Macro Floristry Blog

 

These shots were created when I had a Studio session with Emma from Boutique Florals.

                                   

The uses for these shots are to help her decorate any publications she makes for the business, and to add to her strong branding of deluxe floristry. 

I love doing macro photography and take great inspiration from

Irving Penn                                              

                       and David Levinthal 

Photographing these flowers in this style was a lovely change to my photographic usuals of getting quick natural shots from moving subjects.  It was a chill time to really take our time, and get everything technically perfect for Emma.

These shots are previews of the work from the session.  Final polished images will appear on Emma's social media outlets and her site.

Twitter:  
(https://twitter.com/boutiqueflorals)

Facebook:  (https://www.facebook.com/boutiquefloralservices)

If you would like to find out how I can help you improve the overall impression of your business by reinforcing your brand messages with professional photography please get in touch.  Every quotation given for this type of work is fully customised.

If you would like to get in touch for a customised quote on your corporate photographic needs:  

Email: enquiries@pearmanphotography.co.uk 

or

Call:  07535625675

What the Hell is 'Trash The Dress' Anyway?

I often get asked from other professionals in the wedding industry "Do you do trash the dress?" It seems to be one of those strange industry barometers, used to determine how 'in touch' you are with the latest trends.

It occurred to me during a Saturday afternoon of wedding consultations where I explained to three different couples what this kind of shoot entailed, that although everyone in the industry is talking about it, the more real people out there, are still not overly familiar with the entire concept.

Therefore, I took this creative opportunity to put together an example shoot of this so called 'Trash the Dress,' so you can have a wee look and make up your own mind on this crazy trend..

Special thanks are due to Rosie for Modelling.  This shoot was composed in a rapeseed field near Rockliffe Hall.

A big part of Trash the dress (For me anyway) is that the important part of the whole concept, is to remove the 'Wedding' vibe from taking photographs of a bride in her dress, and to simply try and have a bit of unrelated fun with it.  Frolicking about in a field is something most little girls found fun to do, why not pair this whimsical fairytale with that of being in a pretty white dress as a bride?

 Taking things to the more extreme part of "Trash The Dress" is to literally trash the wedding dress.  This may seem "throw away" and very taboo, why on earth would you want to ruin that dress that you paid so much time and money selecting?  I think it is just taking the chance to be totally shocking, rebelling against 'the same old same old' in portraying yourself as a virginal pristine bride may be something that is rather alien to you.  Why not take an extra day to dress up and show yourself rebelling against this conform?

 I'm sure many artists and philosophers would say that doing something like this could also be regarded as showing off the transformational part of becoming married, and a wife.  You are in many ways mimicking a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.  Instead of a chrysalis being shed, you are marking this occasion by shedding the dress.

I do have to say that I LOVE the rebellion perspective.  Many brides are coerced into planning the big day around family expectations, politics, and some have to capitulate against overbearing family members and their wishes for how the day will go.  Giving any bride the chance to make up a photo that would make "Grandma have kittens" is kind of a punk way to even out the scales.

For me this new concept of extending out your Wedding Photography to make some more personal memories is a wonderful way to get more creative.  I think in conclusion this idea of "Trash the Dress" is actually an umbrella term for giving brides the chance to do something different to the Wedding and marking the occasion with alternative memories to go with the getting married stage of their lives.

If doing something like this appeals to you tell me all about your idea's.  We don't have to ruin the dress, lets just plan something personal to you.  Use the secret code of "Muddy Boots" to get a free session booked in alongside your Wedding Photography.  Lets create something brilliant together!

(This offer will expire 30/09/2013)

To book your Wedding Photography with Pearman Photography, please get in touch:


Phone: 07535625675
Email: enquiries@pearmanphotography.co.uk
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Jazz and all things Gatsby..

When Joo-Lee from Lindy Jazz called me to ask if I'd come on board to capture her and her dancers, I couldn't resist. Her dancers were asked to welcome the launch of The Great Gatsby film down at the Tyneside Theatre, and she wanted me to take some pictures and capture them in their element.
 Previously, Joo-Lee and Gillian from Lindy Jazz called into the studio to get some Pin-Up style shots taken, and with the laughs and giggles throughout, when finished they were thrilled with the finished outcome we had together created. You can imagine, as with all clients, I was delighted when they  came back for more, and so for this on-location shoot, I risked my favourite lenses as well as limbs to catch the Lindy Jazz dancers strutting their stuff to the 1920's beat.

Special thanks must go to Marie from ND Make Up who worked with us on the Pin Up shoot.

To see the rest of the images from this event, head on over to the Client Gallery page on the site, where you can have a glimpse and buy as many prints or CDs to suit your needs (http://www.pearmanphotography.co.uk/client.htm).

To access this:
1) click on the word LOGIN.
2) Username: gr8gatsby
3) Password: Luhrmann1


If you have an event on the horizon and need a photographer, please get in touch with the studio:

Phone: 07535625675
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"Wear Your Sunday Best"

"Wear Your Sunday Best"

It was a privilege being able to capture "Wear Your Sunday Best"during Fashion Week. Occurring during the week of 12th May, the event both attracted and involved a large number of businesses from around the North East, which was great to work along side them. 

I would like to extend a massive thank you to all the models who participated and did a fabulous job and also to the student support team who helped me in finding props to decorate the venue.

 The biggest thanks however must go to ND Make Up and to The House of Seduction as they together put the entire event together which was outstanding!

           

The contributions from other businesses was fantastic, and these included:

Scarlet Street: www.scarletst.com

Jalov: www.jalov.co.uk

Pne Group: www.pne.org

Oil Lamp Productions UK: www.oillampproductions.co.uk

The Wholesch-Bang: www.thewholesch-bang.co.uk

Vintage Loves Roses: www.vintagelovesroses.co.uk

Favour-it-ism: www.favour-it-ism.co.uk

Emma Bunting: www.emma-bunting.co.uk

Ruby's Tea Party: www.rubysteaparty.co.uk

Bright Star: www.facebook.com/brightstarlightsound

Gramophone DJ's: www.facebook.com/seventyeightspin.vintagegramophonedj

Lollie & Lulu: www.lollieandlulu.co.uk

Lola Rose Vintage Boutique: www.lolarosevintageboutique.com

If Pearman Photography can cover any event for you in the same style as this, please get in touch.

Phone: 07535625675

enquiries@pearmanphotography.co.uk

www.pearmanphotography.co.uk

Valentines Pin Ups

What a month it has been! 
I set about coming up with an alternative sexy shoot theme to pass onto the Pearman Photography  clients for the romantic month of February.  I personally HATE boudoir photography.  For me it evokes notions of oiled up women doing tacky poses, in bad lighting, throughout the 80's & 90’s. 

  










As I'm always aiming to be innovative, I simply had to evolve the theme.
The age of 50’s Rockabilly chic is pretty established as an aspect of fashion.  The big hair, the winged eyes, and trashy vibe entered into a mainstream in fashion with the rise and fall of the legend Miss Winehouse.   Although I love this style, I didn’t want to be too safe and obvious.

I wanted to give my February Valentines shoot’s something a bit different.  Over Christmas I watched the entire Band of Brothers box-set.  I loved the accuracy of the interpretation of the 1940’s and this began to formulate my idea further.  The Pin up was an art form that boomed in WW2.  Soldiers painted beautiful women on the sides of their planes for luck, and the art-form was an indulgence for soldiers missing their women at home.

Recently with Burlesque trends, this vibe has come back into the forefront of styling.  What I love the most about this style is that the whole thing was based around women who were not at all real.  They were illustrated.  Their proportions defy science, similar to all of our magazines on the shelves today.  Instead of using a pencil to draw out our ideal woman, we use Photoshop!

So by taking inspiration from the 1940’s illustrated women, I wanted to offer today’s Newcastle ladies the chance to come and have a photo-shoot, where they had the opportunity to style it in line with who they are.  We’d then work together to add the more fantastical appeal by playing around with technology of air-brushing and retouching.  Before I started shouting about this for Valentines day, I had to test it.  So I invited some bloggers along.   



Amy Lord from Ten Penny Dreams has a great blog, she is an aspiring writer, and uses her blog to document her route to becoming a full time writer.  She attended the Blogcademy down in London recently hosted by famous bloggers Kat Williams, Gala Darling and Shauna Haider.  After chatting with Amy I was impressed that she is very disciplined in her blogging.  At 4 times a week, she puts my monthly posts to shame.  Amy wanted to do something more along the lines of housewife chic with her shoot.  Here is a small selection of what we created together.

You can subscribe to Amy’s blog, and follow her on twitter @tenpennydreams and @AmyWritesStuff 
Next up was Sandra Tang.  I met Sandra at The House of Seduction Fashion show event I covered this month at Newcastle’s Fat Buddha.  You can see their blog about my work on this night here.  Not only does Sandra live and breathe fashion, she organizes Newcastle’s Fashion Week.  Sandra naturally brought a much more fashionista take to the brief of 1940’s pin up.  Her first “piece” to wear was a fabulous suit that a friend of her’s had kept aside especially for her at a house clearance.  These are obviously the people you need to know to get your hands on the authentic items! Sandra blogs about all things fashion every couple of days.  Here is her blog about coming to the studio.

You can subscribe to Sandra’s blog and follow her on twitter @sandiebeach. With these two already very different takes on my brief, I knew that this could evolve into something more along the lines of a long-term project.  So I have decided to keep it in the mix as something available from the studio on an ongoing basis.  In the next few weeks I’ll be welcoming a pin up cyclist to the studio, a pin up medium and even a pin up with a pet puppy!  I can’t wait. There is a long-term offer now featured to the people of Newcastle through NE1 offers (thanks to Sandra).  You can get this by going here.