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CLUBSTAR UNSEEN SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAPHS:

Writer's picture: Raymond BirdRaymond Bird

THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE MY FINAL SUBMISSION. I DECIDED BEFORE THE SHOOT THAT I WOULD PHOTOGRAPH A SET OF BACKDROPS USING BLACK BACKDROP PAPER WITH COLOURED FILTERS OVER THE FLASH HEADS. FORTUNATELY I HAD SHOT RATHER A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS FILTERS SO I WAS ABLE TO CHOOSE A BACKGROUND FOR EACH MODEL.

I FELT THAT THIS DELICATE PINK WAS PERFECT FOR THIS SHOT AS THE HAIR WAS SO DARK IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE ALL THE DETAIL THE HAIRDRESSER HAD PUT INTO THIS SHOT. I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO TRY TO KEEP HER SKIN TONE AS CLOSE TO NATURAL AS POSSIBLE LIGHTENING THE HAIR WOULD ALSO LIGHTEN THE SKIN TONE AND THAT IS NOT WHAT WE WANTED.


THIS BACKGROUND SEEMED THE OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR THIS SHOT.


CHELSEA GIRL AGAIN THIS PHOTOGRAPH ALMOST CHOSE ITS OWN BACKGROUND. I THINK THE STYLING, THE HAIRDRESSING ALONG WITH THE BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES OF CLOTHES STYLIST BERNARD CONNOLLY IT COULD BE A SHOT FOR TATLER OR HARPER'S BAZAAR.


I THINK THIS PHOTOGRAPH WORKS BETTER WITH THIS BACKGROUND. ALTHOUGH THE INSPIRATION CAME FROM WORLD WAR II. THE STYLE IS MORE OF TODAY AGAIN WITH BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES STYLING FROM BERNARD CONNOLLY.


FINALLY THE MAN. HOW DO YOU BRING 5 FEMALE MODELS AN ONE MALE MODEL TOGETHER AS A COLLECTION? I THINK THESE BACKGROUNDS, ALTHOUGH EACH ONE IS INDIVIDUAL THEY MANAGE TO BRING THE WHOLE SHOOT TOGETHER AS ONE COLLECTION. SO I DECIDED TO GO WITH THIS SET OF IMAGES AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHERS.

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