I've been neglecting my web site a little of late. quite accidentally really, I've just had shit going on. There's a lot of new work needs adding from tests, campaign shoots etc etc. Over the last few months I've been honing a single light style over a number of agency test shoots to produce a super clean, super crisp and super hard new lighting style. Then this happened :) which uses the lighting, but then adopts a fairly labourious post production technique to soften, colour and grain the images. The shots were taken under hard, bright strobe lighting and shot with an 85mm F1.2L, then heavily softened in post, ironically.

Jane Legg @ Adage Models - MUA Becky Hunting

This is an excerpt from a test editorial shot this weekend. I styled this shoot and married Matt's look and the pieces to give a spiv / geezer feel. The post production has obviously been undertaken to marry with the overall feel. Hair and make up were provided by Becky Hunting. A big thank you to Abi and George @ Labb Magazine for lending me the formals at such short notice. Shot at my Cornmill Studios, Stourbridge.

This is Sophia @ Adage - new face for 2010 - make up by Rachael Davies for this year's Young Make Up Artist of the year competition. Shot at Cornmill Studios Tuesday of this week.

Set up was 1 beauty dish, 2 x gridded 7", clam shell reflector and 2 x large rectangular soft boxes for back and edge lighting.

sophia @ adage