Developing portrait styles and lighting

Have spent some time in the studio during the past week working up alternative lighting and posing styles so that I can offer a broader range of portraits, this included parading a number of people through the studio and looking to bring out a bit of their personality , well their perceived personality at least; the shot in this blog entry is of Dusty , a mad biker who works on the same site where I have the studio at Stonham barns, to look at this image you would think her was a hard nose B$^@)!-d but he is a bit of a teddy bear really. Looking forward to developing the styles even further.
Lizz

Looking at Equestrian Photography …

Since deciding to spend a little less time travelling and more time at my home in Suffolk, I have been looking at areas where I can develop my photography on home turf, this has included landscapes , local portraits but one area that is really gaining momentum is that of rural life, field sports and equestrian. I have been researching how equestrian photography is worked currently and I am now trying to figure how I can put my own slant and style on it , perhaps with the innovative use of flash, location etc with the aim of securing either dramatic and stand out images or more relaxed reportage style shots that it both senses will move away from the traditional confirmation shots that everyone gets, or the ‘must have one foot here and the hoof turning out dear…’ statements , will this work ? who knows but it will be fun exploring and will yield a number of personal projects to develop a new style. As well as shooting my own equestrian herd ! I will be looking for willing owners to put their horses forward as part of this , but need people to be sensible as not every horse likes the camera , or more importantly the flashy lights that go with it.

Lizz

Equine in Purple

Salmon & Trout Association Auction

Ayr River 2009

This Thursday sees the annual Salmon and Trout Association Auction ( www.salmon-trout.org ) ; one of my prints ‘Ayr at Barskimming’ is in the auction with all proceeds going towards the great conservation and preservation work that the STA undertakes. I am really proud to be involved with this and happy to be supporting this great event and organisation.

Its All Hallows Eve

Well its October, and Halloween is just around the corner, I will be doing Halloween themed shoots for kids during the last week of the month as a bit of fun, but have had my own daughter Eloise in the studio this morning in order to get some preview shots.

Working on a new spell for Halloween

New Website Going Live

Well it has been a long time in the making , largely due to me being in decisive and a typical creative ! , but the guys at Ai Digital Media are making my new website ( www.lizzforbes.com ) live to the world tomorrow morning ; thank you to all who helped with its creation.

Lizz Forbes goes Blog

Welcome to my first blog, from here I will keep you posted on all matters Lizz Forbes as and when they happen and it is being launched in association with my new website at http://www.lizzforbes.com where you will find examples of my work, links to my presence on Flickr and Twitter and details on how to contact me.

Enjoy.

Lizz