After researching the sort of photographs that I want to develop for my look book to showcase my designs, I went out to complete a test shoot, obviously, I have not styled the model and I am only using white bags so that I can create visualisations, the purpose of this test shoot was to get the right location and the right mood. I feel that these photographs were successful in the way of location and I think that the backgrounds look good, the textures and structures and enke

I have begun to think more carefully about creating my product and the sort of design specifications and details that I will have to consider when manufacturing my bags. I have ordered the leather to be printed by ‘the identity store’, since then, I have met with G.H leather to look through the range of leather skins that they stock. I have purchased some lamb nappa leather so that I can try to create a prototype bag and learn how to sew with leather and create a good product

This week I have re-shot the look book shoot, I have created my own make shift studio out of foam board and bought some lighting. I think that the photographs have come out a lot better than the test shoot. I have started to edit these and create visualisations for my look book. I will continue to gather images to put together a sample look book. I have recently been in touch with ‘the identity store’, Peter has been difficult to keep in contact with although I have had confi

I have recently tried to collaberate with a second year student to create images for my look book using toiles that I have had made by a contact. After discussing with the student my intentions for the shoot, I still did not receive the results that I wanted. Unfortunately, lighting was an issue and my ideas were taken too literally. I have acheived the result that I wanted to using the background materials, however I will have to reshoot the entire concept as these images ar