Modelling for Blacks

Blacks had put the word out around Fort William looking for non-models to model clothes for an upcoming campaign, I sent a picture of myself in and they asked me to be in Roy Bridge today.  Having never done anything like this before I was quite excited (but slightly nervous at the same time)!

They have been in the area for a few days doing a recce with Mick Tighe for todays shoot and also doing a shoot of the Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection (SMHC).  Blacks is celebrating it’s 150th birthday this year, and the SMHC has a number of old historic Blacks items.

Morning call was at Glenspean Lodge at 8am, where I met the other models, the photography crew, make-up artist and the staff from Blacks.  The photographer was Jonathan Blackham and the make-up artist was Sophie Higginson.  We had a campervan for getting changed in and doing hair and make-up.

Our first location was up Glen Roy for some pictures in the woods beside the river.  Second location was further up Glen Roy at the Turret Bridge.  The good old Scottish weather wasn’t playing very fair today, it was very windy with showers, so hair and make-up kept having to be touched up after each shoot.  Third and final location for the day was on the shores of Loch Laggan, it was a lot less windy there.

All in, it was a fun day! I’m looking forward to seeing the pictures when the are published in the campaign!