Epic Shoots
THE EPIC EXPERIENCE
When a photoshoot becomes a production
Some ideas simply won't fit inside four studio walls.
Perhaps you've imagined yourself standing on a deserted beach as a storm rolls in.
In a grand country house.
Deep in a forest.
Against the brutal concrete of an industrial landscape.
Perhaps the idea involves extraordinary clothing, dramatic lighting, a specially chosen location or an entire story built around you.
Or perhaps all you have at the moment is one slightly ridiculous thought that begins:
“Wouldn't it be amazing if…”
That's where an Epic Experience can begin.
START WITH THE IDEA
An Epic Experience isn't a bigger version of a normal MenArt shoot.
It begins with an idea and we build the production around it.
You might already know exactly what you want to create. You may have been quietly collecting inspiration pictures for years.
Or you might simply want to do something extraordinary and need help working out what that could be.
Either works.
We'll throw ideas around, look at locations, consider styling and work out what's actually possible.
And occasionally we'll work out how to make something possible that initially wasn't.
GO SOMEWHERE EXTRAORDINARY
London gives us an extraordinary playground, but an Epic Experience doesn't have to stay in London.
We can travel.
A coastline, woodland, stately home, dramatic garden, abandoned-looking industrial environment, unusual interior or somewhere that means something personally to you can completely change the character of the photographs.
Sometimes the location becomes almost another person in the picture.
Where appropriate, we can hire a specialist studio or venue specifically because it gives us the environment the idea needs.
The destination isn't chosen simply because it's impressive.
It has to help tell your story.
CREATE A WORLD AROUND YOU
This is where we can become considerably more ambitious.
Costume.
Props.
Specialist lighting.
Multiple looks.
Different environments.
Characters and fantasy.
Cinematic ideas that feel more like stills from a film than a conventional photoshoot.
Depending on the concept, we can bring in additional help, source specialist clothing or props and build a production that simply wouldn't be possible within an ordinary studio session.
And it doesn't have to be enormous to be Epic.
Sometimes one extraordinary location, one beautifully conceived idea and the right light are all we need.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE A MOVIE STAR
Epic describes the photography, not the person you're required to be.
You don't need to be young.
You don't need to be a professional model.
You don't need a gym-honed body.
You certainly don't need to know how to pose dramatically on top of a mountain while the wind machines blow.
That's still my job.
The same MenArt approach applies wherever we are: I'll guide you, photograph the person in front of me and create something that works for you.
We're simply giving ourselves a much larger canvas to play with.
HOW FAR CAN WE TAKE IT?
As far as the idea deserves.
An Epic Experience might involve one remarkable location and a carefully planned series of photographs.
Another might take us through several environments over an extended day.
And occasionally an idea may deserve something bigger still — travel, accommodation, specialist venues, additional crew or a production created over more than one day.
There isn't an Epic template.
That's rather the point.
WHAT WILL YOUR EPIC EXPERIENCE COST?
Epic Experiences begin from £995.
Because every production is different, they're individually planned and quoted.
Location or studio hire, travel, accommodation, props, specialist clothing and additional crew are discussed with you before anything is booked, so you know exactly what we're proposing and where the money is going.
If your idea can be achieved brilliantly without spending money unnecessarily, I won't invent ways of making it more expensive.
The ambition belongs in the photographs, not the invoice.
IT STARTS WITH A CONVERSATION
You don't need a finished concept before you contact me.
Send me the pictures you've saved.
Tell me about the place you've always wanted to be photographed.
Describe the character you've secretly wanted to become.
Or simply send me that dangerous little sentence:
“I've had an idea…”
Those are often my favourite messages.
Let's see where it takes us.