A Mini Fashion Shoot!
(Dress gifted to me by Top vintage, all vies are my own. Thank you to Felbrigg Hall for letting me shoot there!)
Hello everyone!
Something a bit different for today’s post – my first ever mini fashion shoot for the blog! I’ve fancied giving it a go for a while now. After all, I love fashion, and I love facing new challenges with my photography. And why should all the younger bloggers have the fun of wearing nice clothes?
TopVintage got in touch and asked if they could gift me a frock from their website, a shop full of beautiful vintage inspired pieces. I chose this midnight blue velvet dress. I thought at first I might shoot it in the woods near my house, but then I had a bit of a light bulb moment. You may remember that back in the summer the children and I joined the National Trust, and we spent a glorious few hours exploring beautiful Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk. I knew that the orangery would be an amazing place to shoot my self portrait, with the amazing greenery and huge windows. The people at Felbrigg Hall kindly gave me permission to shoot, so I went on a day when only the gardens are open, in the hope that it would be a bit quieter.
I had visions of shooting on a gloomy day, not only for softer light but also for a slightly gothic, melancholy feel. However the sun shone brightly that day, which led to a few challenges whilst shooting! (Bright sunlight surprisingly isn’t always helpful for taking photographs – it can lead to contrasty, over exposed pictures.) Anyway, I spent a joyful hour shooting on timer and tottering in and out of frame, and playing a game of hide and seek from the bright sunlight! I also just decided to go with it for a few shots, which led to some interesting results. The focus was a bit hit and miss in places too, as I had to focus on a spot where I thought my head was going to be! All in all it was a challenge which I relished, and I’m pretty pleased with the results. I love the colour of the dress against the vivid, lush greens.
Luckily only a few people came into the orangery whilst I was shooting, and I didn’t get too many funny looks!
In other news, I will share some pics with you over the next few days of our Insta-meet and photo walk in beautiful Southwold a couple of weeks ago. I also treated myself to the most amazing rustic work bench last week, which I will take some snaps of to share with you!
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Tamsyn x
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Aren’t you a beautiful lady! No wonder your blog is so lovely. Beauty seen through a beauty’s eyes!
Special “wow” all the way from Dallas, Texas.
You chose wisely – the dress is a gorgeous colour. It made for stunning photos.
Thank you so much Patricia, so kind of you!
OMG I love this!! Gorgeous dress, really suits you and that location is to die for!
Ah thank you so much lovely! I’m pretty pleased with how it all came out – the location is just stunning isn’t it!
Gorgeous dress and fabulous photographs xx
Thank you so much Joan, so kind of you xx
Stunning♡♡♡♡♡ So beautiful, you, the setting – all of it♡ and utterly brilliant that you took them yourself xxx
Ah that you so much Vanessa, so kind of you – it was a challenge I really enjoyed! xxx
Absolutely gorgeous dress and an absolutely beautiful model too!! I love the fact that you were everything from photographer, producer to model for this shoot – it shows what a well rounded talent you are, and it’s great to see a bit of fashion on your blog!
Ah thank you so much Paula, so lovely of you – yes it was a challenge but I absolutely loved it! xx
How clever to he able to do all that challenging stuff with the camera and still manage to get such beautiful shots and look so serene doing it, you look fabulous and the dress was a gorgeous choice