A couple of weeks ago photographer Kurtay Okan, stylist Sophie O, model Andrea Chovanova and myself descended upon Canary Wharf to attempt to shoot a fashion editorial....I say attempt because 1. security is super high on the Canary Wharf complex, if they catch you boy, there will be hell to pay and 2.the wind chill factor was easily about -2 degrees... in the sun. Im not joking.

Wedding Art Photographer Sean Casey http://seancaseyphotography.com/ is offering post wedding fashion shoots affectionately known as "Trash Your Dress."

The chance to dress up in your wedding dress again, be made up by myself with Sean Casey taking care of all the design details such as props, styling and location. Come alone and be the centre of attention or with your bridesmaids for a fabulous girly day out!

The photo shoot includes:

-Photography and styling by Sean Casey

-Hair and Makeup by Alison Cameron

-Champagne Lunch

-All your images hi res on a CD for you to Print and Share

-2 Tickets to see a West End Show on the same evening

Trash Your Dress shoot £500 or complimentary to Brides who book Sean Casey for their wedding in 2011....http://seancaseyphotography.com

See you soon :-)

There really isn't enough words to say how much fun we had on this project and how pleased I am with the beautiful images taken by David McNeil http://www.davidmcneil.co.uk/and Shell De Mar http://www.shelldemar.com/.

See the full shoot here http://www.rocknrollbride.com/2010/10/rock-n-revolution-a-parisian-punk-rock-marie-antoinette-photo-shoot-the-final-results/ and for backstage footage see here http://www.rocknrollbride.com/2010/10/rock-n-revolution-behind-the-scenes-exclusive/....Bravo to everyone involved :-)

The team consisted of David McNeil Photographer, Cassandra Rizzuto on hair, Shell de Mar awesome assistant and Penny from Tigerlily who worked incredibly hard sourcing many many beautiful pieces for the shoot including a handmade crown by Kirstie from Flo and Percy http://vintagetiaras.co.uk/, shoes from Emmy http://www.emmyshoes.co.uk/and 3 stunning dresses from no other than Ian Stuart http://www.ianstuart-bride.com/.

The weather was perfect, crisp and sunny but quite chilly but it didnt matter as we were rushing around Paris, hopping in cabs, sweet talking the hotel staff to keep our rooms for longer and thanking taxi drivers with tiny cakes for his wife. We caused a frenzy at Sacre Coeur, when Kat resplendent in her pink haired glory and massive tulle wedding dress got drew a massive crowd and got papped by literally a hundred tourists. To top the day off we made a dash for the Eiffel Tower at sunset and to capture the massive structure with amazing light. I feel very lucky to have been involved in this project, Rock and Roll Bride has a huge following and so it will be excellent exposure for me. Plus the team worked so well together it couldnt have worked out better if we tried...Good times!! The full story goes live n Kat's blog tmorrow at 9am!! http://www.rocknrollbride.com/

Single ladies enjoy!

Abike is not only totally stunning but an accomplished hair stylist too! I have worked on many a wedding with her, so it was a treat to be a part of her special day :-) special thanks to photographer Maria Murray for her beautiful handiwork. Sadly Maria no longer photographs weddings :-(After a successful career, the long Saturdays have taken its toll and so she will be now be focussing on another passion and talent she has...capturing newborn babies and their famililies......check out her work http://www.mariamurray.co.uk/

All was good and the team was vibing when a lady who owned on of the barges that were docked by the edge of the canal came out. "Errrrrr, have you got a permit to shoot here?" I was like "No" feigning surprise. I kinda had a feeling we might need to but we thought it would be ok. I wont be rude but she was one of those ladies that have a little too much time on her hands and should probably get a hobby. There were loads of people along the canal who didnt have a problem. She was like "You need to get permission from the British Waterways Authority". I was like "Errrr ok, we'll go now" so we shuffled along and found a awesome spot with dried sunflowers and another really nice man let us shoot by his boat. We got through another outfit which was made complete by a giant snood. (You have to see it, I cant explain but its hot!)

Then, I made a fatal mistake. Sophie and I needed the toilet so I ran up to the gate to see if it was open. As I reached the gate, who should I see? Annoying, bossy, anal retentive woman :-(

''I thought you had gone?" she barked. I thought I would try the 'kill them with kindness' tactic and apologized/pleaded with the ratty haired crone. I couldnt believe what happened next, she came off her barge and was like ''c'mon''.....she then frogmarched us all the way to the end of the canal, '' Im gonna call the British Waterways Authorities if you dont leave!'' she then opened a locked gate and threw us out! We reluctantly picked up our things and walked out. It took every bone in my body not to have a go at her, but Im pleased to say I held it together :-)

Anyways we still manage to get some awesome images. Ive attached one as a preview:-)

Lounge which is a Polish magazine, took our story and ran it in their Sept issue.....Enjoy :-)

:-)

On Saturday I had a Bride who was having a post wedding party at the Four Seasons, Hampshire.

She had already had a small registry and was now throwing a huge (and might I add fabulous) party for all her friends and relatives. I was on hand to makeover the Bride and a few of her friends. The Four Seasons has a reputation for luxury and elegance which I can definately say lives up to its name, the hotel was STUNNING! I was totally mesmerised by the beauty and grandness of the hotel not to mention the scenery, it was divine. The honeymoon suite had more floorspace space than my house itself! I got so carried away I forgot to take backstage pics of the Brides makeup! Seriously good times :-)

Watch this space..I will post up the my backsatge shots asap, woo! :)

Been nice and occupied with lots of lovely Brides as the wedding season is well and truly upon us.

Back last summer I was lucky enough to work on a shoot with awesome jewellery designer Kirstie Taylor of Flo and Percy (http://vintagetiaras.co.uk/) Kirstie designs the most beautiful pieces, bespoke and ready to wear to make you look stunning and incredibly original on your wedding day. Im so sad I didnt know about Flo and Percy during the time I was getting married as i would have snapped up a one of her unique haircombs or headbands in a heartbeat :-)

This month one of my favourite images from the shoot made it onto the frontcover of Bridal Attire magazine....yay!!

It was a lovely hot day and much fun was had by all...

I have attached a very silly backstage video of my and fellow makeup artist Gemma Kimmings. While the rest of the team endured the craziness and heat of the changing area, we stayed and looked after everyones kits and so amused ourselves making this movie! Copy and paste this link into your browser bar to view the video....

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150207871935298

See http://alisoncameron.carbonmade.com/ for the full shoot....:-)

For the full shoot check out my editorial website http://alisoncameron.carbonmade.com/

After waiting impatiently for 2 months (I couldn't wait, it has long been a goal of mine and I was happy to have achieved it:-) It was oout in the April edition and I was very pleased with the results.....next stop....Vogue, here I come!! For the full shoot check out my editorial website at

http://alisoncameron.carbonmade.com/ :-))

1.COST!! Its sooooo expensive. You are looking at between £60-£100 per HOUR to hire a pool!!! 2. You have to have the right equipment to house your camera otherwise its going to get wet boo!

3. You have to find a confident model that is not going to swallow water and potentially drown while posing underwater...

So when I saw a casting on Model Mayhem to shoot with Middlesex Uni student Daisy Hollingdale, I jumped at the chance. Daisy thankfully like my work and allowed me to come on board :-) How does one makeup one's face for underwater I was thinking? You cant use powder as it would melt so thats eyeshadows/blushers out the window. Unless...you use cream/grease based products. I started researching all different kinds of waterproof cream based makeup. Luckily awesome brand MAC Cosmetics products are just the thing for the job. They have a foundation called Face and Body which holds up well, their Studio Finish concealers and Cream Blushers/Cream Colour Bases are awesome and do not budge!! I used their Paint Pot cream eyeshadows and their Lipsticks are grease based so they didnt come off either! Result! Here are a couple of backstage pics for now the full shoot will be coming soon :-)

She was off to dinner at Nobu then on to Funky Buddha to dance the night away for Simon's Birthday :-) Goodtimes!

Viking's tailored womenswear is beautiful and easy to wear...keep an eye out for him.

Tuesday was another fashion editorial with Shareen Akhtar http://www.shareenakhtar.com/ and up and coming stylist Cecilia Cauville http://www.modelmayhem.com/1047010 with beautiful model Amber Anderson http://www.portfoliopad.com/detail.asp?fromemail=3&packagesentid=3374045&careerid=1&linkback=3&modelid=118638&agencyid=9096&userid=-1&packageid=2365372&packagelineid=18081205 fresh from shooting the current Match.com commercial (check it out on You Tube its soooo cute)

Introducing Antonina Dolaniecka http://www.adolaniecka.dphoto.com/

....totally amazing, up and coming fashion, beauty and portrait photographer....Polish in origin and only 20, Antonina has a unique and visually stirring style of photography. I was lucky enough to shoot with her last week and was incredibly happy and inspired by the results.. I cant wait to shoot with her again!!

Shot by Fillipo Fortis, hair by Angelo Seminara and styled by the incredible Kimi O'Neill who managed to call in the most wonderful peices from Alexander McQueen, Mark Fast, Chanel to name a few, the shoot lasted a marathon 15 hours!! We managed to squeeze in 4 beauty looks and 5 outfit fashion story!!

Make up designed by Martina Luisetti http://www.martinaluisetti.com/

Soon to be featured in a supporting role in film Streetdance, Teneisha is one of the most talented and gifted dancers I know as well as being an all round lovely and kind woman.

Teneisha has been a friend of mine for years and was a bridesmaid at my wedding, so when she asked me to do the makeup for her new comp card I happily obliged...and here are the results!! Look out for Teneisha in cinemas near you :-)

Photography Mark Barnfield http://www.markbarnfield.net/

Hair Diana Francis http://www.dianafrancis.co.uk/