I've been at work experience all week and I've been super tired which is why I haven't posted in a while.
But I wanted to tell you all about my time at work experience.
I worked at a place up in London called FMG media group. I had such a fun time. But I was super nervous! Luckily I was shown around by a family friend who worked there.
On my first day, I was introduced to the lady I was going to
be working with. But she was super busy so literally the first thing she said
to me was would I mind working on a shoot with a company that they had in
during the week. It just so happened that this particular company was Calvin
Klein….and it was an underwear shoot. Not too bad for my first day! Of course I
said yes, then I was introduced to the other photographers that worked at the
studio and a man from Calvin Klein. I was shown how to use a steamer (as I’d
never used one before) and I then had to steam all the pieces ready for the
model to wear. I was steaming items for the male model. Who, I might add was absolutely
gorgeous. His name was Casper Oechsler and he was with Next Models London. So anyway I had to
steam his pants and pyjama bottoms. There was loads to do and I spent most of
my day there. But I did get to watch the shoot whilst I was steaming. It was
really interesting to see how a real photoshoot went down as I’ve never seen
one happen before.
On my second day I worked on the Calvin Klein shoot in the
morning organising the clothes and making sure the photographers and models were
happy and making sure they had everything they needed. In the afternoon, I worked
with a lady from the photography department at FMG and she was photographing
wedding dresses to be in ‘You and Your Wedding’ magazine. I was so excited to
help work on this because one of the careers I hope to have in the future is a
wedding planner. There was another intern working there who was from the
States. So we worked together and we had to dress the mannequins in some really
beautiful dresses. Dressing them and making sure everything was perfect took a
while but it was worth it because the photos at the end were stunning. By this
time I was getting to know everyone and managing to find my way around the
studio etc.
The third day consisted of two different company shoots. In
the morning was Fortnum and Mason. Seeing how hard the photographers had to
work to get the perfect shot has really made me appreciate photos I see in
magazines etc. In the afternoon though I was really excited because Urban
Outfitters were in and said they needed some help. UO is one of my all-time
favourite stores. Their pieces are so unique and individual. During the time I
was up in the studio with them I was again just steaming and doing some general
helping out. But I did get to see the shoot happening. Their photography style
was so different to Calvin Klein. CK would take a maximum of 3 shots of the
model in the same pose, check it on the computer then change to a different
pose. UO however did up to 20 continuous shots whilst the model changed poses. I
was really pleased at the end of the day though because the lady who was in charge
of the shoot asked me to work with them on Friday again!
My second to last day just really consisted of tidying up
the studio we were working in and moving equipment around. In the afternoon,
though I got to do some actual photography. We were working on a Long Tall
Sally shoot and I got to actually work with the camera which I was really
excited about.
My last day I think was one of the best. I was more
confident and knew everyone and where everything was at this point. In the
morning I went straight in with UO and helped them organise and get the clothes
ready. I had to sort out the rails and get them in order for the models to
wear. I also had to get all their new season stuff out and organise that.
Getting to be around all their clothes was, for a fashion addict, a dream come
true. Their stuff is so amazingly nice that I just wanted to take it all home.
Myself and the other intern were going through the rails saying ‘ooo I really
like this’ and ‘oh my goodness, this is so cute’ etc. which was pretty
funny. I
then went off for lunch. I came back and UO were still having their lunch. But
the lady in charge was super super sweet and said ‘you’re part of the team
today, come join us for lunch’ which was really lovely. So I just sat and
chatted with them. Because I didn’t really have anything else to do, I just got
to sit and watch the shoot which was super interesting.
This is totally all my own opinion, but the UO team were unbelievably
nice. The hair and make-up team were hilarious. Oh yeah, I also got to see the
models get their makeover and got to see what products the make-up artist used
which was fab. The dressers and the lady
in charge of the shoot, were super nice and friendly. And the models themselves
were so lovely as well. They spoke to me, they were smiley and one model even
held the door open for me when I was carrying a water jug upstairs which was
really kind. So yeah, everyone was really lovely and I was really sad to leave
them!
So I hope you've enjoyed reading about my time at work experience! P.S. I'm off on holiday on the 28th July so up until Friday the 27th I should hopefully be posting everyday to make up for my 2 week absence whilst I'm on holiday!
Stay Glamorous,
Ella xo
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