Ramona

Another image from my shoot with Ramona - this one is probably my favourite.

Jessica Bailey (MUA) kindly came to do the make up and hair for the shoot. The weather was very unsettled though so we decided to shoot where there would be some shelter rather than have to rearrange the shoot.

Unfortunately, it did rain and the dampness in the air made the curls fall out of Ramona's hair quite quickly. We got some nice shots though and everyone was happy with the results.

Preview: Kirsty

I said there would be a bluebell themed shoot - more to come soon!!

NEW WEBSITE!

I have finally given my website a complete over-haul and redesign. It is a bit simpler, but hopefully a little more elegant and professional in appearance!

It was niggling at me that (when viewed on a mac) one of the links buttons dropped down to the line below which made the whole bar sit out of place. Finally, I think that is solved...

I am sure that there will be a few tweeks and adjustments needed to the site. It is quite frustrating that I can only view the site on a mac at present so I am having to reply on others with access to a PC to check the layouts and display for me!

The galleries need to be updated which will happen shortly but I am 3 weeks from finishing my degree so please bear with me!

Preview: Ramona

More from this shoot coming soon...

If you go down to the woods today...

I have been visiting the woods on a very regular basis recently. I have been waiting for something...

Bluebells!!

At last they are here! Yes, rather not surprisingly, there will be a bluebell shoot coming soon!

Leanne: Fire Dancer

I had a bit of an unusual but very fun shoot the other day. I had been taking to a make up artist (Jessica Bailey) about shooting some portfolio updates for her. Jessica had, in turn, been talking to Leanne, a dancer from Huddersfield.

Leanne isn't any old dancer, it turned out that she did fire and stilt dancing!

Having recently been scouting for new locations, I suggested a derelict site on the edge of Leeds with plenty of graffiti and different structures. Having sent a few images, both Jessica & Leanne loved the look of the site so we set a shoot date. Jessica had expressed an interest for a street dance themed shoot and liaised with Leanne for wardrobe and make up ideas.

I have been wanting to experiment with off camera flash on location for some time now and this shoot gave me the perfect opportunity to do so. I had a radio trigger but also a second flash so I had the options of different set ups. I do need more practice with the strobes, but I think that they worked really well with the theme and style of the shoot.

Both Jessica and Leanne are really pleased with the images produced and I will post more feedback from them soon.

The full gallery can be seen on my website; Leanne's Gallery

Client Feedback

Following the beauty shoots with Kimberley Brook (makeup artist) earlier in April, the full galleries are now available and a couple of new testimonials.

Laura's Gallery

Helen's Gallery

"Elliye is a fantastic photographer, whom I would highly recommend to anyone looking to achieve professional photographs. As a makeup artist, Elliye understood exactly what I wanted to attain from the shoot and the results were of very high quality.

Professional and a pleasure to work with! Thank you Elliye!"

Kimberley Brook (Make Up Artist)

"Elliye was a pleasure to work with, the photographs are amazing and I hope to work with her again in the future.

Thank you!"

Laura Booty (Model)