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Sparklers at Lydiard Park

Kris Talikowski Photography cover shot for Ragdoll Magazine Issue 2

Ragdoll Magazine is Swindon’s newest music and fashion magazine.  After featuring a couple of the Industrial shots in their first issue they requested an autumnal sparkers fashion shoot for issue 2.  Using the amazing skills of stylist Emma Kimber, Swindon model Laura Davenport and Miss Swindon’s Sherie Smith we set about creating a colourful nighttime scene at Swindon’s prestigious Lydiard House.

UPDATED:Ragdoll liked the photos so much that they are even using one for the front cover.

Kris Talikowski Photography cover shot for Ragdoll Magazine Issue 2

Rosa Bloom – Swindon’s newest designer

Theatrical dress-up goes to Glasto!

Rosa Bloom fashions - group shot

I saw in the local Swindon Link Magazine a story about a young local fashion designer, Rosa Hirsh-Holland (who works under the name Rosa Bloom) who was taking her new collection to sell at Glastonbury.  Her pieces are what I can best describe as ‘theatrically burlesque’ with lots of colour, fabrics and with a real element of dress up.  I contacted her to see if she’d be interested in a shoot.  She was also contacted by a local graduate stylist Emma Kimber who has been looking to expand her book.   The last member of the team we pulled in was Gemma Sutton, a local professional makeup artist who’s work I’d seen was truly superb.  We then found a farm in Lechlade to shoot on, and last Sunday we set out with models; Sherie Smith (current Miss Swindon), Jaimie Goodenough, Jo Phelan, Helen Drew and Vicki Blatchley to see what we could create.  The resulting photos are the best from the day.