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In terms of a complete collection, to date, this is the closest I’ve come to bein’ happy with the complete set – ‘n’ there were about just under 50 images that I bounced out to LR! So that’s gotta count for somethin’ right? That bein’ said, though I thoroughly enjoyed shootin’ this one ‘n’ editin’, this was the shoot that made me realise I needed to now work smarter. Yes it’s good to have a dope collection, but as the work loads increasin’, I need to be more practical with my time. Is it necessary to edit nearly 50 images? Maybe, maybe not. I say it’s contextual. Today I present to you: Demz Visuals: Danieka. 

Yet another collab courtesy of the MM FB group, (I seem to start a lot of these entries with that sentence), Danieka was the first of four scheduled shoots that day. Arrivin’ slightly behind schedule (credit to her: she did give me a heads up), once she touched down, we were ready to go. 

Now, here’s what I liked about this one in particular: her drip! When we arranged the day ‘n’ time to shoot (due to personal reasons we had to reschedule a few times), she did mention the drip would be ‘Black Panther’ inspired. Intrigued, I simply told her to go for it. Whatever made her feel comfortable: do it. That’s an essential component to a dope shoot. With Marvel’s cinematic dominance, admittedly, when she mentioned the ‘Black Panther’ theme, I automatically assumed she meant somethin’ from the recent box office hit! But I was wrong.

When she arrived ‘n’ I saw the drip, it made sense. Internally I was thinkin’: “ohhh – you mean Black Panther“ – I was with it – It made sense. If memory serves correct, about ten mins into the shoot, I realised somethin’ was missin’. “Have you got any shades with you?”, I enquired. When she replied in the positive, I was beamin’. Shades are my favourite accessory. There’s just somethin’ about them that takes the visuals to the next level!

Even though I was happy with the images in camera and had an idea how I wanted them to look in post, even I didn’t envisage them comin’ out this way! As I’m yet to ascertain that distinct ‘Demz Visuals’ look, if I’m keepin’ it one hunna, each collection is what I’d deem a ‘controlled’ roll of the dice. What I mean by that is, I stick within the parameters of the presets I’ve been developin’ over the last couple months. That bein’ said, I’d be lyin’ if I didn’t state here my images are yet to have a cohesive/distinct style. If I go on the Gram, a lot of the photographers I follow have that distinction down pat. You know it’s them. But I’m not disheartened. I’m enterin’ my third month in this game. Those legends are years deep. My time will come.

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Danieka – 19-10-19 In terms of a complete collection, to date, this is the closest I've come to bein' happy with the complete set - 'n' there were about just under 50 images that I bounced out to…

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You see this little guy here… he’s what you call a legend! At only 6 months old, he’s young, energetic ‘n’ an overall bundle of joy. When I started this page, I didn’t even envisage a time when I’d have pets on the page. I thought it was humans only. How specist of me! I’m glad this little fella came along ‘n’ changed all that. A product of ‘r’ Julia’s occasional dog-sittin’ duties, he came along ‘n’ stole the damn show. Today I present to you: Demz Visuals: Baxter.

Yet another unplanned shoot that ended up bein’ dope content, Baxter provided a nice change to the usual subjects I tend to feature on my page. If I remember correctly (which is a rarity in itself), I think I had 3 shoots on this day. Whilst I finished up the first, or was it the second? Anyhow, I had around 45 mins to kill before the final shoot of the day whilst waitin’ the homie Ju (I’ve never referred to her as Ju until now) to come through with Baxter. Quick side note, she actually drove to where I was settin’ off from ‘n’ was gonna jump in the Uber with Young Bax, but the driver said no… hater!

Seein’ as it was a relatively nice autumn day, not deterred ‘n’ optin’ to stretch hers ‘n’ Baxter’s legs, she opted to walk to where I was based – it didn’t take too long. Anyhow, once they pulled up ‘n’ I spotted that ginger coat through the wall-length window panes, I gathered up my gear (I had placed them on the side to clean the lenses whilst sippin’ on some lemonade) ‘n’ headed out to greet to mad ginge!

No here’s the thing. I like dogs. They’re some of the dopest muhfunkers on the planet. But I tend to prefer larger dogs. I won’t even pretend to list breeds etc. I’m not that well versed in these matters. I know a lil somethin’ about a lil somethin’. As of late, I’ve made mention that when the time comes to get a pet pooch, I’d probably go Retriever or Lab -but ‘r’ Bax threw a curve-ball ‘n’ made me re-consider. In truth, I had to ask Ju his breed (Cocker Spaniel to the observant). When she confirmed he was only 6 months, but he wouldn’t grow to be considerably bigger, whilst playin’ with him, I thought to myself: “I’d have a Spanners if they’re anythin’ like Bax.”

He was just a happy little trooper who wanted to play. I made the ‘mistake’ of sittin’ on the concrete invitin’ him over. That was the green light he needed to get ACTIVE! He basically ‘mauled’ me! But all in good jest. Ju needs to dog-sit again asap.

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Insta: Demz Visuals

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  Baxter – 19-10-19 You see this little guy here... he's what you call a legend! At only 6 months old, he's young, energetic 'n' an overall bundle of joy.

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If memory serves correct, this was one of the last shoots I did before we had a run of rain which hindered me utilisin’ my assigned time on weekends to shoot. Bit of a mouthful that sentence wasn’t it! But the fact remains. In truth, I haven’t taken advantage of the autumnal tones so far this year. With my work schedule, the earlier approach of darkness ‘n’ the bad weather, it’s difficult to shoot sometimes when you’re not a full-time photographer. But you make it work! Today I present to you: Demz Visuals: Chanice. 

Yet another shoot courtesy of the Manchester Modellin’ FB group, Chan’s mum (‘r’ Debs) responded to what I think was my first post in the group. Side-note – at the point of writin’ this I’ve made 3 posts in there. Anyhow, Debs got in touch to state her daughter was up ‘n’ comin’ in the modellin’ ‘n’ actin’ scene so they would need some shots. Needin’ the practice, I was only too happy to oblige. However, due to the bad weather ‘n’ increasin’ schedule on my end, we didn’t actually shoot until some time after the initial chat. But we got it done!

Agreein’ to meet on location, (Hulme Park) at the designated time, we got some sweet autumnal shots which I’m in awe of. Though these were ‘technically’ uploaded in October, I’m gonna make an allowance for the feature image to be featured in November’s top 8 poll. Quick side note, goin’ forward I think I’m gonna make it 8 as it’s an easier number to accommodate ‘n’ bein’ over the course of a month, it adds an air of a finer selection as I’ll be choosin’ from a smaller sample base.

On to the shoot itself. So, on the day, I shot back to back in the same location, but different sides of the same location – ‘n’ also different edits. As it was the first time meetin’ them (I’d converse briefly with Debs here ‘n’ there), Chanice was shy which was understandable. I’m relatively reserved when I meet new people. At the point of writin’ this, we’ve just wrapped our second shoot ‘n’ she was a lot more relaxed. Though she was somewhat reserved on this shoot, I found a way to get her from a small smile to full on laughter. How you ask? Simple. I played Baby Shark!

I’m actually chucklin’ to myself as I type these words. In my journey thus far, like with most social interactions, you get the most from your subject when they are relaxed ‘n’ or in a place of relative comfort. Again, it isn’t uncommon for one to be reserved on an initial meet. The trick is figurin’ out how to get them to relax. An avid fan of music myself, I asked her what her favourite song was to loosen up a tad. Maybe she didn’t want mum knowin’ about her dope playlists to steal her sauce, or maybe she just didn’t wanna say. Either way, I jokingly said if she didn’t have a song in mind, I’ll play the song until she figured it out. Baby Shark brought out the smiles ‘n’ we got cooked up some great content.

She never did let me know her favourite song.

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Chanice – 19-10-19 – Pt.3 If memory serves correct, this was one of the last shoots I did before we had a run of rain which hindered me utilisin' my assigned time on weekends to shoot.

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I didn’t intend on this entry bein’ so late. If you follow the Insta page, you’ll know the routine by now. Post the trilogy (one per day) ‘n’ on the day after the final chapter has been posted, the blog post follows. < That sentence sounds a tad… messy. Ahh well – I’m too tired to change it. But you get the jist. Three pics. One per day. Day after the final pic comes the blog post. But here’s the thing. My workload has significantly increased – but that’s beautiful thing. There isn’t enough time in the day! Anyhow, we here now. Today I present to you: Demz Visuals: Jerome – Pt3. 

All taken on the same day, this was the third of three fits we managed to work into our time-slot for shootin’. I just scrolled up to check the date (the dates in the blog posts indicate the date we shot), ‘n’ realised we shot this nearly two months ago. At the point of writin’ this post, it’s 01.11.19. Two weeks off 2 months but still – that’s flown by!

Thinkin’ back to this shoot, I really enjoyed the energy ‘n’ the atmosphere we created. I’d say it’s one of my favourites to date. Nice ‘n’ relaxed workin’ ‘longside someone who knows how to work the lens. It makes my job ohh that much easier. If I think back to the session, there were three standout images for me. In part one, this wins hands down. To date, I still rank it as one of my best pieces. In part two, I’d have to give it to this. I love the contrast between his orange jumper ‘n’ the dark background. ‘N’ for part three, you’ve guessed it – it’s the feature image. I love the composition, the depth of field, the stare down, the posture. I effs with this pic.

So here’s the thing. Whilst in the office a couple days back, an idea came to mind. Whilst perusin’ my @demzvisuals feed, I thought: “I should do a blog post on my top images each month.” Then, realisin’ the page had two month’s worth of content, I decided to make it a top 10. But there were two images I couldn’t leave out. Decidin’ on the 12, I made a story on my main Insta tellin’ the masses I’ll be runnin’ a poll to ascertain the best image thus far. ‘Viewer’s choice’ if you will, albeit a biased viewers choice as I picked the 12 to vote from.

Next I proceeded to write 1-12 on paper, tore it into pieces ‘n’ picked at random who would face off against who. Quick fyi, I used one a4 piece of a used document due to be shredded before you accuse me of wastin’ paper. Anyhow to wrap this up as I’m wafflin’, after great engagement on the first round, I added an extra 4 as ‘honourary mentions’ to make it an even 16 to whittle it down to 1. When it’s all done, I will make a blog post revealin’ my top 12 plus honorary mentions ‘n’ the viewers choice will have it’s own blog post as well.

As to not show bias, I won’t reveal my top 12 before the poll ends. But I will say this, this feature image may or may not have been in the top *** and according to the viewer’s choice, it fell in the first round. That shocked me. That genuinely shocked me. Till next time.

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Insta: Demz Visuals

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Jerome – 15-09-19 – Pt.3 I didn't intend on this entry bein' so late. If you follow the Insta page, you'll know the routine by now.

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Aaand we’re back! Yet another withdrawal from the archival bank of imagery, we find ourselves preein’ the final chapter in the trilogy that was Andra. If I don’t make a deposit soon, I’m gonna be enterin’ an un-arranged overdaft – ‘n’ we don’t wanna do that! Luckily, at the point of writin’ this, I shot some new content the previous week (3 clients) ‘n’ I’ve just finished one of three commissioned jobs (more on that in the blog posts to come), plus I’ve lined up quite a few shoots. Despite the bad weather ‘n’ the darkenin’ of the hours, the work continues… ‘n’ that’s a beautiful thing. Today I present to you: Demz Visuals: Andra – Pt.3.

To jump straight in, I really liked how these shots turned out. Since the happy accident that was Jerome, I’ve been  tryin’ to adopt ‘n’ use that preset where possible. As I’m yet to discover a distinct style that’ll make one see ‘n’ image ‘n’ say with confidence: “that’s Demz Visuals“, I wanna have some synergy where possible. That bein’ said, as I’ve mentioned before, The pre-sets aren’t a ‘one size fits all’ kinda thing. But hey, I’m about to enter my 3 consistent month of shootin’. Each shoot comes with a new challenge. Each edit affords me the opportunity to try somethin’ new in the attempt to create that distinct feel. All in due time.

Considerin’ these are archived images, I’ve already improved on shot compositions ‘n’ edits since. That bein’ said, though I feel know the new images are better than these (in the aforementioned regards), I still mess with this collection. With particular attention to the feature image, I intentionally tried a ‘lighter editin’ style which I think turned out decent. Perhaps I could have brought the highlights down in the background a tad to accentuate the subject, but we learn hey? We learn.

One of the funniest moments in this shoot was the second image (see below). When I took a couple ‘n’ shown them to Andra, she exclaimed: “OH MY GOD”, my legs look so long. I love it!” She’s about 5’7/5’8 so I have no idea why she’s surprised! Anyhow, it’s Sunday. Match of the Day starts in 3 minutes. I gotta head down stairs ‘n’ make a bag of popcorn (usually salt, but I do mess with sweet&salt) ‘longside a protein shake ‘n’ watch my team (Man U) finally do somethin’ decent. Sorry Pukki.

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Insta: Demz Visuals

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  Andra – 20-09-19 – Pt.3 Aaand we're back! Yet another withdrawal from the archival bank of imagery, we find ourselves preein' the final chapter in the trilogy that was…