In A Snap

A quick polaroid of the digital kind (read: Instagram) before I head off to get my kip for the night. With three exams plus a hearty dose of fashion week documentation on the rather proximal horizon, the next few weeks are going to be more than a tad bit busy. Alors, bear with me and head over to Instagram/Twitter for more!

Four Things I Learnt In 2014

As another year draws to a close, the prospect of a new year with new experiences, new encounters, new beginnings awaits around the corner. While it's important to focus on resolutions and goals for the year ahead, it's almost impossible to do this realistically without first reflecting on what we can learn from the days that have passed. I'd like to think that I've learnt a fair bit more than four things in 2014 but hey there's only so much time I have to write before my concentration flounders!

A Week at CSM

A good month or so overdue but what's a fashion blog without being a little behind schedule, ey? In that gorgeously sweltering month of July - can you feel those mournful undertones of longing now that autumn is just around the corner? - I spent a week at the fashion education temple that is Central Saint Martins. 

Lisbon Visual Diary + Travel Guide

Three weeks back in the homeland and my visual diary + travel guide from a wonderful week in Portugal's capital city with the 'rents is finally ready to go live. Lisbon won me over with its monochrome cobbled streets, painstakingly tiled buildings, and lots and lots of delicious cuisine. Of course, it helped too that the sun beamed down upon us for the duration of the trip, enabling me to return home with a rather more bronzed complexion. Read on for my rookie guide to Lisbon and apologies in advance for the photograph overload - I couldn't help myself!

London Day Trippin'

Central Saint Martins street style

A tad belated seeing as I went down to London over two weeks ago but such is life when one gets buried under mountains of schoolwork. I travelled down for a university open day but I also took the opportunity to have a good old nosey around Islington and Brick Lane too. This weekend I shall be shooting with the lovely Megan Ellaby so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Christmas Eve and All That Jazz

I went on a walk this morning avec mes parents and attempted to shoot some Lookbook photographs however, with the wind howling around me and billowing up my shirt, it just wasn't happening. Admire the location in monochrome though, and a 'Merry Christmas' to you if it is already that time of the year in your part of the world.

Credits to my dad for this photograph.

Cambridge

So if you follow me on Instagram, you may have realised that I was down in Cambridge for interview last week. I had just enough time before catching my train home to capture a few photographs of the beautiful city.

Gatsby? What Gatsby?

I had so much fun last night at my friend Dan's Great Gatsby themed birthday party (Dan's the one in the pink suit - in true Jay Gatsby style!). I had the pleasure of photographing people on their arrival - it was so great to see everyone getting in the spirit of things with their 20s style outfits. Here is a very small selection of the photographs that I took.

Sunday Strolling

Vintage Kilo Sale

So this morning I woke up bright and early, and set off for the Manchester Vintage Kilo Sale. The events are held all around the country and at £15 a kilo, there's plenty of bargains to be had! I managed to find myself a beautiful herringbone tweed jacket (photographs at the bottom of this post) and a cream dress which shall feature in an upcoming shoot.

I also attempted to do a little 'street' style photography whilst I was there. Without my DSLR getting that beautiful blurry background proved impossible but hey, I'm learning for next time!

VFNO

France - Deux

View from Najac on a foggy evening

France - Un

Town Hall, Villefrance-de-Rouergue 

Feeling Foodie

Hello World

Hello world! Seeing as this is my first blog post, I'd better introduce myself. My name is Portia Hunt and I am a fashion, portrait and event photographer from Manchester. I first picked up a DSLR camera a couple of years ago however, it is only in the last few months that my photography has really begun to thrive! 

So far, I have worked with six models, two makeup artists and a fashion boutique owner, as well as having photographed numerous local music events. While my website and Flickr are ideal for showcasing my favourite photographs, and my Facebook page for quick status updates, I require an outlet to ramble about my work a little more.. and this is where my blog comes in!

To start with, I have decided to post some of my favourite photographs that I have taken so far. If you like my work, please also head over to my Facebook page and click 'like' to support me and keep up to date with my future posts.