Due to a studio workshop getting cancelled at the last moment this morning, myself and Emily (pictured) took advantage of the empty space and ventured to the studio to spend the morning experimenting with lighting - for experimental research and upcoming model test shoots . 

This is a little something that I achieved today. I love clear, raw photography; pores, hairs and texture create the clarity that I admire - and this kind of portraiture is what I set out to achieve.

Photography: Jessica Gates

More Experiments.

Here is another example of my experiments for the day.

 Jessica x

Images: Jessica Gates

Experimenting...

Recently I came around to buying myself CS6 Creative Suite, after many, many and many more free trials I realised it was about time to purchase the real deal. 

I have always wanted to experiment more with digital illustration and, with nothing to do for the day I spent a few hours doing so - playing around with digital illustration and photo manipulation on a few of my own images. Getting to grips with the software beyond my usual perimeters alongside learning how to adapt to my new Wacom tablet (the first I have ever used). Nothing to impressive here, but I'm sure with practise and by incorporating my own hand drawn illustrations I can begin to develop.

Jessica x

Images: Jessica Gates