Looking back through my photo I realised that after this made it to publication in Ondine magazine, I never released my own blog of the editorial. So nearly a year later here it is. For this shoot I shot both Analog and Digital, Make sure to have a look down the end where the Analog shots are, Which were taken using a Mamyia M645 with 80mm ƒ2.8 Sekor lens on Ilford Delta 100ASA film.
Dalkey is an area of Dublin that I have always found to be very picturesque Whether it’s castles, sea side scenery, theatre or markets, Dalkey seems to give a moment to capture and scenery that takes your breath away. That’s why I have always wanted to incorporate the area into one of my shoots and took this opportunity to do so. Especially the striking rock faces of the near by quarry that tell a simple but magical story of their own. With the help of the talented Carina from Cherie Styling Studio, we were able to make this vision became a reality. With the amazing scenery we decided a vintage inspired shoot would be most fitting to capture the raw beauty of Dalkey.
For this first look, we decided to go for more of a traditional luxury winter feel. With Tweeds, wools and hats that glimmer with vintage glamour, with a just touch of antique fur that emphasises the feel of luxury. In this first look, colours such as camels greys, browns and creams were used to enhance the raw beauty of Dalkey, making the outfit and scenery compliment one another. With such colours, one knows that they will forever stay fashionable and bring that touch of class to any outfit, for any age, for any gender.
The second look, we decided to have a little fun with, we wanted a fight to happen with the colours the models were wearing and the natural colours of the scenery. One might say battle to be noticed. This look is more of a raw and edgy one compared to our first look. . To do this we used classic black and white houndstooth. This holds an ageless quality and has the ability to always looks fantastic when mixed with shades of reds, blacks and whites! We used red pain tent ankle boots and fur trimmed ankle boots, to tie in our luxury vintage feel, with the addition of hats from Rosemary Keating helped to finish the outfits giving it more class and definition. Timeless fashion captured in an Iconic Location.
Models: Ally Archbold, Ben O'Beirne and Síofra Ní Chléirigh.
Styling and Clothing by Carina Cunningham, Cherie Styling Studio.
Hats Supplied by milliner Rosemary Keating.
Assistant Photographer: Lauren Thomas.
Videographer: Colin Tonge and Assistant Mark Crabbe.
