Video Blog

I have made a new youtube channel www.youtube.com/AmandaLittler so that I can share my ideas, techniques, equipment, thoughts, behind scenes, shoots - styling - makeup & hair etc.

as well as having the youtube channel I will be uploading them onto here. I think it is good to have videos to keep a diary of events to and look back on them for reference. I will be filming hopefully main things on my 5d mk 2 so apparently that will be in higher quality. Will try it out soon and hope for the best. :)

Test shoot

I have a test shoot this Sunday and scanning through last ideas - I love Tim Walkers work and always find him to be an inspiration! I love his contrasts and over exaggerated themes, fairytale-esque scenes being light hearted or dark I aspire to put together great ideas like him.

I would love a props person like his, so many ideas its just affording to put it all together!

I hopefully will be working with a few lovely fashion design graduates from Salford in the next couple of months in photo shoots and look forward to doing so!

Film pic of Chloe Lloyd

Pic taken with Fuji film on Hassleblad camera, more shots taken with Canon 5dmk2 on my website www.amandalittler.co.uk

Shoot with Shona

Behind scenes shoot Saturday 18th June with model Shona, MUA Sian Louise Auld, Nic Cole style/ direction. John Charles Taylor assisting.

Chloe Lloyd sneak peek pic

Miss Chloe Lloyd shoot

Thanks to Robyn Turnbull from So Coco Rouge, Nic Cole, John C Taylor and Chloe Lloyd for the shoot today. Nic and Robyn styling art direction hair and make-up did a great job creating a sexy sixties look with a modern twist. Chloe was great at posing and changing it up - John saved me a lot of time helping me out with lights, loading film, backdrop etc and thought we worked well as a team. :)

When I got home after the shoot John used film left over in the Diana cam to take a pic of me - still dark but turned out better in natural light than in studio. very reflective to retake a pic of the polaroid hehe.

Diana F+ Dreamer

My first picture came out well with the Diana F+ Dreamer camera, they come out credit card sized as a whole. I love watching the image develop. Only problem is the price of the film but is a good to use, I enjoy its toy like qualities so it lets in light leaks and makes pictures imperfect which is the look I am going for. I may also try out double exposure and just be experimental with the shoot. It also flips into use for 120 film to so I have ordered 5 packs Kodak Portra VC. I may use a couple in Johns Hassleblad camera and if I run out of film one in the Diana but my trusted digital will be taken to the studio to get shots.

Working in the Impact Photography studio again this Sunday and looking forward to working with miss Chloe Lloyd, Nic Cole, Robyn Turnbull & John C Taylor.