Personal Shoot with Aleks,Glen and Dora April 2009

Hello everyone;
Second test shoot of this London trip
I over slept today because i sort of threw my phone away with the alarm
We were going to start a 9 am but i left the house at 9 30 Both Aleks and Dora were really understanding and as wonderful as usual
I met Aleks for the first time today but did chat to her before Turns out she was as sweet as I thought
She also kept warning me about she is a size 12 but to be honest she was great She is gorgeous, she is nice and literally crawled on the ground and walked around bear foot all day
The shoot was at her house in North Ealing
We used the huge field and this pool at an old abandoned gym

Dora worked her magic as well with the make ups and created completely different three looks for the shoots

Glen was there with me as well and took some of the backstage shots And tried staying out of the way so the girl you see with the red top is me I know it's annoying that you can't see my face but everything wasn't about me

Dora and Glen helped a lot with the sets as well from collecting and placing stuff to holding diffusers and reflectors

Oh and yea this was the first shoot i got to use my new equipment My first time with diffusers and reflectors so bare with me ,p

Also discovered something that's not so great today My 35 mm is busted ;( Don't know what is wrong with it but was suspecting it from Aiilish's shoot It doesn't focus properly

So anyways here are the shots ^^

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Results

Personal Shoot with Cherry,Bukky and Dora May 09

Hello everyone ;)


Location; Islington
Photography,Styling,Idea; Asli Kolcu
MUA Dora Chan
Models Cherry Smirth and Bukky Oni




It was really nice.Even though the weird lil group of men making fun of us whilst playing football and occasionally almost knocking out my lenses wherever I put them. I ended up with them in my pockets ;)

This idea has been in my mind for a while and had to cancel it before in february becase Cherry was stuckthanks to the snow. Though in this last trip to London I had the chanceto reschedule it. Dora Chan stepped in for the MUA from the previous one as she was from Paris. And of course it was a pleasure to work with Dora as usual.

Our day actually started pretty boring and slightly worrying because Cherry was about an hour late and than she got lost! Bukky was falling asleep where he was sitting, snoring than waking up to exclaim "I didn't fall asleep!" Which made us gigle every time .

When Cherry finally arrived with her mom the team wasslightly annoyed because of the wait. We were feeling like the shoot was jinxed or something because I lost the dress the day before and had to change the styling as well.At least it wasn't pouring down!

After Cherry got her make up done and I ironed the dress again we went down to the basketball cage at the back of Glen's apartement. Grabbed our reflectors and started shooting.

Even though the day didn't start as we would have wished and Bukky had a very visible urge to go shoot some hoops with the guys, it was a well spent time.

Cheers

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Results

Approaching Velocity: Interview #3 - Asli Kolcu

Approaching Velocity: Interview #3 - Asli Kolcu
Originally uploaded by nicholas.blake

I got interviewed by Approaching Velocity
Check the links if you want to read ^^

Fairytale Marks the Spot

Hello everyone
I am still on the no photography period of the year Nice to kick back and relax
Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer
On the other hand I am also working on getting wonderful teams together for some submissions this fall
Just got a contract with Katie Burnett and can do a happy dance about it cause I love her styling
http://www.katieburnett.co.uk/ Doing the Fairytale Marks the Spot one with her

As for the school bit I enrolled to Middlesex from second year ofc studying Photography
Moving out to London this September

That is about it that my sleepy head can pull together

Cheers

Wonderland Team

My team is set for the Wonderland shoot
I really can't wait We have about 10 sets to get ready for It is going to be amazing

The team will be Dora Chan as the MUA, Natalie as the hair stylist, Aimee as the wardrobe stylist and Glen as the assistant



Some examples of Aimee Tinkler' work;

Lovely Dora who I always work with in London, here are some examples from her


And some hair Natalie has done



I am still casting for the roles Have one model set She is the lovely Daniela Foster
I really am excited to work with her




Now it's time to make the schedule and choose the models for the parts
I really need a exceptional Mad Hatter
I will also be building a human sized mushroom, remodelling a dress, making some chains, making some clocks hehe
I also have to research some makeup and hair pictures to be inspired by for some of the looks I am not a %100 sure about
Really can't wait ^^
Wish me luck
Cheers

College Applications and Shoot Preparations

Well the France exhibit is off They canceled the entire Turkish photographers bit but I was selected for the last two from some really amazing photographers so i am still happy ^^Dealing with the college applications and all so didn't really have the time to do any shoots Not that the weather was suitable anyway I am scheduling and planning some really cool projects though ^^ Will be doing two new sets Train to Wonderland and States of the Heart in summer Also will be doing a mini set with one of my best friends and most favorite models Burcin in about 2 weeks Have to first sew the dress though This is Burcin btw for the ones that doesn't remember

Decided the model for the States of the heart one as Abigail , a lovely full time model who was interested in a col lab
She is gorgeous and her look alone inspires me
She lives in Essex in a farm so i will be staying at hers for two days with Dora and will do the shoot around the area Really am exited about that ^^

As for the other project I think I am going to take that slow because there is a lot of preparation involved and i want it to be perfect Hopefully i will achieve a look similar to Tim Walker's (well slightly darker) since his work is what inspired me in the first place

Oh and for the college applications my first choices are Middlesex Uni and LCC both photography of course They might want a foundation year from me due to the difference between the education systems between Turkey and UK but we will see Wish me luck ^^

My Toefl exam was yesterday and I did swear a mouthful to some of the texts we got There is no possible way i will ever read something similar again nor be in a situation I have to Hope I did good enough on it

If everything goes alright i will be moving to London in mid summer! Weee ! ^^

Hehe

Anyways that's about it i think

Cheers
a

Backstage Shoots, Updates and News

Welcome to my new blog

I am back after a long period of inactivity due to some personal problems for the last 2 years
I am still at Bilgi University and am a film major As much as i love film i can not feel at rest unless I am doing photography so looking to change that this year
Applying to several universities including Middlesex and LCC, and planning to be in London starting September next year Still at the process of sorting portfolios and applications Really do hope i get in

Well this space is going to be regularly updated with backstage shots regularly
Also news about exhibits and books are going to be announced here

Take care!