Making of the candyland shoot. Part 1...

I've always been in love with all things sweet, so when I saw Katy Perry's California Gurls music video, I was totally inspired! I've had the idea for a while to create scene's that I can photoshop people into and the candyland would be perfect for children's shoots!

Scene shot from the video.

The music video was directed by one of my favorite artists, Will Cotton, who paints most portraits with confectionary themes. Below are some pieces from him that I adore!

After I collected inspiration, I made a moodboard on photoshop:

So with this in mind, I went sweet shopping, armed with a long list of classics. Its fair to say that with a successful and run trip, although it was tempting to nibble on them!

I varnished the lollipops, then I drew on the red stripes with a sharpie. To make the lollies stand up, I stuck them in gummy drops.

In the background I knew I wanted mountains of ice cream, so I practiced my painting skills to create a backdrop, which was inspired by these photos I found on pinterest:

Theres still a long way for me to go before the final image, but I'm so excited about it, and hope to take some more scenes in the future, but here is what I've done so far:

Keep your eyes peeled for part 2. 

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A little bit about me

I'm Becky, freelance photographer, who specialises in surreal family portraits. Experimenting within my personal work I created my signature style of work, which I now use in my commissioned shoots. Some examples of my work:

• Children with their favourite toys. For example, made miniature interacting with their toys.
• Made into fairies. 
• Put into jars.

 

Personal work.

My personal work started as a experiment to see if I could create something surreal using photoshop, after being inspired by my favourite photographer, Rosie Hardy. After HOURS of work on the computer, I had finally start to be proud of what I could do. I started taking photos of myself as it was just easiest and I could do a shoot whenever I fancied! Most of the themes in my personal work come from my battle with mental illness, and taking photos of how I felt was extremely therapeutic. 

Other themes within my work are often fantasy/dream like, collecting inspiration from classic fairy tales. Here are some examples: 

What you can expect from my blog

• Examples of my work, personal and commissioned.
• Tutorials on photoshop and cameras.
• Craft and DIY 'how to..'
• Information/ advice on being a photographer. 
• Things that inspire my work. 
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