Firefly Photography Fashion Shoot

So I decided it was time to ditch the iPhone selfies and take vanity to the next level. My friend Kayleigh and I visited the Firefly Photography Studio in Manchester today for a professional style photoshoot. We were approached a few months ago in town and were given a really good deal on booking a shoot. Little did we know, they would be trying to flog us several photos afterwards for a ridiculous fee. As long as you're strong willed and don't let them persuade you otherwise, you can get quite a good deal out of them.

On the day itself, we were greeted with a glass of wine and a style consultation, which was quite simply a form we had to fill out in order to help them to create our chosen 'looks'. The hair and makeup team were very professional and were obviously very skilled in what they do. I was extremely happy with how lush my makeup turned out, even though it was a lot more subtle than I usually do myself!

We were asked to bring 3 to 5 outfits to be photographed in throughout the day. We were both photographed by 2 different photographers, one of which was particularly better and more attentive than the other; I think all of the pictures I picked to keep from the day were taken by that one photographer only. The company as a whole also came across as pretty disorganised. It just seemed we waited ages in between having our photoshoot and seeing our pictures. It was particularly irritating being told 'only 2 more minutes' about 5 times over half an hour.

But all in all it was a nice day. Nice hair, nice makeup, nice wine and nice pictures as an end result, but I could've done without the stress of a hard sell at the end. I'm not going to disclose how much I ended up spending, but I would highly recommend keeping your wits about you if you ever want to go for one of these photography experiences. DON'T GET RIPPED OFF... because I'm pretty sure I did get ripped off...

But hey, it's only money. Here are a few of my favourite shots from the day. Enjoy!