Catwalk Queen: CQ Photoshoot: Glitter and Twisted

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CQ Photoshoot: Glitter and Twisted - Part four

We're nearly halfway through in our Glitter and Twisted series of images and this one is the first with all the girls together. Make sure to click on the image to see a larger version. See after the jump for clothing and make-up details.
Click here for all the images for the shoot so far.

Image: © Emilie Harper
Styling: Isabelle O'Carroll and Laura Street
Clothing: Jessie: Grey dress, American Apparel: £18. Gold leather effect leggings, Arrogant Cat at Discoo: £99. Teal ankle boots: stylist's own. Laura: Metallic halter dress, John Zack at Discoo: £32. Metallic scarf and sequin shoes: stylist's own. Eve: Sequin trousers, Arrogant Cat at Discoo: £149. Bronze lurex dress Miss Selfridge: £38. Red shoes: stylist's own.
Hair: Richard Ward, 82 Duke of York Square, Sloane Square, London SW3 4LY
Make-up, Gemma Cartwright: Jessie: Couvrance Correcture de Teint (02 Naturale), Benefit Dallas, Jelly Pong Pong Venus magical pearls (immortal), MAC eyeshadow (electric eel), MAC glitter dust (green/blue), Urban Decay heavy metal glitter liner in 'Air Guitar', W7 gel eyeliner, Sally Hansen diamond lip treatment.Laura: Rimmel Recover Foundation, Nars blusher in 'Orgasm', Barry M Dazzle dust, MAC pigment in 'Old Gold', Stila Smudge pot (black), W7 gel eyeliner (black), Diane Brill Lip Lingerie lipgloss (red), Sugarbaby cosmetics pink ink. Eve: Rimmel London Recover Foundation, Nars Blush in Orgasm, Benefit Dallas, W7 Gel Eyeliner (black), MAC gel liner (black) Too Faced Starry Eyed Liner in 'Stalkerazzi', Lancome 'Fatale' mascara (black), Sugarbaby Cosmetics 'Pink Ink' lip and cheek tint and Hawaiian tropic bronzing gel.

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Posted by Catwalk Queen on September 12, 2007 12:20 PM in CQ Photo-shoot
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I think your shots have some potential, but the photography isn't so hot. Maybe try putting a soft box on your lights so they don't produce so much hard light and shadows? Your models are looking very washed out (except for the second photo, which was *excellent*) and a soft box would help with that problem.

Posted by: Lita | September 12, 2007 3:29 PM

YAY my larger picture suggestion worked :o)

I really like this photo, though some really bright accessories could have really made it stand out.

I'm really enjoying these posts, good luck with all future shoots.

Posted by: Caroline | September 12, 2007 8:27 PM

Oh I hate to put a downer on things but the story is looking incredibly amateurish. In previous comments there was talk of a lack of Vogue level budgets but make-up artists would be happy to do something for free if it can be used as a test (and you'd get much more professional results).

The direction (did it come from CQ or the photographer?) looks naff and the locations are incoherent. As a series of images they could just about pass muster but as a story? Uh-uh.

One other point, I'm fully aware that shooting glossy stories for magazines and creating images for the web are totally different animals but you should always target your stories to your readers and keep it coherent. Mixing the 'edginess' of the first shot with the dullness of the following images is confusing and there's no excuse for such poor results. Must try harder.

Posted by: anon | September 13, 2007 10:11 AM

Thank you for all your comments (positive and negative). We always like to hear feedback and get an idea of how the images are received. It's a shame that you did not leave a name as everybody is entitled to an opinion and it's great to talk about ideas and we're happy to take constructive criticism.
We have explained that this is our first EVER shoot so a lot of it was trial and error. We realise that there are things we could improve on and we will take all that on board when planning our next shoot.
We did have a very limited budget and time scale but did the best we could within our means. I personally am quite happy with the shoot although appreciate that there is always room for improvement.
There is a storyline and next time we will try and be more explicit with this and attempt to make the storyline more cohesive.

Posted by: Laura and Isabelle | September 13, 2007 11:56 AM

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