Exploring footwear. An investigation into aesthetic, cultural and artistic influences on shoe design.
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Gallery 085 Shoe: Black silky gothic style sandal: XOXO 2005. Hosiery: Bitter chocolate shade Havana heel seamed stockings by Touchable. Photography: Digital photography with twin head external flash, multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting some Photoshop post-production (levels, unsharp mask, colour balance tweak to remove a slight magenta cast.
Gallery 067Shoe: Red jewelled stilletto sandal; ? 2004. This design was also produced in black. Hosiery: Cinnamon shade "Nylons" by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography with multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting. Extensive photoshop retouching, hue, and lighting balance adjustments; film grain simulation added.
Gallery 039 Shoe: Silver stilletto sandal: Faith 2004. Hosiery: None. Photography: Digital photography with multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting. Some photoshop retouching and adjustment to lighting balance; film grain simulation added.
Gallery 068 Shoe: Magenta and Black patent stilletto with transparent panels and heels; Schuh 2004. Hosiery: Nutmeg shade "Italia" tights by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography with multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting. Extensive photoshop retouching, hue, and lighting balance adjustments; film grain simulation added.
Gallery 070 Shoe: Red patent stilletto with transparent panels and heels; Schuh 2004. Hosiery: Nutmeg shade "Italia" tights by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography with multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting. Extensive photoshop retouching, hue, and lighting balance adjustments; film grain simulation added.
Gallery 011 and 012 Shoe: Perspex platform sandal; Stilletto 2003. Hosiery: set 011 Charnos Light Fantastic Sherry shade stockings; set 012 Charnos bronze stockings. Photography: Digital photography with single on-camera flash unit and single 20w halogen light. Lots of Photoshop cloning to edit out background clutter; adjustment to lighting balance; film grain simulation added.
Gallery 086-1-1 Shoe: Magenta and purple corset heel sandals; Bronx. Hosiery: Chocolate shade ASDA George Essentials tights. Photography: Digital photography with twin head external flash, single halogen lighting; some Photoshop post-production (levels; film grain simulation added).
Gallery 086-0-0 Shoe: Black wedge sandal; Blink. Hosiery: Chocolate shade ASDA George Essentials tights. Photography: Digital photography with multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting. Film grain simulation added.
Gallery 015 and 016 Shoe: Red platform sandal; Stilletto. Hosiery: Charnos Light Fantastic Sherry shade stockings. Photography: Digital photography with multiple halogen lighting. Extensive photoshop work using adjustment layers, masking background to burn out unwanted detail; film grain simulation added.
Gallery 045 and 056 Shoe: Denim wedges with cork heels; Manufacturer unknown. Hosiery: Barely Black XXtra tights by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography - on-camera flash only; halogen lighting. Extensive photoshop retouching and adjustment - this is an early shoot and needed a lot of work to rescue the images: extensive lighting and composition correction; film grain simulation added.
The first three images in this shoot feature a denim skirt with vivid blue silk insert which I made. The skirt lifts and complements the shoes.
Gallery 081 Shoe: Black and metalic open toe heels; Manufacturer Schuh. Hosiery: Nutmeg shade Italia tights by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography with twin head external flash, multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting; some Photoshop post-production (bleach bypass simulation; levels nudged).
Gallery 061 Shoe: Black nylon pouched boots; Manufacturer Schuh. Hosiery: Bronze shade stockings by Charnos. Photography: Digital photography with halogen lighting; some Photoshop post-production (bleach bypass simulation).
Gallery 058 Shoe: Black punk chain heels; Manufacturer Blu. Hosiery: Barely black shade XXtra tights by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography with multiple slave flash units and multiple halogen lighting; extensive Photoshop re-touching and post-production.
Gallery 038 Shoe: Black high sandals; Manufacturer Bronx. Hosiery: Natural shade tights by Periwear. Photography: Digital photography; extensive Photoshop post-production (levels nudged; retouching; bleach bypass simulation)
Gallery 069 Shoe: Black thigh high PVC boots; Manufacturer unknown. Hosiery: n/a. Photography: Digital photography; Photoshop post-production (levels nudged; bleach bypass simulation).
Gallery 055 Shoe: Flame aluminium heel boots; Manufacturer Newrock. Hosiery: unbranded fishnet tights. Photography: Digital photography; Photoshop post-production (levels nudged; bleach bypass simulation).
Gallery 063 Shoe: Silver slippers; Manufacturer Schuh. Hosiery: dark grey shade stockings by Charnos. Photography: Digital photography; Photoshop post-production (levels nudged; bleach bypass simulation, cropping, retouching blemishes out).
Gallery 113 Shoe: cloth based wedges by Irregular Choice 2006. Hosiery: Bitter chocolate shade Havana heel seamed stockings by Touchable. Photography: Digital photography; 1/400 and 1/500s, f2.8, ISO 100; single flash head; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, soft-focus, cropping).
Gallery 116 Shoe: cloth based wedges by Irregular Choice 2006. Hosiery: Bitter chocolate shade Havana heel seamed stockings by Touchable. Photography: Digital photography; 1/250s, f2.8, ISO 100; single flash head; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, soft-focus, cropping).
Gallery 017 and 018 Shoe: Matt black leather clogs by Destroy. Hosiery: Hosiery: set 017 generic tights by Charnos and set 018 Dusky Black shade Nylons tights by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography; 1/60s, f2.8, ISO 100; multiple flash heads; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, soft-focus, cropping, colour desaturation, selective exposure adjustment, background fills cloning)
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