Stephanie Hargreaves And the 5th

Hello everyone.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year and have all put on weight like me!

Well onto what I have been up to! On Thursday the 5^th I finally got to shoot the beautiful Steph Hargreaves. Steph is a singer and songwriter who has such a powerful and catchy voice and some very catchy songs. Click here to listen to a few on sound cloud.

So I have been planning this shoot from the very first idea since August where I knew I wanted to do a photo shoot which involved a model wearing (faux) fur coats with the sun shining into the lens to give it a glare.  Although it would essentially be a cold day of shooting the photograph would catch its warmth through the coat and the sunlight shining through like it does on a cold winters day where you sit inside feeling its warmth. So then it was just to find the model.

So on set of a music video with Milletti Films for Steph Hargreaves new single “WhenWill I” I realised that I wanted to work with Steph. So I began working on the shoot details and getting people involved and dates we were all free.

So we had on the crew: 

Photographer (Myself) Michael Sweeney
Stylist: Alex Hardman
Make Up: Becky Torne
Behind The Scenes: Sam Milletti
Production Assistant: Hollie Langan

The crew (and Steph) were more than I could ask for or wanted. They all worked super hard and a real team effort is what made the images as beautiful as they are and I can’t wait to show you all of them. But that will have to wait because I have some more news which I will release at the end of this post about why. 

 So we all went into the location in Surrey on one of the windiest days I think I have ever known and shot the beautiful Steph. We worked nearly all day but with some tea our spirits were kept high and we soldiered on and did what we had to do.

So here are a few sneaky pictures of the shoot that I can release.

Now. The reason why the whole photoshoot can’t be released yet is because a project I have been working on. My new venture is to work on a online fashion magazine called IMAGE 34. And I am happy to announce that Steph Hargreaves is the first cover girl for the magazine. Which release date will be announced very soon. The magazine itself is a lifestyle magazine which will show new talent in fashion, music, film and most importantly photography. I am really excited about my new project and really hope this magazine takes off. To like the fan page for IMAGE 34 click here and its twitter here.

And don’t forget if you already haven’t to follow Michael Sweeney Photography on facebook and twitter also.

I will update you all soon.

Michael!