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Earlier this summer I photographed a little 10 minute fashion shoot using nothing but an iPhone and the sun as my main light source and they were edited using the VSCOcam iPhone app.
I loved the challenge of this shoot and i cannot wait to experiment more with the iPhone on similar shoots.
All the best, Gavin
Back in June I attended the LSS meet up No.18 at the amazing Rivoli Ballroom in London, the location was fantastic filled with amazing interiors and beautiful pockets on natural light which really inspired me on the day. As you'll see by the amount of images I've posted you get the idea that I had a blast on the day, these meet ups are perfect for photographers, models, make up artists and stylists so if you haven't checked out the LSS already I recommend you do so ASAP.
All the models and MUA's were provided by the London Speedlite Scene - you should check out the link below to their website.
http://www.londonspeedlitescene.co.uk/
Also check out this fantastic charity shoot for Breast Cancer Care organised by the LSS (click on the image below to find out more).
Now for my selection of images taken from the Retro Glamour shoot at the Ballroom, all images were lit with a mixture of available light and daylight balanced video lights.
I hope you enjoy them - Gavin...
Model: Tequila Gold - MUA: Tequila Gold
Model: Aoife O'Brien - MUA: Maxx Anderson
Model: Krystal Johns - MUA: Natalie Eldanasory
a few months ago i had the pleasure shooting with Charley again, it seems so long ago that we enjoyed some sunshine in London so in celebration of today's weather I've decided to post a selection of images from this shoot. We ended up shooting on the Millennium Bridge and the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral at night is even more beautiful and using the spotlights which light up the front of the building I was able to achieve these shots...
I hope you enjoy the images, have a great day!! - Gavin
Photography can be a lonely career at times, shooting alone, editing alone, working all hours of the day making sure your business runs smoothly while posting new imagery to your website, blog and social media sites. At times you just need to stop everything and surround yourself with fellow professionals, it's the perfect way to talk through any issues you may have or worries and to recharge those creative juices.
The London Speedlite Scene is just that for me it's a fantastic group of Photographers/Make Up Artists/Models all networking and working together I feel seriously blessed to have found this group and be apart of it - it's full of fantastic and extremely talented people who work the arses off to achieve fantastic imagery.
Glamour vs. Fashion was my 4th meet up with the LSS crew and it was another awesome shoot - this time we had free run of a Mansion House in Hampstead. Seriously the efforts of the Make Up Artists can't be stressed enough on these shoots, the works of art they produce are mind blowing and really do make our jobs as photographers a hell of a lot easier.
All the models were provided by Elect Model Management and MUA's by Intense Make-up Artists both agencies were formed out of London Speedlite Scene - you should check out the links below.
http://www.londonspeedlitescene.co.uk/
Also check out the fantastic video from the meet up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7E9YE6OOk0 this will give you a teaser into the world of a LSS meet up.
I use these shoots as personal challenges, to limit my lens choice and to try and produce images that are different - to work with the environment and showcase it in a different way while still shooting images that fit in with my current style.
As with my previous LSS meet ups I shoot every image with a mixture of natural available light and my daylight balanced video lights.
I hope you enjoy these images, you can view more by visiting my facebook photography page http://www.facebook.com/gavinconlanphotography - if you like the work I produce then please click on that like button to make my day.
Take care and speak soon.
Nearly two weeks ago what turned out to be one of the last days of decent weather before the April showers started we decided to shoot some imagery. We started off in Bermondsey Village then moved over to More London on the Southbank, More London is a great area near London Bridge Underground Station but unfortunately like most parts of London nowadays its private property so you need to prepare yourself for dodging security guards.
It really does annoy me that your everyday tourist has no problems taking photographs but as soon as you pull out a bigger camera you get jumped on and made to feel like you doing something so badly wrong - I personally think these job worth security guards need to start using common sense.
Again this shoot was with the lovely Dina she's been featured once or twice before - we always have a right good old laugh shooting and we always get great results, I hope you enjoy these images.
For those that are interested in the technical side of things all these shots were taken using only available light and shot with a Nikon 50mm prime lens.
