Tiararama's Snow Queen Crown, Snow choker and bracelet with Rosey Ring, Gown by Vikki Lafford (www.liliia.co.uk)There really is nothing nicer than sitting down on a cold November afternoon, looking through some photos and drinking a nice cup of coffee. And that is exactly what I have been trying to do (the "trying" bit will become clearer in a minute!).
The lovely photos in question relate to our photoshoot at the end of October. As a designer of quite unique and theatrical bridal tiaras and accessories it is often difficult to take good product shots of pieces which are very big and complex and still get across the beauty of the design. So the best way to show them off is to show them being worn and the best way to do that is to organise photshoots. And I also wanted some fantastic images for my next round of advertising in the run up to the National Wedding Show at Olympia in February which I will be exhibiting at. And I also want some great images to take with me to the show so that I can show how wide ranging my design skills are.
Tiararama's Snowstorm comb with Snow Choker and bracelet with Rosy ring, gown by Vikki Lafford (www.liliia.co.uk) The trouble is once you have done your photoshoot and you have had your 250 images from the 1300 taken sent to you, it is never an easy task choosing images because what is a fantastic product shot might not look good in advertising and what might look good in advertising might not look good as a product shot and what might look good in a frame, might not look good as a product shot or as advertising. All very time consuming and frustrating but in the end when you have your handful of images it's all worth it.
Tiararama's Raquel tiaraThe three images in this post are those which will be used in various adverts over the next few months but there are some more images which will be used at The National Wedding Show or included on our new and improved website which will also be launched by the time of the exhibition - so watch this space! To see the rest of the images please click
hereNow of course you might think that the "trying" part of this blog post was about choosing images. But the trying part is actually refers to the coffee. You see the reason we are improving the website is because as of next year Tiararama is changing a little bit. We are improving our collections to be more wide ranging and we are also making more of a distinction between the collections and our designer service. Not only will it be easier to understand but it will be truly couture.
But when you offer a service like this you also have think about what kind of things could be done to improve the quality of the client's consultation experience as well as the design process. I decided it would be a nice touch to be able to offer a choice of coffees and teas at consultations. So an espresso coffee machine has been purchased for Tiararama Towers(it is also a good way to get your other half to agree to something you have wanted for ages too!).
I thought to myself "how hard can it be to make a lovely cup of coffee?". Well today I have found out how hard it is and have a new found respect for those who work for Cafe Nero and Costa! I am still a long way off producing a lovely cup of coffee but each attempt is improving. Like everything I do for my clients it has to be perfect - I just hope I can get it right soon before I overdose on caffeine!
Once again many thanks to Sarah at
Assassynation for her hard work with the images.
And if you are looking for fabulous couture and designer tiaras and accessories for your wedding or just find yourself at a loose end between February 19th and 21st 2010 come and see us on stand C31 at
The National Wedding Show London Olympia.