RACHELLE ROE STUDIO
THE RACHELLE ROE STUDIO COMES ALIVE
By ANITA ROE
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fter completing my first photography education course, which focused on portraiture, it was time to bring my home studio to life. I had been procrastinating for weeks yet after seeing the results. I really don’t know why. It was an overcast and very rainy day, so the idea of any natural light that I could possibly work within the studio was out of the question, so let there be light! What better way to create magic than working yet again with model Deepti, my sister-in-law and makeup artist Kylee Roe and of course my very own jewellery 44
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brand…. all in the comfort of my own home. It really doesn’t get much better than that. My studio lights, hand-painted backdrops and props had been set up for weeks, so all I was waiting for was the perfect opportunity to bring it all to life. After concentrating as a natural light photographer, the idea of studio light photography felt a little daunting, however after adjusting a few settings on my Nikon camera and knowing I had a relaxed team to work with, everything fell into place just nicely, and I absolutely love the magical results. It was around this time that I decided to