helen smoke harder gel drapes Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

HelenClaire Photoshoot

Helen wanted some harder, edgier images for her portfolio, so we set out to create a good mix of styles but all with a bit of drama to them.

lou sequence wet gown flash Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Trash the Dress - the "Wet" run

So having described the setting fire to the dress sequence, here's the drowning the dress sequence. This was a trial run before doing a real shoot for a client - and to be honest this was the one I was more concerned about because I know cloth...

studios river island featuring fashion Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Fashion Shoot: River Island

Some shots from a recent fashion shoot featuring River Island. Featuring Nikkie Pixie, JaiC and Dani T as models.

Energetic Posing for the Shot

Short sequence of poses to show you what it takes to get the shot.

motion technique stuff speed recommend Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Stop Motion with Leah Axl-Experimental

I know, you are all probably getting bored with my stop motion stuff - I've been enjoying the experimentation, but realise I've still got a lot more work to do developing my technique if I'm going to make these look really good.

sophie fashion Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Sophie Fashion (video)

"Images Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.

leah nice camera richard pose Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Richard Critique

This is a critique on Richard's session with Leah Axl. The focus of the session being developing portraiture and creating some very successful images.

shots shooting harriett model background Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

What can you shoot in 5 minutes?

At a recent workshop I was being a bit mean and had a deliberately difficult setup - because let's face it, you don't learn from the easy stuff right?

studios rock fashion couture shots Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Fashion Shoot: Rock Couture

Some shots from recent fashion shoot for Rock Couture. Featuring Nikkie Pixie, JaiC and Dani T as models.

obae faith Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

Faith Obae (video)

"Images Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.