a breakfast networking meeting a few months before.  This was our first shoot.  Although the shoot was mostly fitness, we did do a little bit of fashion and swimwear as well.

Once we got going properly the creativity started to flow and we got some cool shots.

After seeing the proof images Cat said "Put simply, a great day, a great location, UNBELIEVABLE shots".

NB.  As with all of my shoots no photoshop trickery was used to create the final image.  Everything you see here was as it was.  Captured real time.

Bridal Wear Fashion Shoot

A few weeks ago I was asked for a favour from a friend to do a quick shoot in Bournemouth one evening.  It was for his daughter who is on a fashion course at Bournemouth University.  The subject was bridal wear for young women, or at least I think that's what they said.  What would I know about fashion?

I had to keep the lighting very simple for the shoot - so just a pop-up background and a couple of lights.  Its quite hard to be creative when you're shooting in someones living room, so the results are fairly generic, but I still quite like them.

Apparently...  "The clothes shot were wedding guest garments for an 16-25 year old who wants to feel and look mature on the day. The outfits were loaned on behalf of Fab Frocks of Westbourne."

Fashion Photography in New Forest, Hampshire

It's not often I shoot fashion, but this autumn I collaborated with model and former racing driver Sophie Fisher for an autumnal fashion shoot near Lyndhurst in the New Forest.

It was a bitterly cold and foggy morning but we managed to do five outfit changes before retreating for a hot mug of hot chocolate the Lyndhurst Park Hotel.

If you are a designer, or have some clothing you'd like photographed on location then please think of me, Michael Palmer, Fashion Photographer in Hampshire!