Rebecca Andrews-Smith

Forest Queen Forest Queen They say three is a lucky number... well, this was my third shoot of the year and I'd say luck was on my side! A fabulous team, no rain and some of my favourite images from my shoots so far.  Emma was one of the first models to contact me about shooting together and we'd been planning it for a while so I was super hyped when the day finally came around. The weather had been threatening all week (again!) and I was dreading having to cancel last minute but thankfully, it remained dry all the way through! The rain did eventually come down, but not until we were long finished (thank you weather gods!) I was so fortunate to be able to work with Najat once again, an incredible make-up aritst, fabulous assistant and overall genuinely lovely person! She is such a joy to work with, even more so as our creative tastes seem to very closely align! Najat and Emma came to my flat for the make-up and wardrobe as the location is only a few minutes dr

L o v i n g  W i s h Loving Wish My second shoot came around quickly, even more so as it was organised within the days leading up to the shoot. The lovely Najat, who I've worked with on a previous shoot, asked if I would like to shoot with her and the model Red Southwood on that coming Sunday. I very happily accepted and we got to planning... We discussed something fairy tale-esque, with a dark gown and cape in a coastal/forest setting. But, it was not meant to be as yet another storm was due, forecast to be worse than the previous and hitting right at the peak time of shooting. I feared we'd have to cancel and we all searched for a suitable indoor (or at least inland) location as an alternative, struggling to find anything suited to our theme. We were extremely fortunate that Najat was able to secure an indoor location for us to work in. A family friend very generously offered the use of their wooden barn. It had no electricity (and therefore no heating), limited na