March, 2012 | arrowlili.co.uk

Media generation

Our previous generations fought for our freedom but I wonder what they think when they open the newspapers now… murder and mucked up celebraties… things aren’t looking good! Media generation

Trees

I had a great idea today… make a person look like a tree… kinda. My husband showed me a new wood, that was only a short distance from our house, and I LOVE it. I want to shoot there every day. Trees

My lovely model was out with me enjoying the sun. This image is a celebration of spring and all those magical little creatures I grew up loving. This is a manipulated image, with the faerie wings painted on. The brushes I used to paint the wings are to be found here http://www.obsidiandawn.com/fairy-wings-photoshop-gimp-brushes Bluebelle faerie

Dream

This shot wasn’t completely simple. My lovely cat Phaeroh decided that he didn’t want to sleep in a spot that had a lovely background and great natural light… he wanted to sleep in my wardrobe!!! Patience (and a velvet blanket) won out tho and I finally got him sleeping where I wanted. Poor thing only [...]

Tower

This shot was taken at Kenilworth castle. The castle hasn’t been occupied for a very long time, but it’s a stunning location. I used a couple of textures in this shot. You can also see a behind the scenes video on YouTube http://youtu.be/5vaaV0ejqWc Tower

Bridge in the mist

Huge thanks to my model abi, who braved -4c, barefoot, on a slippy fallen tree, over a frozen stream, in a summer dress, 2 hours before we had our first (and rather large amount of) snowfall! Bridge in the mist

Books

My little guy was kind enough to pose for a shot. It was based on the stories a lot of us have heard from grandparents etc… you know the ones… “when I was a lad I had to walk 20 miles to school and 20 miles back, in the winter” etc… and the thing is, [...]