When I found out that Fashion Photographer Emily Soto
was hosting a workshop in London, I snapped up the chance to go. She had held a workshop in Dublin the previous year and I was unable to go, so this was the last chance for a while.

Emily Soto is a bit of an inspiration to me as she started out her photography career later on in her life and moved away from a totally different vocation with just love that she had for Art, Fashion and Photography the sheer determination to succeed in a world that she knew nothing about expect for the fact that she was meant to be in it!

Together with her husband, they set out to take the Fashion World by storm, of recent work, creating a subtle, painterly and classic style of Photography emanating old Baroque Artists such as as Johannes Vermeer. (My view anyway)

The first day of the Workshop was held in the beautiful Capel Manor Gardens in Hertfordshire just outside of London. Couldn’t have ask for such interesting surroundings. the second day was spend learning from Emily in the boardroom.

We had the very patient and beautiful models Abigail (Red hair) at La Moda Models @abigailtaralilly1 @lamodamodels and Dylan at M&P @d__glover (blond). Amazing girls! Really discovered a new found respect for how hard the art of modelling actually is.

Incredible Stylist Yanina Nikitina @yanina_nikitina, creative hair by Andy Dowall @andyhair68 and beautiful makeup by Emily Rebekah @emilyrebekahphotographer.

Desinger’s Ivanka Hristova @hristova_i, Sonia Funnell @sonialfashion, Vilune Daunoraite @vilu_dau and Chantal Mallett  @chantalmallett brought the most magnificent pieces for the models to wear.

Inspiring feels like such as small word to describe how I came away feeling from the whole event. Amateurs and professionals alike, if this chance comes along again, take it!