Last November Chris and I set up a photo shoot with first-time model Anna McIlwee, who was to be our Siberian Snow Princess in a beautiful winter landscape.
Trouble was, no winter landscape was to be had. Photos in the snow can be difficult to do well, and I had a strong vision for imagery we just couldn’t achieve with our local landscape and uncooperative weather. So what did we do? Well here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our most conceptual photoshoot yet…
We set up a simple grey backdrop and some lights in our living room and had Anna pose with various props. I then put that Bachelor of Fine Arts to work and carefully comped her into a snowy fantasy landscape, adjusting color, contrast, and adding snowflakes.
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| Here you can see the grey paper backdrop, stands, and lights set up in our living room |
I wasn’t exactly sure how it would all come out in the end, but I am so happy with the final result, and I hope you have enjoyed the images and behind-the-scenes video as well. 🙂
14 Comments
vintagevisions27
January 29, 2015 at 8:06 PMYour behind-the-scenes videos are so much fun to see. It's neat to see how everything comes together. Thanks for sharing.
-Emily
Emily's Vintage Visions
Lauren Stowell
January 30, 2015 at 8:09 PMThank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Esther
January 30, 2015 at 2:31 AMThat is absolutely incredible!! I never would have thought it wasn't real.
I did indeed enjoy the behind-the-scenes video!! It was really neat to see how it all works! 🙂
Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the incredible shoes!!! I am coveting the Claremonts right now….
Lauren Stowell
January 30, 2015 at 8:09 PMThank you so much!
El
January 30, 2015 at 8:22 AMHow wonderful! I cannot wait to see the result! <3
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Lauren Stowell
January 30, 2015 at 8:10 PMWell the results were already out for last Christmas – I'm a little late getting the video out, but better late than never 🙂
AuntieNan
January 30, 2015 at 12:04 PMThis is right up there with those lovingly created "birch" trees you guys made for the 18th C riding outfit. I would never have guessed that you werent outdoors for this one!
Beautiful!
Nancy N
Lauren Stowell
January 30, 2015 at 8:11 PMAh, you remember! That set took *forever* to put together, and we wanted to avoid that difficulty this time, so the background was illustrated. A totally different look, and I love both shoots, but the photoshop-fantasy-world was much easier to create!
Anonymous
January 30, 2015 at 4:56 PMYour work is always inspiring. Question. Where did you source the beautiful blouse she is wearing? Who do you find your models?
Lauren Stowell
January 30, 2015 at 8:18 PMHi Elizabeth – the blouse is an antique I found on eBay. The model is the daughter of a friend of mine, who has also modeled several times for my company. 🙂
SouthernDawn1860
January 30, 2015 at 5:16 PMAmazing artwork! If you are ever in PA or the Tri-state area (by some wild chance!) and you need someone to do an 1860's shoot, I volunteer! 😉
Lauren Stowell
January 30, 2015 at 8:18 PMI love shooting with real members of the costuming community. If I'm ever out that way, I will ping you!
Verdaera
January 31, 2015 at 3:07 AMThat was fun, and the model is so adorable! Thanks for sharing!
bauhausfrau
January 31, 2015 at 5:31 PMVery cool, I love that photo shoot!