Rebecca Andrews-Smith

 The Raven Queen The Raven Queen These images were captured during the second half of my shoot with the incredible sister team, Meg and Jen, where we switched the styling, make up and location! This second location, Roche Rock, is one of those places I'd always intended to scout out, but due to my chronic lack of time I never actually got the chance to. I knew it'd make for a fantastic backdrop, but I had no idea how accessible it was or the exact route to get there.  The Raven Queen Thankfully, we found it fairly easily, although actually getting to it was an interesting leap of faith as the side we gambled on walking ended up being much steeper and more uneven than expected. At least I know for next time but lugging all our gear was a challenge, especially in the blazing afternoon sun! But we made it and my goodness, Roche Rock is even more stunning in person, easily a new favourite shooting location. The Raven Queen Jen had brought along an intricate birdcage, which made fo...

 Fae of the Forest Fae of the Forest Long time, no post... been busy with the day job these past few months (#essentialworker), thanks to the "C"-word, which has taken a whole new meaning in 2020! As restrictions have eased, and I've had more time/energy, I have started to rebook shoots which had to be postponed before lockdown hit in March as well as booking in new shoots. Fae of the Forest It felt so good to get behind the camera again, and with such a fab team. The model, Meg, and the makeup artist, Jen, are sisters, who are bubbling, which meant there was no need for social distancing between them. They were both such fun to work with, and brought so much energy and ideas to the shoot. I've been so lucky with all my shoots to have such skilled and creative teams to work with, all bringing that 'something special' to each shoot. Fae of the Forest We met in one of my favourite locations, Menacuddle Well,  the location I used on my last shoot  for the first l...

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...

S i r e n  o f  t h e  S e a   P a r t  I  &  I I  After a long (and unintentional) break from photography, focusing my free time on illustration instead, I recently decided I wanted to get back into it. My real passion is creative fashion/beauty photography, which I haven't had the opportunity to do since I moved to the South West. Deciding this year I needed to change that, I joined a local model, MUA and photographer group and reached out, to see if anyone would be interested in working with me. I was overwhelmed with the positive response, inundated with messages from creatives all over the county (and across the border) interested in collaborating. Moodboard for first look, credits: Unknown, Donny Zavala, James Meakin, Julie Paisley, Bruno Aveillan, Aleksandra, mlepictures, Unknown, Irene Rudnyk I immediately got to planning and booking in shoots, curating moodboards and scouting locations and sourcing clothing ...