PONY ANARCHY MAG - ISSUE NO.5

rebecca louise parker Tell us a little about yourself? I’m Rebecca Louise Parker, a 22 year old photographer based between Devon and London, UK. My obvious interests are photography and fashion. I live and breath to take pictures. What mediums do you generally work with? I mainly work with digital photography for my fashion work, however i have to admit that i love 35mm film too! I always have a 35mm Canon snapshot in my handbag! What do you love the most about photography? Photography for me is a way to physically create the ideas i have in my head. I experimented with art throughout school, however i never found myself very good at painting or sewing, but photography seemed to come naturally. I am passionate about fashion, so i love that photography allows me to play around in the fashion world! Is there any message or ideas you’d like to convey through your work? If so, what? I wouldn’t say that I try to convey a particular message through my photographs exactly.

More a feeling of awe. I want people to stop and look at my images, and just think “Wow, that is simply beautiful!” Are there any particular things or people that have had an influence on your art practice? In the fashion and photography world there are the obvious ‘top’ people in the industry, such as the super models and top designers who will influence most photographers, and i am no exception. However, at the risk of being really corny… my boyfriend is a huge influence to me! A fellow fashion photographer, he encouraged me to keep going with my work when university got tough. He helps me on many of my shoots too, from discussing ideas with him, to being on the actual shoot with me. Tell us a little about your thought/creative process when it comes to organising a shoot. I always have so many ideas in my head that when it comes to organising a shoot, to be honest, my thought process is here, there and everywhere! I collect an awful lot of images from magazines, or online, so my technique is to create a mood board for each particular shoot which contains everything from location scouting to makeup and styling ideas! Once its all laid out in front of me i find it much easier for the ideas to come to me. Best advice you’ve ever been given? The best advice I’ve ever been given is to keep shooting! The more you shoot the more you learn! What are you working on at the moment? I am working on lots of different projects at the moment… a couple of editorials to come out this summer, and i am constantly working on up dating my portfolio. At the end of summer i plan to move to London to take my work to the next level.. so there is lots more to come from me yet! Where can our readers find more of your work? www.rebeccalouiseparker.com Credits: Ice Queen, 2012. Photography & Styling - Rebecca Louise Parker, Model - Hazel @Gingersnap, Makeup Artist - Lucy Davis, Hair Stylist - Louise Alway