Silk Hat Studio

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  • Makeshift

    Makeshift

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    Alan

    Creating a dress by hanging and clipping the fabric

  • Fearless

    Fearless

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    Alan

    This was loosely, very loosely, inspired by Netflix’s adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. That set the theme that we then riffed on and went in different directions.

  • Mobility

    Mobility

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    Alan

    Grace and me had discussed a shoot before, and then accelerated when she contacted me wanting images that featured her modern mobility aids. We’d agreed on a gothic or spooky theme for some of the images, using Lacrimosa as the musical influence. You can see a loose fence that I’d fabricated from older-style walking sticks.…

  • Medusa

    Medusa

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    Alan

    We’d been talking about this concept for a while and then decided to shoot very quickly. Amkmodel got in touch suggesting availability later the same week and that coincided with my own availability. One problem; we didn’t have everything ready. So I spent the evenings building and preparing the props, costume for the shoot. Fortunately,…

  • Creative Makeup

    Creative Makeup

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    Alan

    Images from Creative Makeup shoots

  • Tribal Theme

    Tribal Theme

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    Alan

    Melanya got in touch, suggesting a shoot on a tribal theme. We explored an area of the Peak District, just west of Sheffield and Chesterfield which provided many different settings for the theme.

  • Totoro to Otomo

    Totoro to Otomo

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    Alan

    A mouthful of a title, expressing the concepts from a shoot. Moving from the clean images of Studio Ghibli to something more violent as found in Akira. This was the first attempt at the shoot, which has left us with further ideas for a future shoot. There are also a few retrowave-inspired images in the…

  • Ellie and the Roses

    Ellie and the Roses

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    Alan

    This shoot takes the record for the most amount of images I’ve taken in a 2 hour period. Ellie was awesome as we shot 6 different themes.

  • Renaissance Rave

    Renaissance Rave

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    Alan

    Sasha approached me to help shoot her masters submission. After some discussion, she settled on a modern take of a Renaissance Party. This was a full-day shoot across multiple sets, fortunately all in one building. The aim was to portray a story and highlight the inequalities in renaissance output. Models: @luciedarroch @sophiem1a @kiesharfArt direction: @sasha.hampshireDesigner: @belladonis_by_o.e.kMake-up: @bydaisyelizabethHair: @elenassspatiPhotography and retouching: @silkhatstudio

  • Shooting at the Wash House

    Shooting at the Wash House

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    Alan

    Jessica proposed a duo shoot at the Wash House, a cocktail bar in Manchester. Ellie was the second model who joined for the duo.