I have contacted another artist called Lucy Craig which specifies on textile design. Lucy is local artist from Ballymena with very specific style based mostly in vintage aesthetic and mostly her work is inspired by history and archive. From speaking to Lucy, I discovered that she loves research and discovery which is why she loves to work with archive so much. She is also a teacher but her main studio is in her family house in antic which will be very limited in space especially with flashlights I am planning to bring as the light is limited but also there are no windows and natural light.
Before the photoshoot we have had moved some things away that I didn’t feel they wouldn’t represent her style well as her work is very vintage style and she had some frames that were very modern, and it was disturbing the photographs. Her new sewing machine we swapped with her old one that she no longer uses but it perfectly describes her style of work. We were quite limited with space because of low ceiling so that is why most of the photographs we have taken as she was sitting down. Lucy was very friendly and helpful she had a lot of materials that she works with and gave my tips for promotion and professional practice in real world.
I chose the top four photos that in my opinion were the most successful of Lucy. The lighting was bit of a challenge because there was no space to place flashlights around the room, so I expected the light being much sharper than it turned out. The space was very cosy effective on photographs. I am well satisfied with the outcome and the quality is really good and I managed to capture some good shots. I have used once again only one flashlight and reflector which is easier to balance but also to carry it. I tried different angles and positions as all we could shoot is Lucy sitting down. Personally I like the mid shots here she is closer to camera and subtly gives the idea of the background.
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