"Often a jewellery editorial page can take one of two obvious routes. 1. Jewelry artfully styled on a white backdrop with some arty collage backdrop. 2. Close up of model posing with jewelry. Fortunately for Fashionation fans, Flair Magazine have raised the bar and made this jewelry editorial shoot shine by choosing unusual jewelry instead of typical designer statement jewels and some phenomenal photography/art direction, not to mention the superior make-up artistry which just begs your attention.

Photographer Alix Malka enables model Lydia Hearst to truly metamorphosis into each shot from biker chic with skull ring peeping from her lips to showing her playful side with the green eyed envy staring at the viewer through an ornate zippered necklace. The shots are extreme close ups allowing the image and jewelry to share the spotlight but in equal proportion, which is no easy task. The eyes are played up in each shot with careful lighting, makeup and props drawing attention to each of the jewellery pieces. I particularly like the bejewelled rainbow mask image with Gucci dog tag hiding the unmasked eye; perhaps inspired by Phantom of the Opera and Ziggy Stardust. It’s a stunning shot that deserves to be an album cover or luxury label campaign. Bravo!" - Kate Vandermeer

Zante 23rd July-August 6th 2009

Bought this Holga for £15 squid off ebay to experiment more with film during my holiday! Went through 6 rolls of film and did not expect any of them to turn out! Processed them myself at uni which was fun. Thinking about using Holga for major project now ! love it!!

Here are a few photographs..more still to come once scanned in!

research book for ed..

You know this blub book thing we need to create- how does copyright law effect you with your research on other peoples work and photography???? Are we aloud to add other peoples photography into it????

Key themes explored: Beauty, Disability, Fashion.
Looked at Larry Dunstan's work on these ideas- love the physical aspect to it. These images are naturally beautiful although the subject can be interpreted as controversial and unsettling. but this is a master piece- a great set of images portraying his views on inner and physical beauty. LOVE THEM!!
Thanks Ruben for introducing this to me!!

The beginning - Term 1 Year 3

'Sat at work on a Sunday Morning- too quiet and boring for my liking'. Rob- Personal instructor from gym floor is talking non stop and isnt curing the hang over that well. Had a great weekend however Uni work is constantly on my mind and starting to stress a little bit. Not sure which angle to approach my ideas with just yet and dissertation is also a sore subject to talk about at the moment.

Its not that i dont want to do it- I really want to get stuck in to the dissertation and major project and i actually can not wait untill i have ideas that have been approved so i can then go and dive straight into it....But getting to that stage is being a bit of a bitch. Who knows-just got stick with it and keep on going untill it all comes flowing. im going to start doing the lottery but as for today- i am sure it will be a bit of a drag.