Sunshine, Daisy, Butter, Mellow...

Alright lovelies!

I thought I'd kick this off with a little "how I plan a shoot" style post.

Next week I'm hopping on a train to Crown & Glory HQ for a few days to shoot their S/S13 look book. I shot the autumn/winter one last year (you can see the photos here) and it was a dream! This time around to embrace spring and summer we're going for a fun, fresh and dreamy inspired shoot. Think pretty pastels, lots of tulle and big smiles. 

I have a folder on my computer full of inspirational photos, but with the addition of Pinterest it makes planning so much easier, and it fills my computer hard drive with joy that it doesn't have to save hundreds of photos all the time!

At the beginning stages of any shoot I always think of key words that I'm going to be inspired by, I also spoke to Sophie to get a good understanding of what she's after. Then we started up a shared Pinterest board so we could both pin things that we like. After that it's a case of searching for certain words, looking to some of my favourite photographers and ripping up copies of Vogue and various other fashion magazines.

You can see the Pinterest board here, and I've posted a few of my favourites below. (NB: I don't own the copyright to any of these images)

Stay sweet,

Chloe!

Crown & Glory Lookbook

So FINALLY I can share the Crown and Glory Lookbook that I shot a few weeks ago in Bath. It was the best day with an amazing team which included Sophie from Crown and Glory, Megan and Paige modelling, and the wonderful Steph and Rhiannon on hand to assist, as well as items lent to us by Sugarhill Boutique, Vintage Style Me and Annabelles Wigs.
You may remember I blogged some behind the scenes stuff, but for now I'll let the photos do the talking! 

I'd love to know what you think and if you'll be ordering anything! 
Make sure you go check the collection out, there's loads of fab things and would make great Christmas gifts!

Chloe !

Photobooth fun!

A few weeks ago I had the task of filming my awesome friend Laura's wedding on an super 8 cine camera, as well as running a photo booth  Well the drinks had been flowing and people raided the prop box and here are the results - I think you'll agree, they are very funny!

As of 2013 I will be offering photo-booths as additional extras starting at £150 and can be totally themed towards your wedding! If you're interested please get in touch :)

Chloe !

Behind the Scenes: Peacock shoot

Yesterday I headed to a nearby park to finally put to life the peacock themed shoot myself and Jen have been planning for a while. I felt a little under prepared before the shoot, but then I usually do, the nerves kick in but once I begin shooting adrenaline pumps through me and the shoot went so quick, it was 5 before we knew it! 

We walked through mud, said hello to lots of dogs and their owners and made swings in trees... all in all it was a lovely day and had a wonderful creative team :) 

I have yet to edit the photos but I thought I would post a few behind the scenes photos so you can get an idea of what we got up too!

And a few Instagram snaps below, remember you can follow me on Twitter/Instagram for more behind the scene stuff! @chloeleephoto

Model: Steph

MUA: Emma-Clare

Stylist/designer: Jen @ Head Full of Feathers

A family shoot in Bristol

I attended another two of Rosies workshops last Wednesday, I think I'm a little addicted, but when one is quite literally on your doorstep you can't say no! This particular workshop was focused around lifestyle, so aimed more towards engagement, couple and family photography. 


It took place in the grounds of Ashton Court. We had the lovely Vikki and Rich modelling with their daughter Lily who is THE most adorable little lady ever! (little fact: I've never photographed a baby so this was something totally different for me) But I loved it and I'd love to do some more family portraits in the future. 


Here are some of my favourite images from the shoot! I'd just like to say a massive thank you to Rosie for being so awesome, and Vikki, Rich and Lily for letting us steal your time to photograph you. Let me know what you think and stayed tuned for the Bridal workshop that happened earlier on in the day coming soon! 

The Butterfly Catcher

A little late with this post but I promise I will become a better blogger, even if I just post random photos occasionally!

I did want to submit this as an editorial to a magazine but unfortunately I missed the summer deadlines :(

So back at the end of May I had a shoot with Megan of the Briar Rose blog. The theme was loosely based upon a character I created in my head of a butterfly Catcher. (I plan on writing a little more about the character at a later date and might even get Megan to write a short story about her as she's a fantastic writer!) I headed down to Bath with Luke and Kelly to meet Megan and then we set off to Prior Park, and awesome National Trust park in Bath that would be our location.

It was such a pleasure to work with Megan and she's a very warm and lovely person, and so easy to get on with, not to mention she is a fantastic model!

I was so happy with these photos and the idea of characters and a series of portraits/mini editorials based upon a little fantasy land is something that interests me a lot so hopefully I will have another series like this in the future!

I do have a few more to edit but I couldn't wait any longer to post so keep your eyes open!

We're not in Wonderland...

Last Thursday I had a shoot with Hannah, Grace and Jen up at Ashton Court. It was lots of fun however to say it was cold would probably be an understatement as everyone was wrapped in coats and jumpers whilst we weren't shooting! I had frozen finger tips (note to self wear gloves!) but it was still a good day and we got lots of pictures!

The theme was based on escapism and somewhere between dreaming and reality... with a subtle hint of Alice in Wonderland. I made the tent whilst hair and make up were being completed, I kind of just wanted to stay in there it was awesome!

I'm still working my way through editing them but I couldn't wait any longer before posting some so here you are!:

What do you think? You can head on over to my Facebook page to see BTS pictures and 'like' it to keep up to date with what I'm up too!

Chloe!

P.s : Check out Grace's blog here
And Jens awesome fascinators here