The Ice Queen {Fashion Photographer, Kim Hill}
A few weeks ago, I received a message from one of the local models (Gabriella Siciliano) I've worked with in the past asking if I was interested in doing a wintery glamour shoot. Since January is generally my slowest time of the year, of course I was eager to shoot. :) We invited make-up artist, Michelle Maw, to join us as both of us have enjoyed working with her in the past. We all had a general idea of what we wanted the finished image to look like, and set out to create a winter scene in the studio. Good thing we opted for the studio, too, cuz up until the last few days we've had no real snow outside. LOL
Here's Gabby when she first arrived and with Michelle applying makeup. Michelle first did Gabby's hair, teasing and lifting, then poking floral picks here and there. She then added a gray base makeup all over Gabby's upper body in order to make her skin more pale. Then the Ice Queen look started to come to life as the snowflakes and glittery makeup was applied.
The lighting was challenging in that a mixture of ambient light, along with white holiday lights and studio strobes had to be balanced just right. Without one aspect being done properly, the entire winter scene would take on a warm glow which we did not want. About 10 shots in, one of the strobes died. But I have several and simply pulled out another so we could keep on shooting. In the end, we had a handful of images that all 3 of us really liked. This one being my personal favorite. If you like it, I'd love for you to vote for it in The World Open photography contest. Voting runs through the end of March.
Special thanks to both Michelle and Gabby for a fun shoot! Looking forward to doing more collaborative projects with both of them. :)
Awesome Kim.. Nothing else needs to be said :)
Posted by: Mike | 01/16/2012 at 10:06 AM
Gorgeous Kim!!
Posted by: Traci | 01/16/2012 at 10:50 AM
Showing before and after imgaes is a great idea! I can only image how much work went into prepping for this session - it looks amazing!!
Posted by: Melissa Schuett | 01/16/2012 at 10:52 AM
definitely my fav sessions of yours ever Kim!!!
Posted by: tamsen | 01/16/2012 at 01:26 PM
one of my favorites, too! gorgeous vision and image!!! LOVE!
Posted by: jules | 01/16/2012 at 02:09 PM
kim, i have to agree with everyone else...this is my favorite session i've ever seen from you!!!! it is absolutely incredible!!!! you rocked this shot!
Posted by: Samantha Parks | 01/16/2012 at 02:31 PM
Stunning! I love how you truly captured the essence of the Ice Queen.
Posted by: Kelly Q | 01/16/2012 at 05:58 PM
love this session! and seeing the before, during and after makeup is fun. tfs those too.
Posted by: AmandaB | 01/16/2012 at 07:27 PM
Kim,
This picture is amazing.... Love it.
Posted by: Tiffaney | 01/16/2012 at 07:57 PM
Kim this image is absolutely stunning! I hope you win with this image because you deserve it!
Posted by: Tina Ryan | 01/17/2012 at 04:45 PM
you took a beautiful shoot. and fantastic.
Posted by: Olympus 800uz | 01/18/2012 at 04:35 AM
Kim, I am in LOVE with this image! Truly amazing!
Posted by: Melissa VanLeeuwen | 01/18/2012 at 09:27 AM
So fun! The final image is stunning! Love seeing the before image too :)
Posted by: Emily | 01/19/2012 at 11:55 AM