Shoot with Lisa Victoria Chenneour

As some of you will know, in July Lisa Victoria Chenneour won the chance to star in Stuart Phillips’ latest make-over video, which was photographed by the talented Ross Campbell of Campbell Photographic for Sky’s Angels Magazine.

If you haven’t already seen Stuart’s make-over video you can still view and it has a very special appearance by Ross Campbell.

You can also read about it in the July issue of Sky’s Angels Magazine with a few shots from the day.

To see a full selection of images from the day you can go to our Facebook page

After a great response to the article in Issue #6 of the magazine, Ross and I thought it would be great to do a full interview and photoshoot with Lisa.


We arranged to do the shoot on the 23rd July starting at home with Lisa in Leigh-on-sea to see her “away from modelling”. A few days before the shoot I noticed that the weather was not going to be great. So I messaged Lisa to see if she could do the shoot on the 24th instead. She was more than happy to rearrange it to the new date. I’m really glad we moved the shoot. Even when I dragged myself out of bed at 7:30am the sun was shinning and there were some nice fluffy clouds in the sky.

We arrived at Lisa and got straight to it. For the 1st part of the shoot we decided to get Lisa to dress as she would if she was just chilling at home and I gave the make-up and hair a natural look. This was because the 1st set of images would be showing Lisa at home, just chilling. It took a few hours to get the shots just right - we wanted them posed but not to look as if they were posed … and this can be harder to do than it sounds. Also the lighting had to be perfect as well, as some of you will know good photography requires good use of light and knowing how to control the lighting.

Once we got the 1st set of shots in the bag, it was time for a change of clothes and I wanted to just add a bit of colour to Lisa’s eyes. I put some black eyeliner on her as well and I checked to see if anything else make-up wise needing retouching and retouched where needed.

For the 2nd set of shots we took Lisa just outside. I assisted Ross by holding the reflector when required to do so and sorted out any wardrobe problems. Ross got some behind the scenes shots of me straightening jackets and flicking off bits of fluff/dirt, lol.

Once we got the shots we wanted we went back inside and got Lisa changed into another outfit. This outfit was one we originally did not think we would be able to do. For the look to be right we needed a denim jacket, which we didn’t have and neither did Lisa. But Lisa’s partner bought one while he was out and phoned to let us know he was on the way home! Thanks Cameron you’re a star. 10 minutes and a cup of coffee later we had the jacket.
So, outfit sorted, make-up checked and hair changed. We all got into our car and drove to the next location which was the woods.


While shooting in the woods I made friends with a very friendly red squirrel.

Once we got the shots we wanted to get here we all decided it was time for a break so we all had some refreshments and Lisa also got changed into her next outfit. We were then ready to go to our final location, the beach!


I was going to be shooting the 1st section at this location. It took a while to get the lighting right, but once it was it was worth the patience, even if it was only for a couple of shots.

Bugger! got to give the camera and Lisa back to Ross. But before I did, I changed the make-up for something slightly more dramatic, sleeked Lisa hair down with some water and we got her changed into a cardigan and nothing else.


Both Ross and Lisa thought these would be the last shots of the day, but just as we were finishing up I noticed a wall with paintings on it at the back of the beach. It looked great, so both me and Ross got a few shots of Lisa on the wall.

So that was a wrap. Time to get Lisa home and for me and Ross to drive back to Braintree. It was a long day, but we all had a good time and made some lovely images together.

To see a selection of images and read Lisa’s interview in issue #7, go to http://www.skysangelsmag.co.uk/

You can also view a full album of shots from the shoot on our Facebook page

For more information on our portfolio shoots, go to our website You never know, if you book a portfolio shoot with us you could also be in Sky’s Angels Magazine like Lisa!


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Lisa is now signed with Vibe International Models and you can book her for shoots through their website.

Help For Heroes

On the 8th July we covered the Help for Heroes Fashion Show for Sky’s Angels Magazine, the event was Run & Organised by EssexH4HEvents / Gina Negus & Mica Seaby.

When we arrived both Ross and I recognized the young lady sitting in the make-up chair, it was of course Lisa, what a busy lady. When she got chance she came and said hello and I finally got to meet her in the flesh, we had a quick chat and then Ross and I got a few behind the scenes shots.

Before we knew it was time for all the models to start strutting their stuff, everyone involved with this event gave their time for free.

Hair & Make up was by:

Bernice Beaumont
Natasha
Melanie Brown
Nikita Smith

Models:

Fran Turner
Stacy Alford
Melissa Kimber
Linda Cunningham
Georgia Shipley
Leanne Scotten
Beka Pritchards
Titi Talabi
Kay Hannington
Esther Adams
Katie Attwater
Jessica Love
Lisa Chenneour
Faith Nhemachena
Carla Boydell
Laura Ham
Jamie Bellamy
Tim Simpson
Alfie Thomson
Reis Floyd
Richard Martin
Laurence Owens

The designers on the night were:

Anoosh Naghibi
Kim Cannon
Red Butterflie
Amis Designs
Sinstar
Aaron Dowie
Chesca Smith
Nathan Slate
Fudia Heroe
Charlotte Negus

If you want more info on help for heroes go to http://www.essexh4hevents.com/ or check out http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

To read a full article on this event you can go to http://www.skysangelsmag.co.uk/ and click on issue #6

Competition Shoot for Sky's Angels Magazine

Those of you that read Sky’s Angels Magazine will know that Campbell Photographic, Sky’s Angels Magazine, Stuart Phillips and Vibe International Models teamed up to launch a competition to find some lucky girl to star in Stuart's new makeover video.

After a big casting day at Stuart's salon in Covent Garden, the girl was chosen. The lucky lady was Lisa Victoria Chenneour. The video was shot on the 3rd July and was photographed by the very talented Ross Campbell of Campbell Photographic.

It was a long day but worth it. Ross got some brilliant behind the scenes images.





Once the makeover was finished Ross got to do a proper shoot with Lisa. He got a good mixture of some indoor shots and some outside shots which had an urban edge to them.

At one point he even got Lisa to stand in the window of Stuart’s salon, it’s almost scary how much Lisa looked like a mannequin.

While Ross was snapping away Stuart was still filming, I personally can’t wait to see the video, especially as I was not there on the day due to being ill. The full video can be seen on Stuart's Youtube channel.

To read a full article on this shoot go to www.skysangelsmag.co.uk and click on issue 6.

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AFTER

To see more pics from this shoot you can view them on our Facebook.

On the 23rd Ross and I will be doing a full interview and photoshoot with lisa, which will be in issue 7 of sky’s angels magazine (out the 14th ).

I will also be blogging about our shoot with lisa so watch this space.

If you are a model and would like to book Portfolio shoot with us go to http://www.campbellphotographic.co.uk/models.html to check out our new portfolio packages.

Graduate Fashion Week 2011

As the lead photographers for Sky's Angles Magazine we attended this years Graduate Fashion Week. We were lucky enough to get tickets for the Gala Show 2 on the last day of the event, where I sat in the audience while Ross was taking pictures from press pit (the pit was jampacked and a bit mental, so I'm glad I had a nice seat to enjoy the show!).

To read what Graduate Fashion Week is and to find who the winners of the George awards were, check out Sky's Angles Magazine, where you will also see a selecition of the pictures we took.

You can also check out our work on our Facebook fan page and flickr, and of course our website at www.campbellphotographic.co.uk.

MKVibe Record Launch Party

As the lead photographers for S A Magazine we were invited to the MK Vibe Single Launch Party by Singer/Song Writer Laura K, where she would be performing her new single "Lover and Friend".

The night showcased new singles from 15 artists signed with MK Vibe, an independent record label with a growing roster of original, new talent.

The evening kicked off over an hour late. No announcment was made as to why, but the rumour was that they were waiting for their top act, Marvin Brown, to arrive. It might have been better to start with the next inline and slot in Marvin when he got there, but hey ho.

Was it worth the wait? Well I can’t say Ross or I were impressed with his act, but I’m sure some of you guys will like his stuff. It certainly was not our cup of tea.

I personally liked Nicki Idol, who sounded a bit like Lady Gaga. I especially liked her song "In Love with a Vampire". This young lady sounded great and had a lot of energy in her performance as well.

Ross liked the sound of The Velcro Teddy Bears and we also both enjoyed diva, Kat Dallas, who we enjoyed talking to through the evening too.

But for both of us the real star of the evening was the amazing MJR. Singer, songwriter and dancer. Not only did he have an outstanding voice and great music, but also some good moves … and he’s not too bad on the eyes either! Keep your eyes and ears open for this guy.

The party was held at First Base in Xscape, Milton Keynes.

Artist that performed on the night were:-

Marvin Brown

MJR

Naftaly

D-Soul

The Wholls

Kat Dallas

John Cade

Milayna

DJ Lantan

Velcro Teddybears

Nicki Idol

Laura K

Emma Hardwick

Michael Antoniou

Yago

All singles can be downloaded from www.mkvibe.com

Sky’s Angels Winner’s Day 8th January 2011

Back in September 2010 Sky’s Angels launched a competition to find The Face of Sky’s Angels 2011 to coincide with the launch of their new magazine SA Magazine (Sky’s Angels Magazine).
We were invited to be the editors and official photographers of the magazine and we also became one of the official sponsors for the competition.
On the 31st December 2010 we had the task of counting the votes for each region (12 regions) to see who the public had given the most votes to … and also the second most votes (just in case the 1st winner could not make it to the winner’s day on the 8th January 2011).
After a long week of contacting the regional winners, we only ended up with 8 girls. Some of the girls could not commit because they had paid work and some others had fallen ill over Christmas …. and some girls just did not contact us back or started demanding all their expenses paid!
Obviously we pay expenses for paid work, but this was a competition they entered, with prizes including hundreds of pounds of prints, free portfolio shoots, massive exposure in a new magazine and at a launch show for the magazine being attended by talent scouts from both the UK and the USA, plus lots more!
Some people just don’t understand that modelling is a job and like any business you have to invest.
The morning of the winner’s day was freezing cold but thankfully we where not shooting on location but at bodyline studio based in Nottingham. The studio is over 3000sqft and has loads of sets to choose from.
The girls where told to arrive at 9:00am, most of which did. Some did arrive a little late, (public transport is always a nightmare). One girl knew in advance that she would be arriving a bit late and made us aware of this days before the shoot.
Only 5 girls actually managed to turn up at all. 2 pulled out at the very last minute (1 suddenly with flu, the other now deciding she couldn’t invest in herself)
But we don’t know what happened to other 1. She never turned up and never called.
They missed a great opportunity.
This also meant we had to adapt some things, which is something me and Ross are good at.
When the make-up artist arrived I briefed her on what we would need from her. Once I finished she starting making up the girls. I’ve got to say it she did a brilliant job considering she had to do it all on her own.

While the 1st girl was being made up, Ross was setting up. He even used me as a subject while he was testing the lights :¬)

What we were looking for was a model with ability and talent. Someone that can pull it out of the bag without being told. So to make it all about them, we agreed that Ross would not give the girls any direction at all while shooting, just a quick brief before he started. It was then down to the girls to give us the best poses and expressions.
The 1st set of pictures was going to be beauty shots and immediately 2 girls stood out.
While Ross was busy photographing, I was taking some behind the scenes pictures and chatting to everyone. All the girls were friendly and professional and very different from each other.

In between shooting and getting there make-up done the girls got some one-to-one posing advice from professional model, the lovely Sky Seraphin and some catwalk advice from professional dancer and fashion designer, Tyler Seraphin.
Before we knew it, it was time to have some lunch – which had been provided by Sky’s Angels very own Tracy and Dave. We didn’t stop to eat for long though because there was still lots for us to do!
The second part of the day Ross and I had come up with a challenge for the girls. They each got to choose which sets they wanted to use and choose their outfits and make-up.
Sounds easy, but the girls where given only 20 minutes for the makeup and then just 20 minutes to explain the shoot, have the lights set up and do the actual shoot. The clock didn’t stop ticking while we moved to the next set, changed clothes and reset lights. And again little/no direction was given to the girls. It all had to come from them.
A few of the girls did struggle with this challenge. Others just had fun with it and really tried their best. And it was easy to see that once again certain girls stood out.
Finally we were simply running out of time. And we still had a banner shot to take for the launch party, plus the actual cover shots for the magazine!
The next shot had to be for the banner that will be displayed at the launch party on the 14th February (buy your tickets now there selling out fast – http://www.skysangels.co.uk/buytickets.html).
We quickly set up a white background and got the girls into position and fired off a few shots. With that in the bag, we moved on to the cover shots.
Originally we’d hoped to shoot each girl separately in an Angel Outfit (hence Sky’s Angels) and then choose the best image from whoever won the competition
Unfortunately, because we’d run out of time and been let down by the outfit supplier we just had to adapt.
I suggested that we put the girls into a triangle shape and just change who was at the front. Give each girl 15 shots to nail the cover.
This also meant no matter who won, all the girls who bothered to turn up would be on the cover.
Unfortunately on reviewing the images, none of the girls pulled off a shot that was strong enough for a cover, so we had to resort to using their set shots.
There was one last shot which I thought would be good to get … and that was a big group shot of everyone that was involved in the day.

Once that was done we could all say our goodbyes and go home. It was a very long and hectic day, but a very interesting one. And I got to meet loads of new people and it was nice to see Tracy and Dave again.
Sky’s Angels will be running the competition again this year to find The Face of Sky’s Angels 2012. So if you’re interested in modelling, it’s the competition to be in.
The place to be noticed in 2011 is the Sky’s Angels Magazine Launch Party (in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support). There will be talent scouts, film crews, magazines and more at the show, plus celebs, prize draw and a designer auction.
There are a limited number of tickets available and this will be a ticket only event. No Ticket, No Entry … and no tickets are being sold at the door on the night!
So buy your ticket at www.skyangels.co.uk/buytickets.html before they all sell out.

Egypt Working Hoilday

We recently went to Egypt with the Kerri Parker Academy as the main photographers on their Modal Tutortials in the Sun trip.

We were originally given the impression that we would be doing both Fashion and Glamour, which I was happy about as I enjoy shooting fashion.

Unfortunately, I only shot the girls once because once there it was clear they did not want to shoot fashion at all and were only interested in shooting glamour - which was a shame because I was getting some great images and I really wanted to build up my portfolio with more fashion.



However, all was not lost because for the rest of the week I got to shoot behind the scenes, which I've always enjoyed, because I love capturing moments just as they happen.




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