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Lencarta Ringflash Mini Review

I’ve been thinking about getting a ring flash for ages as they can give quite a nice look to fashion images with very even light. I tried one of those things you stick on a normal speedlight, such as the RayFlash or one from Orbis, but they were rubbish. The light pattern was not circular and they gave a very uneven spread of light plus they were bulky and tended to keep coming off the flashgun making the whole thing very unwieldy. However, they were cheap, unlike a full blown studio ring flash which is not so I’ve never bothered with one until now.

A couple of things helped change my mind Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Even in the Depths of Despair There is a Small Glimmer of Hope

One from a fashion shoot in Clinton Heights Brooklyn, New York with Germaine Denegris wearing a dress by Faviana. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Perfection is Always Just Out of Reach

One from a recent fashion shoot in Brooklyn, New York. Taken in a stunning Brownstone mansion in Clinton Heights. Model is wearing a dress by Jovani. Continue Reading →

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The entrance to photo heaven :-)One of the rooms Tiny little place really Mmm, nice bathroom.stair well living room Some of the gear new-york-fashion-8 Nope, no idea why a box full of lighting gear is labeled as Milk.One of the many unusual bits of artwork around the place.Scary Joker Mask Old telephone I'm guessing this is going to appear ion some pictures somewhere...Lakers player statue The stylist The fabulous dresses Prom Dresses new-york-fashion-18 new-york-fashion-19 Please don't burn them....Save the planet anyone?Fruit. Not as good for you as cakes.One of the MUA's More brushes than Da Vinci Ah, if only I needed this sort of thing. lol The relief when the first model turns up!Hair people doing their thing new-york-fashion-28 new-york-fashion-29 new-york-fashion-30 new-york-fashion-31 The model before the MUA's got to work.........and the final result Are you sure a Leica is a proper camera?Look, camera. It makes pretty pictures.I know photoshop can make models look a bit plasticy but.....Who says there's nothing decent on TV any more?The wonders of a bit of sunlight and a gold reflector Aah.Natalie giving the briefing Obviously riveting!new-york-fashion-42 Part man, part machine new-york-fashion-44 new-york-fashion-45 Help meeeee Whats this hairspray done? Why is my hair glowing?new-york-fashion-48 The assistants slacking.Ooh, its going to be a dance video new-york-fashion-50a new-york-fashion-52 Models......always on the phone...new-york-fashion-55 ...or eating....new-york-fashion-57 ...or both!Mmm, is that food I see over there?A sneak peek at at the new book Redbull - essential on an all day shoot Blondes can read? Who knew?I wish people would pick up their rubbish.Who let them out the makeup room?new-york-fashion-65 new-york-fashion-66 Matt hoping no one breaks anything You better not be making my bum look big in this video Filming or a workout routine?The model was not impressed with the size of his ringflash new-york-fashion-71 It's a tough couple of days but we still manage to have a laugh

Behind the Scenes New York Fashion shoot

I was in New York recently for a little sightseeing and to attend the first Miss Aniela Fashion shoot experience held abroad. I’ve been to a few of these in the UK and thought I’d combine a visit to NYC with a chance to do a bit of fashion photography. I’d offered to help out so I was planning on a days shooting and a bit of assisting on the other two days. In the end I managed to shoot on all 3 days along with getting some behind the scenes pictures as well Continue Reading →

A new camera is unlikely to make you a better photographer. It will, however, make you poorer! – Ian Mears, March 2012!

The Mercedes Invisible Car

Now this is a cool use of some camera technology!

No doubt western governments have been spending billions on trying to make their weapons invisible and someone has knocked up a quick and dirty version for here it is appearing in a car advert at a fraction of the cost Continue Reading →

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Northern Lights in Lapland

I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) so around Christmas time I finally got my arse into gear and started looking as 2012 is meant to be a good year for them. Turned out everyone else had the same idea and many of the trips were booked up. However, I managed to find one, via the Aurora Zone, to the Harriniva hotel in Lapland, Finland for early February. It’s a couple of miles from Muonio village, about an hours drive from Kitilla airport. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Hidden Mysteries of the Female Species

Fashion shot taken at Dalston Heights in London. I was just trying to play about with these Tarot Cards I’d come across and after several ideas decided I liked this one the most. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – There’s a bit of Crazy in Everyone

A slightly crazy shoot in Dalton heights using some unusual props and a crazy model, Charlotte. Yep that’s a bulls head! Continue Reading →

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Argentina Exhibition

I’ve got another picture in an exhibition!

It’s an old travel shot (picture above) from a trip I took to Cuba back in 2008. I was wandering the back streets of Havana and came across a little boxing gym. It was basically a covered boxing ring plus some empty space and a few punch bags. A bunch of local kids were sparring or training and they let us take some pics of them (for a small fee!). Continue Reading →

Modelling Information

Loads of information for new models. Links to agencies, how to apply to them, useful info on modelling, what to do and what to avoid. If you want to be a model its worth reading

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Glamour of the Gods – Hollywood Portraits

I finally got round to seeing the ‘Glamour of the Gods: Hollywood Portraits’ exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. It’s only on until the 23rd October but if you can go it’s well worth a visit.

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Canon 1D X

My initial impressions on the new Canon 1D X camera. As unbiased as i can make them being a Nikon user

Lana Del Ray

I came across this singer a few months back and she’s starting to get some traction now. She was on this weeks ‘Later with Jules’ and is currently number 1 on the iTunes singles chart. I just love the song ‘Video Games’ – keeps running round inside my head! The video that goes with it has a great retro feel that goes perfectly with the song (at least I reckon so anyway).

Ian Mears at Rankin Dig The New Breed photography exhibition

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Tuuli and Erin O'Connor La Roux at Rankin Exhibition

Rankin Exhibition Party

I went to the private viewing of the Rankin Exhibition “Dig The New Breed” with the lovely Sarah Heaviside just before I flew off on Holiday. Pretty cool evening (free drink so always makes it more enjoyable) and got to see a couple of famous people such as Rankin, Erin O’Connor, Tuuli and La Roux. There was also some rock band there that I couldn’t understand a word of and then I realised they were singing in Japanese! Continue Reading →

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Rankin Fashion Exhibition

One of my fashion images has been selected by the fashion photographer Rankin to be in his exhibition, Dig The New Breed. WooHoo!

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Portfolio – Laura at the Beach

A swimwear image from a portrait shoot with Laura, a Chelmsford based model. Taken at some beach huts near Thorpe Bay in Essex. Quite a commercial/magazine style shot.

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Portfolio – Symbiotic

Fashion shoot at Dalston Heights model Kasia Bober wearing a dress by Edwin Csh. Continue Reading →

Portrait shoot in a Rochford corn field ian mears

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Portrait Shoot with Ebonie

A few images from a portrait shoot with a young local girl in Rochford, Essex. Thought we’d do a few summer shots outdoors in the local fields although at one point summer quickly turned to dark grey skies followed by a quick downpour. Don’t you just love weather in England?

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ian mears Fashion photography at Dalston Heights Kate Williams dress and glass hat

ian mears Fashion photography at Dalston Heights with mirror and kate williams dress

ian mears Fashion photography at Dalston Heights with mirror

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ian mears Fashion photography at Dalston Heights with Elvis picture kate williams dress

Hannah Ashlea Fashion Shoot at Dalston Heights

A fashion shoot with the very talented Hannah Ashlea (check out her blog for some of her other work). All taken at a location called Dalston Heights which is one of the Castle Gibson set of shoot locations. They are all pretty cool places with tons of props. Continue Reading →

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Miss Coyla Portrait Shoot

Images from a couple of portrait photo shoots with Coyla MacPherson taken over the summer (what little we had of it!). Coyla is an up and coming Essex based Folk Singer with numerous gigs under her belt already and she was after some images for her new album cover.

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Portfolio – Beauty Cleanses the Soul

From a fashion shoot at Dalston Heights, with model Rachael wearing a Kate Williams dress. Taken in the Kitchen area

Model : Rachael Williams
Dress Designer: Kate Williams
MUA : Grace Grey

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Portfolio – The Power of Intellect

Taken at Dalston Heights in London. This is a great (if rather expensive!) location with two huge spaces and loads of interesting props. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Looking Through the Illusion of Life

Fashion shoot at Dalston Heights model Kasia Bober wearing a dress by Edwin Csh. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Silver Shade

An image from a fashion shoot at the Roost in Dalston London with Sammy wearing a beautiful silver dress by Joanne Fleming, sitting on a Moped in the garden. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – The Hardest Prison To Escape is the One We Create for Ourselves

Bit of a dark and moody artistic shot taken at The Roost, a three story old house in London. Featuring Janelle McPherson wearing a Joanne Fleming dress. Continue Reading →

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Singer, songwriter and musical theatre composer piano ian mears

Monica Sik Holm Portrait Shoot

Monica is an up and coming Norwegian singer, songwriter and musical theatre composer (multi talented!) I met Monica in London and it turned out she was looking to get some pictures for her portfolio so she could use them as part of her marketing and promo packaging. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Ice Cold

Taken at MC motors in London featuring Ariana wearing a Stephanie Grace Foy dress. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Time Stands Still

Taken at MC motors in London. A fantastic place with lots of cool rooms and props. Bit dusty though! Featuring Ariana wearing a Stephanie Grace Foy dress. Continue Reading →

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Bella Grace at MC Motors

A fashion shoot with a new model, Bella Grace. For her first time she was very good, easy to work with, good at posing and more than happy to try new ideas. Taken at Castle Gibson’s MC Motors location near Dalston, London. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Intense

Fashion portrait taken at MC motors in London of Bella Grace, a new model. Wearing a dress by Wolfgang Jarnach. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Dark Soul

Shot at MC motors in London with the lovely Bella wearing a outfit by Wolfgang Jarnach (not that you can see much of it under the cloth!) Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Just Lookin

Fashion shoot at MC Motors in London. Featuring the model Claudia Guo and a dress by the designer Marina Brenere. Continue Reading →

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Grace Gray Fashion Shoot at MC Motors

A fashion shoot with the ever brilliant Grace Grace (multi talented model and makeup artist) wearing a Marina Brenere dress. Continue Reading →

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Portfolio – Bathing in Photons

Fashion shoot at MC Motors in London. Featuring the model Claudia Guo and a dress by the designer Marina Brenere. Continue Reading →

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Ivory Flame Art Nude (NSFW)

This was a studio based art nude shoot with the beautiful model Ivory Flame. Absolutely lovely model to work with and very experienced, which certainly made things easier. Give her some general direction and she will work on some interesting poses. Great red hair as well, hence the name! Continue Reading →