I'm just coming up to my 7 year anniversary of launching Betty Noir Studio. What started off as a humble home studio, has now become an all singing all dancing photography studio and I even have my own vintage salon and beauty parlour! Dreams really do come true!
I specialise in pinup, boudoir, vintage and alternative photography.
Over the years I have photographed myself several times, I find it a great way to learn more about posing and lighting, and a great way to try out new techniques and new bits of kit, without having to worry about the outcome. It's also the perfect way for me to get a quick promotional shot for a new offer that I want to release, without having to arrange a model and time that works for everyone.
But sometimes, I just do it to give myself a little boost. My days are spent helping build up self confidence for other ladies, and making them feel good and comfortable in their own skin, and I'm not going to lie, sometimes I just need that little confidence boost for myself too.
This particular series of self portrait images were just that. I'd hit a rough patch and needed picking back up!
I popped on my best "I've murdered my husband" robe, set my camera up on a tripod, remote trigger in hand and got to work.
I photographed these images in my bedroom. As you can probably tell, I'm a vintage loving lady through and through! I'd only just finished decorating this room, so it was only right that it was featured in these photos. The wallpaper was a ridiculous amount of money, considering it's essentially just a roll of paper. But when I saw it, I just had to have it! It's a William Morris paper, called Pimpernel. As it was pretty costly, I decided to put up a dado roll so I only had to invest in one roll...top money saving tip there!
I photographed in natural light, partly because the strobes are too cumbersome to lug around my bedroom, buts also because I feel natural light works best in this particular setting.
Now, the only issue with doing a photoshoot at home is pets! My beautiful kitty was sound asleep on the bed and I just didn't have the heart to move her, so she does kind of steal the show sometimes. This is not the first time her or the other one, have wandered into shot! I have many a spoilt image of a wandering cats bum in front of the lens!
All images are my own.