...HENRY COTTON'S S/S 2011...

...last summer i assisted andy hillman studio on a shoot for henry cotton's spring summer campaign...the shoot took place in the grounds of a beautiful house in northamptonshire and the enchanting shots were taken by tim walker...













...behind the scenes video...


...phil, martin and steve from andy knight's starting off by constructing a floating caravan in the man made lake...




...andy testing a magenta smoke bomb inside an umbrella and then magically disappearing...






...ta daa...




...i love how the lily pads and other plants have take over...


...a group of pink and white umbrellas which have been sprayed to soften the colours...


...a collection of old wooden ladders that we dry brushed...

...some columns in the garden...not relevant to the shoot but i liked them...


...martin working on the caravan...


...and testing the water bike...









...paper lanterns that we painted pink, orange and yellow...


...the lanterns drying in the sunshine...


...the stained paintbrushes...


...the finished lanterns after having a layer of white dry-brushed over the bright colours...


...the caravan with its final touches...


...blue velvet curtain backdrop...


...a close up of the curtain which i lightly bleached to give it a sense of age...


...the paper lanterns fixed up to festoon lights...


...a boat which has also had a dry-brushing...


...the paper lanterns draped over and around the set...






...and lit up in the evening...


...it had a very magical feeling...


...we thought it would make a good set-up for a party...






...and then back to work in the morning...


...andy in the boat fishing out stray umbrellas...


...the lanterns...finished with a stack up...


...the boys in their wetsuits setting up the ladders...




...andy and andy heading towards the ladders...














...and now helping lisa through the waters...




...and thats it...it was an amazing shoot to work on and the final images look so beautiful...

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Laura Timmons is an enthusiastic, hardworking and imaginative Prop Stylist and Maker, with a passion for aesthetics and a fantastic eye for detail. With a background in Set Design for the fashion industry, Laura has extensive experience in Prop Making, Buying and Set Dressing for photo shoots and events. Laura spent two and half years assisting Set Designers Andy Hillman, Anna Burns and Rhea Thierstein, regularly working on shoots for photographers Tim Walker and Miles Aldridge, As well as many high-profile editorial and advertising clients, where she developed invaluable, fast-thinking, problem solving skills. As an experienced professional, she is accustomed to working with specific briefs and to tight deadlines, delivering what the client wants, as well as interpreting the ideas of others and developing creative concepts. In addition to her varied work within Set Design, Laura has excellent drawing skills and a real passion for illustration. Many of her illustrations having been featured on Pippa Jameson's popular interiors blog, as well as being privately commissioned.