Creative Portraits – Silk Hat Studio

Dailyn

Dec 16, 2024

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There’s something special about shooting models who have a background in dance. The style doesn’t matter than much; it’s more about the discipline, the understanding of where their body is and the proprioception regarding fingers and toes.

Fern as Prince

Jun 28, 2024

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Alan

I started a project a couple of years ago considering what would famous 80s guitarist have looked like had they not been men. It wasn’t intended to be a simple gender-switch or putting women or non-binary in a man’s costume, but to explore it further. When thinking of Prince, Fern was the obvious choice; a…

Northern Riviera

Jun 28, 2024

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Alan

I had the idea a few years ago of an editorial shoot, based around the concept of a Northern Riviera, i.e. take the concept of French Riviera imagery and make it more Northern England. I wanted to shoot this in Manchester, Sheffield or Leeds, and Sheffield is where I do most of my studio shoots,…

Piano story

Jun 28, 2024

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Alan

This shoot was put together very last minute. I’d seen that Elle was available for the following day, so reached out to confirm. Because of the timescales involved, this wasn’t a planned shoot with themes and structure or many props, but more about getting to know how each other works and using what we had…

Colours

Jun 28, 2024

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Alan

Some neon and pink colours with Layna at Zavod Studio, Sheffield. This was the second half of a two-hour shoot where we’d spent the first hour in more fashion-oriented themes and then took the second hour to explore more colourful imagery

Evil Queen

Nov 5, 2023

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Alan

Taking a darker angle on the typical evil queen trope. With Xenia, shot at the Boardroom in Derby.

Wedding Fine Art

Jul 9, 2023

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Alan

I’d found a vintage wedding dress and I hadn’t found a model to suit it. Then I heard that Lydia was at Zavod Studio and I thought she’d be ideal. The dress is possibly 1940s; it features pockets and a bolero. The odd thing about the pockets – or at least odd to me not…

Show Girls

May 17, 2023

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Alan

I’ve always thought that idea for anything bespoke starts with the conversation between client and the artist/supplier. So I view imagery as something that needs to be brought into existence, to evolve and be nurtured. So it’s rare that I go to an event where the set has already been designed, the costumes are already…