Colorful portraits in a home studio with children and adults.

I love lifestyle and documentary photography. It gives me much motivation and excitement. 

But apart from that, I love to play with colors and moods and create colourful images that bring happy feelings.

In this post, I will show you a bit of behind the scenes process.

For this project I wanted to create bright and colourful mood. I tend to work with subtle colors but sometimes your mind says: Do it differently.

I don't have bright outfits in my wardrobe so I need to buy smth bright, nice, simple and not too expensive:)

Luckily, we have Brands for Less in Dubai. I went shopping there and got nice clothes. 

While walking towards the exit of the mall (Ibn Batuta Mall) I saw Lovisa store and bought few pairs of earrings for this and future projects.

I have several fabric backdrops I bought in Satwa stores in Dubai. There are many small shops where to buy anything you need based on your budget.

This time I chose pink and yellow colors for one mood and blue and purple for another.

Usually, ideas come to my mind on a day of any project. Although, I create mood boards, prepare the props beforehand. I wake up in the morning and then it comes again. Something new and fresh.

I was very lucky to ask these beautiful ladies, Precious and Ashley to be my models.

LIGHT:

The light comes from a window in my room. Morning time is the best to have a nice and even light. After a midday it becomes too dark.

PROPS:

 - pink Foil Fringe Curtain (from Amazon);

- paper confetti;

- colouful ribbons (from Daiso and Amazon);

- clothes (Brands for less);

- fabric backdrop (Satwa stores in Dubai);

- a wooden stool (from IKEA);

- earrings (Lovisa store in IBN Batuta)

My best models are my daughters.

When the heat approaches Dubai I start taking portraits of them inside. We use their room in the afternoon because the sun faces that part of the building. So it's very bright.

I use my backdrop stand I bought on Amazon and fabrics from Satwa shops in Dubai. 

Then I needed to collect all yellow, green and blue clothes we had at home. I made braids with ribbons and it's important that the kids enjoy the process. Otherwise, you will all go crazy.

Light

It comes from a big window in a girls' room. Evening light. It's important to know where the light appears in your house during the day. Explore your home. You will be amazed how different light can be every hour. 

Props:

 - all yellow dresses and leggins I managed to find at home (Next and Zara shops mostly);

- ribbons;

-headphones (thank you, Amazon, again)  - - hair clips;

- yellow chair;

- yellow flowers:) 

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