I think its also important to share with you a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes, before the photo shoots or the days spent filming on location, because its not all as glamorous as it seems!
All of the costumes that you see in my character driven photographs (and the trailer, Play With Me) are completely original pieces that we create for the shoots. That's money and time spent designing costumes, tracking down the perfect fabrics and endless nights bringing the costume to life. For props I use a mixture of brought products and home-made ones. The majority of the time we can't find the exact props we are looking for so have to do a bit of DIY, the rest I find at costume shops, furniture shops, clothes stores and charity shops.
All of the locations that we shoot/film on we source ourselves. On the photo shoots that include sets I enlist a team to help prepare, transport and set up the scene before the shoot (as seen in the Alice in Underland behind the scenes snaps).
All of the costumes are made by myself and my wonderful Mum, Laraine Ratcliffe, who you may already know from the Play With Me Trailer. We are a tight-knit team.
Next Post:
Stay tuned for some behind the scenes stuff from the Play With Me project.
Christina
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