my days in london


the connection between London and I can't be explained. All i can say it's a place where i used to forget my bad days and getting inspired since childhood. It's my second home and where i feel safe and peaceful most of the time and i love the rain, i enjoy it, sooo beautiful!

This time i went to London and i was almost shopping everyday lol at my fav and best store in the world of all time Selfridges! yes i went to Browns stores and some other boutiques but Selfridges is a place where you have fun. but god the perfumes hall are crowded with hunters who are just trying to catch a fish may i say ^_^ but it was fun and funny when they say: excuse me?! may i ask you a question?.. then they say: come with me, and they let you walk all the way to their booth where they present you the new PERFUME! hhaha it was funny but that's why i keep coming to the store, because it took the whole day on the perfume sections till the next day and the next day lol
Anyway, it was like crazy for the ciate caviar manicure, which are exclusively in the store and specially the limited Edition Britannia for Jubilee. When my cousin went back to get some more it was all gone but i think we were lucky because they brought more in the afternoon, as the seller said it : might come or never again. So you if you are in London, then this is your chance go if there is still any and buy it.

I will leave you now with some photos I captured with my phone in instagram

amazing cakes at  Cafe De pierre

Selfridges, I always love their window displays, creative
at aubaine, Selfridges

John Lewis 
at aubaine, Selfridges

new work and special video tutorial for Fishtail & Loose Rope braids


It's been a while since i update, and let's hope I will post more, but it's very hard to update both twitter, facebook, tumblr , deviantart and now google+!

I'm trying to update my work for the 2011-2012 in my free time, and now as you know i do videography and guess what it's cool and fun. so the team and I were trying to make tutorials that we can include in our videos at ladydesign channel! yay yes we can channel now subscribe!!

The idea about the tutorial came from friends around me when i used to make special braids like fishtail braid and Loose Rope braid and they kept asking me how did i do it, i told them youtube! they said why don't you make us one in your own way and we will make it as well.
we gathered the team and the makeup artist did a wonderful job in the eyeshadows and makeup too. so we filmed with Ksyusha : my muse! and it turned great.

I added the new tutorial on youtube and i got great feedbacks from my friends, family and it makes me happy that they are trying to do the braids now by themselves!
we will add more tutorials in the future and more surprises. If you would like to add more suggestions what you want to see in the next videos please share :)

please do enjoy the photos and the watch the video.
















MODEL: KSYUSHA
MAKEUP ARTIST: FARAH AL SHOHOM

for more photos please visit the
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and here is the video tutorial, enjoy :)





Portfolio for 2011


I have been away for months for holidays, talking about my book, joining projects and made some commercial work, I got macbook pro and now i have the time finally to update my portfolio, with better quality and new things with it. I started doing videography along with photography for clients, models. 
We started to do our first work with my first model Ksyusha, Farah was the makeup artist, she did a great job in the makeup and got this amazing foundation. The idea of the video is really great for people who sometimes think the makeup is photoshoped.
we didn't use any photoshop at this one, I felt that I should leave them that way. 
please enjoy the video and i hope you will like it, subscribe if you are in youtube, and wait for more work.
We used aluminum foil for the background which gave the glowing effect and reflections.
you can try it yourself and you will see how it gives the special atmosphere for your photos.


Model: Ksyusha
Makeup Artist: Farah AlShohomy
Assistant: Royenna










formspring for cameras & photoshop questions


Ask me anything related to cameras / photoshop / photography & i will do my best to answer, also I can help u choosing your first camera, I will do my best to guide you.

heritage and colours


heritage and colours, originally uploaded by ladydesign.

Via Flickr:
Model: Andrea

Hair & Makeup: Farah Al Shohomy

MOVEMENTS BEST SELLER AGAIN


MY BOOK: MOVEMENTS IS BEST SELLER AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BUYING THE BOOK, YOUR SUPPORT AND COMMENTS. 
THIS PHOTO TAKEN BY MAITHA 


Judging Photography Competition at Murdoch University

It was a great honour to be one of the judges for Murdoch University Dubai Photography Competition.
We went to the university 2 week ago to to see students' photographs from high schools & universities around UAE and to select winners for each category.
I just wanted to say that all of them did great job and I loved their photographs.
Keep shooting because you are doing it right and directly from your heart.

Their Third Annual Student Photography Exhibition was last week on Wednesday.

For more information please check this to read more about it and to check some of winners' photographs.

I know I don't post like I used to but you can always find me on tumblr or Twitter

There is one more post coming very soon :)

Wesgreen lecture and the book tour

First of Feb, I had a lecture at Wesgreen School for Design & Art department students to talk about my career and my photobook "Movements".  The faculty & staff  were very welcoming and I would like to thank Mr Asif Mehmood the senior head of Art & Design at Wesgreen for helping and organising it for me. Also for Mr Yamam for  preparing and helping me out on the day of lecture.

the School is really good. It was such a wonderful experience to meet the wonderful students who some of them have really promising future and I'm proud of them. It's really nice to meet young fresh people who also have great sense of humour. I enjoyed the most the Q&A, some of the students' questions were really smart and actually good.

I'm have more plans to visit some Universities & Schools for the tour of the book / talking briefly about my career, Q&A. whenever i have time, if you are in one and would like me to come you can send me an email and I will try my best to be there. It's always great to meet new people^^

updates and news

I don't know how to begin this post, the weather is changing here so normally we don't shoot outdoors till the winter is almost ready, ok long story. I've made few changes, the .com is not working for the moment because i am trying to transfer it, so i got the .net just in case something happen and i lose the .com
so from now you can check http://lady-design.net also I've added a new folder called: Movements and there you can find few selection of images from my book. many told me i should join in competitions with some of the photos, but i think now i am too late to do it since i took long vacation to rest and get myself back to fashion photography. there are many plans but I'm taking them slowly for some reasons.

I'm now updating my portfolio, I'm looking for young new faces, I prefer blonde or light brown hair, female,
so if you think you can recommend someone please send me your photos at ladydesign2007@gmail.com 

so please check my twitter and join to get some updates just in case if I can't update here.

:))

Dear anonymous, like I said before if you can't write your name or blogsite it will go automatically
to the spam and I won't be able to view it.

I just checked it lately to find out it's full of your comments, couldn't read them all but I just read last comment which is funny little bit.

There is a question for my recent post of images, or I don't know what it is because of the way that person gave the comment but it was about why I took this photo in only one angel?

if you are regular visitor or at least you shall see my work before you give such a comment you might be understand it's a new style I want to try for a model portfolio which I really liked and as a photographer I choose the angel I like for the model, but as you can see this model is perfect.
I don't show all the photos I take, I only share what I like and what I can show in my limited time.
I always shoot differently and try to experiment new style and lighting.
This style I wanted to do since last year but couldn't find the right model till now

So the answer is: I DID it. C'mon we are not stupid!
and about the model's expression  is kpop style expression that I asked for it.

 hope the photos I posted will satisfy your questions


normally I don't answer these kind of comments but I just wanted to prove in photos that there are different kind of photos photographers normally have but don't share.


And to anonymous who want to educate us, maybe if you will learn how to work on your way of typing a comment and be at least sophisticated!!! and professional to artists / photographers then we may respect and consider your opinion :)

new photos

we had a special photoshoot last week for a model portfolio, first time with model Fara Manalo, she is amazing model with amazing long hair, I would like to work with her more. We tried a kpop style and some different style on her. I hope you enjoy the photos. there are many as well but it will be added in my fanpage later. sorry for not updating lately, but i was busy with work and organizing some meetings and editorials shoots for the next months. I'm also looking for stylist for our next shoots and updating portfolio, so if you are interested please email me at: ladydesign2007@gmail.com


Model: Fara Manalo
MUA: Farah Al Shohomy
Assistant: Veta Kniaz
click on the image to bigger clear view










Ladydesign special assistant

Hi, I did this because i need a special assistant, a special one for commercial and retouching urgent work i will have this year. I am going to have a special course in the middle of September for a week, will be teaching the trainees everything from photoshoots with models to editing, all of them will get the information that they need to be a fashion photographer in the future. I will select two of them, one for the retouching and editing work ( retoucher ), and the other one for assisting during the shoot. ( photographer assistant ) both are important and they will get a special certificate and one year experience. More information will be a surprise
this course will be fun fun fun :) the group will be limited and selective

this course for female only, so if you are what I'm looking for then please apply at ladydesign2007@gmail.com with some of your work, and if you don't have then please write why you want to be a ladydesign assistant.
good luck everyone! ^^
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