Sacha Blackburne Photography: Editorial

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Sunday, 20 February 2011

Workshop - Mia & Ryan of Mohawk Radio

I held a portrait photography workshop in January where I shared what I have learned about photography and am slowly blogging about the different aspects of the day. Last week, I shared some images from behind the scenes and this week's images are from the final practical shooting session of the day. The models were from Mohawk Radio and I processed a few faves for the band to use for press shots. Mia Chambray is the lead singer and her feathery rich vocals add to the band's original alluring sound. Definitely check them out and watch this space - I see big things for these young artists.

These images were actually shot in late afternoon sun but I played around with them to make it look like twilight to add to the mood and also give the chandelier more of a raison d'être!

Mia's eyes are mesmerising - like a cat's.

Mia's husband and band member, Ryan Prevost, was not expecting to be photographed, but during costume changes, I felt we had to have the attendees shooting something and so he stepped up to the challenge in style.

Couldn't decide if I liked the black and whites, or colour manipulations better so leave it up to you to decide.

Ryan plays guitar and also does some vocals for the band.

Doesn't he just look like a rock star - like he is already famous?

Mia returned from her costume change for a complete different feel. She is a fun, spirited performer and wanted that to come out in some of the images so I had her play around on an old Radio Flyer tricycle that I actually bought long after my kids needed such a little trike, just to use in shoots so thrilled in came in handy. She looks pretty amazing sporting the top hat too and I just love her addition of the feathers to give it that Native American feel that the band is honing. Ryan is part Native American and the band closely relate to the values of the ancient tribes and tie it in where they can to their music and their image.

Monday, 17 January 2011

The Big Enchilada - Workshop Sneak Peeks

Yesterday was my fifth workshop I have held in one year. I can't believe what a hit they have been, both in terms of teaching people how to properly learn how to use the manual settings of their cameras, but also the fabulous shoots. It is such a great opportunity for me to get really creative on the theme of the shoots and hopefully this will encourage my clients that they do not have to always wear traditional clothing or shoot in typical locations. Although we did all three hour long practice shoots in my house and garden, the images are varied and fun, mainly due to the time I took with the models before hand to talk about what sort of imagery we would like to make. I tried to ask them about what they liked and who they were and these images are the result. There are just 2 shots from each session here as there was not much time at the end of the day yesterday in the post processing side of things as the light just got better and better so we all opted to shoot a little longer and edit a little less. But here are some sneak peeks and I will blog in great detail soon, but still have a massive backlog of regular clients I am working on too. Please be patient and enjoy these snippets for now. We did so many variations in each shoot that it was so hard to choose only a couple from each to work on and I really can't wait to share to share the rest so watch this space.

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Full Day Workshop - Outdoor session with Tara

We were so blessed to have great weather on the day of the full day workshop last Sunday, and even though our outdoor practice session was between 1:30 and 3:30pm (hardly ideal conditions if one was picking the ultimate hour for sun), it really taught the students how to look for the best light in less than perfect situations and proved to them that when shooting in manual, even harsh conditions are surmountable.

I found Tara in Rock Island Coffee. She was quietly minding her own business reading a book when I acosted her to say how striking she was, and would she be interested in being a part of one of my workshops. She was so humble and sweetly said she would think about it so I gave her my details and I imagined that was the end of it. I was thrilled to hear back and even more ecstatic on the day when she was just the best subject in so many ways. She is incredibly striking and therefore a pleasure to photograph, but she was also easy in her own skin and creative in the way she moved, not to mention very open to my suggestions. Overall, I couldn't have been more pleased with the way the whole session turned out, from the way she moved, her clothing and the whole package. I can't wait to see what the others captured with their cameras.