1. One of my favourite shots from the shoot was printed quite large on the contents page - so I am smiley - the more the better!

    One of my favourite shots from the shoot was printed quite large on the contents page - so I am smiley - the more the better!

  2. CRUISING ALONG Here’s a link to my latest fashion shoot for The Pulse mag. We got seriously lucky with the shoot falling right in the middle of that summer-esque week, giving me glorious light and blue skies to work with. Charlotte Turner (Model Team) is one of my favourite models and was especially good at clambering all over the barge while it was moving - it must be her Antipodean roots. The team did an amazing job and it was such a wonderful time cruising about on the river. I did manage to get off the barge and up onto a bridge at one stage for the shoot’s most iconic shot (IMO) - click on the photo to see the other photos. Massive thanks to Rachel at The Bridge Inn, Ratho for allowing us to enjoy their barge, which is available for anyone to hire http://www.bridgeinn.com/

    CRUISING ALONG

    Here’s a link to my latest fashion shoot for The Pulse mag. We got seriously lucky with the shoot falling right in the middle of that summer-esque week, giving me glorious light and blue skies to work with.

    Charlotte Turner (Model Team) is one of my favourite models and was especially good at clambering all over the barge while it was moving - it must be her Antipodean roots.

    The team did an amazing job and it was such a wonderful time cruising about on the river. I did manage to get off the barge and up onto a bridge at one stage for the shoot’s most iconic shot (IMO) - click on the photo to see the other photos.

    Massive thanks to Rachel at The Bridge Inn, Ratho for allowing us to enjoy their barge, which is available for anyone to hire http://www.bridgeinn.com/

  3. OOOH! I am excited by my nomination for Scottish Fashion Photographer of the Year. It’s going to be a huge show in Glasgow on June 11th, and I will be sharing lots more info on the awards in the run up, including who the judges are, who has been nominated and any other goss I manage to get my hands on!

    OOOH! I am excited by my nomination for Scottish Fashion Photographer of the Year.

    It’s going to be a huge show in Glasgow on June 11th, and I will be sharing lots more info on the awards in the run up, including who the judges are, who has been nominated and any other goss I manage to get my hands on!

  4. Fab Shoot in the States →

    I love this Vogue shoot in the states with photographer Matt Hind and model Heidi Harrington-Johnson

  5. BIG NEWS for PHILIP STANLEY DICKSON aka PSD Photography! Nominees for Scottish Fashion Photographer of the Year 2012 announced I am over the moon that I have been shortlisted for this award and am looking forward to attending the event on 11th June in Glasgow.

    BIG NEWS for PHILIP STANLEY DICKSON aka PSD Photography!

    Nominees for Scottish Fashion Photographer of the Year 2012 announced

    I am over the moon that I have been shortlisted for this award and am looking forward to attending the event on 11th June in Glasgow.

  6. Herb Ritts Remembered by Naomi Campbell →

    Just a small insight into some of fashion’s most iconic images.

  7. Head on over to my website BELOW and click on the Spectrum March 25th link to see this shoot in full. Shot at Dobbies Butterfly World, with Catriona Appollinari and Nina Nesbitt (pictured) from Colours Agency www.psdphotography.com

    Head on over to my website BELOW and click on the Spectrum March 25th link to see this shoot in full.

    Shot at Dobbies Butterfly World, with Catriona Appollinari and Nina Nesbitt (pictured) from Colours Agency

    www.psdphotography.com

  8. NOTHING BY HALF!! →

    You wouldn’t expect Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel to do anything by half, but the scale of this show is just huge and I love the theme and set design too.

    I take it models smiling isn’t ‘in’ this year then!

  9. RUMOUR MILL

    Looks like I will be getting published again next Sunday. Keep an eye out for Scotland on Sunday’s magazine Spectrum with a truly beautiful fashion shoot we shot just before Xmas.

    I love seeing my photos in print, so much better than looking at them on the computer!

  10. PSD MODEL SCHOOL #3 The eyes have it! Look at the photo above. What grabs your attention about it? That’s three of Brightside Model Agency’s girls, in a photo I love! Shot with a very simple lighting setup in Sublime Hair Design. Hair by Lesley Moses and clothes by Totty Rocks - two of my favourite girls after they hand-made me a gorgeous shirt  (I’ll post a photo of yours truly sporting it when I get a chance!) Now look at the photo in the post below, what draws your attention first? OK, so Emily Jones - Superior Model Management - is wielding a knife, that would grab my attention pretty quickly. But really the first thing we all look at is her eyes! Same with the photo above. And in each case here they are all full of life, all telling a story. When I have a shot that is perfect in every way, except d’oh!, the model has their eyes shut, then I need to transplant eyes from a similar shot, where she had them open. What I quickly realised was that the tiniest imperfection in my technique would be obvious a mile away, even when the photo is small on my mac screen. That taught me how sensitive we all are to each others eyes. And we’ve all been told to maintain eye contact with people when wanting to appear interested in what they are saying, right? And who doesn’t know about Tyra Banks’ famous ‘sm-eyezing’ - smiling with your eyes. I’m sure there are many more reasons that we love looking at eyes, but when I am working with models I always try to give them an emotion or character to play as that helps to think about how they should be feeling. But with or without that guidance, nothing kills a shot quicker than dead eyes, so really it is up to you models to come prepared to let a story burst through your eyes. Whenever you are practising posing, you need to make sure you get some powerful eye looks polished up as well. Some of the most common things you will be asked to portray will be: anger, intensity, power/superiority, kindness, warmth, love, happiness, flirty, sexy. It all fits in with the acting theme from my #1 class below. But next time you are on set, be prepared to work those eyes along with the rest of your body and give me a headache because there are too many good shots!

    PSD MODEL SCHOOL #3 The eyes have it!

    Look at the photo above. What grabs your attention about it? That’s three of Brightside Model Agency’s girls, in a photo I love! Shot with a very simple lighting setup in Sublime Hair Design. Hair by Lesley Moses and clothes by Totty Rocks - two of my favourite girls after they hand-made me a gorgeous shirt  (I’ll post a photo of yours truly sporting it when I get a chance!)

    Now look at the photo in the post below, what draws your attention first?

    OK, so Emily Jones - Superior Model Management - is wielding a knife, that would grab my attention pretty quickly. But really the first thing we all look at is her eyes! Same with the photo above. And in each case here they are all full of life, all telling a story.

    When I have a shot that is perfect in every way, except d’oh!, the model has their eyes shut, then I need to transplant eyes from a similar shot, where she had them open. What I quickly realised was that the tiniest imperfection in my technique would be obvious a mile away, even when the photo is small on my mac screen. That taught me how sensitive we all are to each others eyes. And we’ve all been told to maintain eye contact with people when wanting to appear interested in what they are saying, right?

    And who doesn’t know about Tyra Banks’ famous ‘sm-eyezing’ - smiling with your eyes.

    I’m sure there are many more reasons that we love looking at eyes, but when I am working with models I always try to give them an emotion or character to play as that helps to think about how they should be feeling. But with or without that guidance, nothing kills a shot quicker than dead eyes, so really it is up to you models to come prepared to let a story burst through your eyes. Whenever you are practising posing, you need to make sure you get some powerful eye looks polished up as well.

    Some of the most common things you will be asked to portray will be: anger, intensity, power/superiority, kindness, warmth, love, happiness, flirty, sexy.

    It all fits in with the acting theme from my #1 class below. But next time you are on set, be prepared to work those eyes along with the rest of your body and give me a headache because there are too many good shots!

  11. Here’s the gorgeous Emily Jones from Superior Models looking fabulous and scary at the same time. Guys, don’t cross her! To see the rest of this shoot and find out why she is wielding a knife, check it out on my website here: www.psdphotography.com

    Here’s the gorgeous Emily Jones from Superior Models looking fabulous and scary at the same time. Guys, don’t cross her!

    To see the rest of this shoot and find out why she is wielding a knife, check it out on my website here:

    www.psdphotography.com

  12. Here’s a taster of my latest shoot, which was published in Scotland on Sunday’s magazine Spectrum on 13th November, shot at Tigerlily on George St. Ashleigh Bradshaw is looking stunning here and was a lovely model to work with. Click here to see the rest of the shoot: HERE

    Here’s a taster of my latest shoot, which was published in Scotland on Sunday’s magazine Spectrum on 13th November, shot at Tigerlily on George St.

    Ashleigh Bradshaw is looking stunning here and was a lovely model to work with.

    Click here to see the rest of the shoot: HERE

  13. FOUR FASHION SHOOTS

    I am currently sourcing locations and team members (hair, make up, assistants) for some very exciting shoots in the Edinburgh / Glasgow areas.

    If you or anyone you know is interested in helping please get in touch here, or on my PSD Photography facebook page. This is an unpaid role, for experience only, the way we all learn at first!

    Assistants must have an interest in fashion and/or photography and be flexible regarding hours and locations.

  14. NEW DESIGNERS SHOOT

    It’s been a bit of a wait, but here at last is the link to my published shoot featuring some very exciting new designers.

    We shot this in a car park under my brothers flat in Edinburgh, and borrowed the Porsche for the day. I got to drive it, albeit only very careful 18 point turns as it got manoeuvred into position for each shot.

    http://www.psdphotography.com/20085/272888/home/spectrum-magazine-2nd-october-2011

  15. PSD PHOTOGRAPHY FASHION WEBSITE

    My new fashion website is up and running at long last - here:

    www.psdphotography.com

    Let me know what you think.