Anna in the Woods

 After our shoot in Beelitz Heilstatten we took a bus to the village I lived in, called Kanin. It is surrounded by beautiful secluded forest scenery. Being back in the UK now has left me with such a desire to go back to Germany and keep exploring Europe and the world in general. SO much to see and so many wonderful people to meet.

Photos: Molly Caitlin Baber

Model: Anna Szczurek

Behind The Scenes: Red Your Blues + Peppina Schwanengesang

In April, I went on a shoot in Wansee, Germany, with Red Your Blues. I am always so intrigued to watch how other photographers work, and observe their relationship with the model. It is very inspiring seeing the different ways of directing the model, photographic techniques, and how the photo shoot flows. Red Your Blues has a very distinct way of working - checking the ISO and light measures with a DSLR, and transposing that onto the analog camera, here being a Pentax. During the shoot I learnt more about analog techniques, which I've been very excited about as I love shooting with film. Seeing how naturally the model, Peppina, worked was also very inspiring. Constantly throwing in her own ideas of climbing up into trees, grabbing leaves to weave into her hair, and bringing along her own vintage wardrobe for outfit changes. At the end of the shoot, Red Your Blues asked to shoot me as well, and both Peppina and I together. We started with the woodland backdrop, and moved into a very ritual-like circle of branches on the forest floor. You can see the results on his blog. 

Photos: Molly Caitlin Baber

Photographer: Red Your Blues

Model: Peppina Schwanengesang

Behind The Scenes: Nichelle Singer & Elle Peril

Model: Elle Peril

Photographer: Nichelle Singer

Photos by Molly Caitlin Baber

I am forever inspired by other people, and a part of learning more about your craft is observing and helping others working in the same field. Nichelle Singer not only models but also does her own photography (Nichellesinger.com). I was invited to come along to her shoot with Elle Peril last weekend in Frohnau, Berlin, to assist with puppy watching and behind the scenes photos.

The most rewarding part of watching photo shoots is seeing the differences in how each photographer and model works. There's so much to learn simply from listening to how photographers phrase the way they want their model to pose, and realising how they put their vision into action.

It really inspired me and got me full of ideas for my next shoots coming up. I am now so excited to see how Nichelle's photos turned out! And also excited to work with other photographers in the future.

Wild Youth

"We are the wild youth, chasing visions of our futures."

Since arriving in Germany, I have had all of these thoughts whizzing around my head about what the future here will hold, and how I'm going to be as productive as possible, not wanting to waste a minute of time. This first photo session that I did since arriving has really given me the boost I needed, to show myself that I have the ability to produce work that I can fall in love with (with a huuuge thank you to Nichelle for being such a wonderful, natural and graceful model), and really get myself, and others, excited to keep doing it and see what the future will bring.

Photos by Molly Caitlin Baber

Model: Nichelle Singer

Quote: Daughter - Youth