Serenity.
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
"an oasis of serenity amidst the bustling city"
Serenity, The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled. Being a free spirit and one with nature allows a feeling of pure unrivalled piece and calm. Mixing the pureness and simplicity of a white dress, in the fantastic picturesque location of the mine, Glendalough Co. Wicklow, Ireland, helps to create this serene mood.
I started by sketching some ideas, then I creating a mood board with the concept of the shoot in mind. With the Ideas and feeling of the shoot set in my head, I then went out on a location scout. I have wanted to shoot in Glendalough for some time, so this made my choice of location much easier. The feeling of calmness there really suited the ideas I had. I then contacted the model and stylist, sending on the mood board, and then began to source a dress, the make up look we would use and simple jewellery to complement the dress and location.
I decide early on that I was going to shoot film on this occasion. I began to research different film stocks and deciding if I should shoot in colour or black and white. After doing a large amount of research and testing out a range of films I decided that Kodak Portra 160 colour film would give the look and I was working towards. The next choice I had to make was whether to shoot square or rectangular format. I choose to shoot square format, as it isn't seen as much and would help the photographs to stand out.
Dress: Forever 21 kimono - €32
Foundation: luminous silk foundation number 5.5 from Giorgio Armani
EyeShadow: Estée Lauder pure colour eyeshadow palette using 'Sugar Biscuit' (no.60) 'Riviera Rose' (no.11) 'Ivory Slipper' (no.10) and 'Hot Cinnamon' (no.35)
Jewellery: Hand crafted by designer Heather Marie Baldwin
Location: Glendalough Upper lake and Mine, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
Photographer: Conor Palin-Stewart - website
Assistant Photographer: Colin Tonge, Mark Finn
Model/MUA: Loren-Katie Logan
Stylist: Naiose Jo - Facebook
Assistant Stylist: Jessica Brennan
