UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE FIRST FELLOWSHIP CLUBSTAR ART TEAM.
- Raymond Bird
- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min read

IN 2012 I WAS HONOURED TO BE ASKED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE HAIR WORK OF THE FELLOWSHIP FOR BRITISH HAIRDRESSING YOUTH ARM "CLUBSTAR" THE HAIR IN THESE PHOTOS WAS CREATED BY CLUBSTAR VERY OWN ART TEAM ALL UNDER 21 YEARS OLD.
AFTER THE INITIAL SHOOT I WANTED TO ENHANCE THE FANTASTIC HAIR WORK WITH BACKGROUNDS THAT I FELT WORKED WITH THE STYLE OF THE HAIR. IN THIS CASE I REMEMBERED THIS FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPH BY AN ANONYMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE TWIGGY LOOK A LIKE COMPETITION.

THIS AMAZING BRAIDING WORK REMINDED ME OF THE CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE OF THE NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL. I ASSEMBLED SOME PHOTOGRAPHS BY UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHERS TO CREATE THIS CARNIVAL BACKDROP.

FOR THIS SHOT I CHOSE THE BACKDROP OF BOROUGH MARKET. I FELT THAT THE LOOK LENT ITSELF TO A MODERN HIPPIE LOOK THAT WAS COMING OUT OF THE NEWLY CONVERTED AND VERY TRENDY BOROUGH MARKET.

CHELSEA GIRL "SLOANE RANGER" ON A NIGHT OUT IN PARIS.

WORLD WAR II HAIR FASHION. THESE ROLLS WERE INSPIRED BY HAIR THAT WAS BEING WORN IN FILM NOIR MOVIES DURING THE WAR. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE I CHOSE TO INCLUDE THE MODERN IMAGE INTO THE BACKGROUND TO CONFUSE WHICH WAS DONE IN 1942 AND WHICH WAS DONE IN 2012.

FINALLY THE MAN'S HAIR. HE SEEMED A BIT STATIC ALTHOUGH A GREAT MODEL AND NICE HAIR. I DECIDED TO PUT HIM INTO A REAL DRAMA OF THE LAST VISUAL FIRE IN THE PIT LANE. AS IF WALKING AWAY FROM SOMETHING HE MAY OF HAD A HAND IN.
THESE WERE NICE IMAGES BUT ONCE THEY WERE ALL FINISHED I DID NOT FEEL THEY WERE RIGHT FOR THE BRIEF. SO I STARTED AGAIN AND SUBMITTED THE SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN MY NEXT POST INSTEAD.
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