A few weeks back I had the pleasure of shooting with Lucia, Daizy and Elle at Flore House, a beautiful Grade II listed 17th century Jacobean hunting lodge in Northamptonshire. It was a lovely sunny day and with lots of scope for natural light photography both inside and outside the house between the box-hedged borders, under the branches of an ancient cedar or against the bath stone walls where the wisteria was just coming into flower. Thanks to Andrew and LPS, we had three models (non of which I’ve worked with before) and only six togs giving us plenty of time to explore ideas and walk the grounds.
Andy and the girls had brought six dresses, some evening/cocktail wear, some very sumptuous and luxurious, but all very much in-keeping with the decadent lifestyle and setting we were imaging for our story.
First image – Lucia. Taken in the drawing room of the main house, she’s wearing a fitted floor-length evening gown of soft rose-mauve with Art Deco inspired sequin embellishments and luxurious oversized ruffle sleeves.
Second image – Elle and her amazingly voluminous sparkly dress at Flore House from back in April. I’ve followed Elle’s modelling career since she first started a few years back and always wanted to shoot with her as she’s from close to where I grew up in Lincoln. Really glad we finally met up as she’s very lovely to work with, friendly, professional and (of course) stunning!