A little something different today. It's not very often I feature couples or engagement shoots, and that's something I'd like to work on. At first glance, one would be mistaken for thinking this was a beautifully styled engagement shoot. These photographs are actually part of a project that Newcastle Upon Tyne Wedding and Portrait Photographer, Mandy Charlton initiated to capture people 'dressing up'. I loved these photos soon as I saw them – they evoke images of wartime sweethearts being reunited, but they also manage to beautifully portray the fun this couple had on this photoshoot 🙂
Mandy Charlton explains more…
"On new years eve, my Hubby and I went out and met the couple photographed below, Claire and John, for a couple of drinks. We were were discussing what I was going to be doing this year and I said I'd always wanted to do a 1940's styled shoot, I just had to figure out when I could fit it in.
New Years day arrived and I suddenly had inspiration- my project 'Dressing Up' was borne; over the next 3-4 months I am photographing a myriad of people who have been given the words "Dressing Up" to interpret in anyway they want to. Mostly I try not to get involved with their choices of outfit and location but with Claire and John it was a great excuse to schedule the 40's themed shoot.
Claire and John both hired costumes and we shot up at a beautiful bridge at Wylam and a railway station at Riding Mill. Claire looked quite the femme fatal and John looked like the star of a film noir, he'd even gone to the trouble of having a wet shave at a barbers with a cut-throat razor… "
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"The makeup was beautifully done by another friend who used to be a makeup artist, and who gave Claire a gorgeous 1940's look.
All this input, plus a couple who are genuinely head over heels in love, lead to these lovely finished shots…"
What beautiful imagery, wonderful inspiration for a dressing-up photoshoot of your own, or special engagement shoot 🙂
Thank you so much Mandy for sharing these lovely Photographs. To see more of this talented Newcastle Upon Tyne Photographer's work, please visit the Mandy Charlton Photography Blog, or website. Click here also to learn more about Mandy's Dressing Up project and how you can get involved.
Much love,
Annabel xXx
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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.
