Bailey's Stardust: Must See Exhibition

When you think of 1960's fashion photography, theres going to be one name that pops in to your head. David Bailey was one of the biggest photographers of the time and is still considered an inspiration today. Starting from the 6th February 2014 The National Portrait Gallery will be home to over 250 pieces of Bailey's best work in an exhibition celebrating the legendary photographer. 
I don't think you need me to tell you that this will be a definite must see, Baileys portraits of icons such as Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy have become a definitive part of the 60's. Baileys work is classic and instantly recognisable and even though produced over 30 years ago would no doubt fit in the pages of Vogue magazine today just as well as they did in the 60's. 
Whether you're interested in fashion or photography its a definite must see!

Remembering Bert Stern: Photographer Dies Age 83

Perhaps most recognised for his iconic shoot of iconic beauty Marilyn Monroe, the noted photographer has passed away in his Manhattan home on Wednesday it has been confirmed.  
Stern was best known for his iconic photographs of Marilyn Monroe, taken for US Vogue 6 weeks before she tragically died. The photos were later published in a book entitled The Last Sitting featured Monroe posing nude or with transparent scarves and were taken over three days in June 1962 at the Hotel Bel Air in Los Angeles. The photos became some of the most recognised and praised photos of the young star. 
Bert was born in 1929 in New York and had his first brush with photography by taking photos of the US army for whom he worked as a photographer on a base in Japan. His first shot at the big time came from art director Hershal Bramson who gave him a job for a Smirnoff campaign. From there Stern continued in to photography and later in his career shot a host of classic beauties from Audrey Hepburn to Elizabeth Taylor. In 2002 he shot the cover photo of Sophie Dahl for the May issue of UK Vogue.  
He if often credited with redefining fashion and advertising imagery in the fifties and sixties along with esteemed photographer Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, all offering a cleaner more candid approach to their subjects.
Its fair to say that the photography world has lost a true talent, heres some of Bert's most iconic work. 

LONDON STREET STYLE

Heres a few photos my friend Paige and I took at Trafalgar Sq before Easter, we had a project on denim so went around photographing stylish people in denim! I'm really liking the denim trend at the mo so heres some of the photos we took!

WORD PLAY

Once again we were set a photoshoot task for over the easter holidays. We were given a set of words from which we selected five, we then had to illustrate that word through fashion photography. As always I had my lovely friend Laura on hand to help with the modelling! Let me just say I am NOT a brilliant photographer, I can appreciate beautiful photos but am not particularly skilled in shooting them myself! However I think a couple of these came out much better than I'd anticipated.