Sophie Ellen Lachowycz (19)
studentunder the spotlight
Litebook: Tell us why you chose photography as LB: Who is your favourite photographer and why?
a profession.
SEL: Fashion photographer Tim Walker would be very high on
SEL: I was thirteen and studying art and textiles
my list .I think his work is extraordinary and wonderfully
as part of my GCSE syllabus. Photography was
inspirational. It is so interesting to see how he creates such
the medium and I just fell in love with it right there
dream-like images with stories behind them.
and then.
But there are also many others who both intrigue and inspire me.
LB: Which photo-disciplines really engage you?
LB: If you could have taken any photo in the world which
SEL: Mainly portraiture. I have a strong interest in
would it have been and why?
fashion and beauty photography. But having said SEL: I actually have a poster of one of Tim Walker’s photographs
that, I am always studying other photographic - Lily Cole on a Spiral Staircase - on a wall at home. And every
genres for inspiration. time I gaze at it I wish I’d taken it. It’s stunningly beautiful.
LB: Tell us about your studies.
LB: Your favourite piece of lighting equipment?
SEL: I am a 2nd year student at Anglia Ruskin
University, Cambridge (Cambridge School of Art)
SEL: I’m always in the studio at ‘uni’ and love the lights we have
- BA (hons) Photography
there. In the main I use the Bowens Gemini range – they are just
so easy to use and give me great results.
LB: Your most memorable and forgettable
projects to date?
LB: What’s your fantasy shoot if money is no object?
SEL: My favourite recent project was a
SEL: I would love to experience shooting in a top studio, armed
collaboration with clothing designer Nikki Goldup.
with the best equipment and professional models. And for a real
I used a few of her pieces for a studio fashion
difference in location I’d love to do a proper underwater shoot
shoot and the photos from this were showcased
one day.
in the window of ‘The Shop’ Gallery, Cambridge.
My images were hung from the ceiling around LB: What’s the most important thing you’ve learnt so far about
Nikki’s pieces. This display benefitted from UV
photography?
lights - so at night it looked absolutely fantastic.
SEL: Patience. This applies to every aspect of my photography:
I revelled in the entire planning process of
working hours on end in the darkroom to get just one print
planning and setting it all up.
perfect and spending ages sorting out lighting to get it exactly as
The truth is I haven’t really disliked anything I have
I want it.
done so far. There have been quite a few
challenges along the way but I tend to feel that
every experience benefits me in the end.
LB: Have you sold any work yet or had anything published?
SEL: Yes. I’ve sold some prints through online companies and
LB: What are your aspirations and ambitions as
I’ve had work published in a few photography magazines - for
a photographer?
critiques and features. It feels good to know that people like it
and I that I am starting to make an impact.
SEL: I would like to carry on with fashion and
beauty photography. At some point I want to be
shooting for magazines and clothing companies -
LB: What are your plans when you finish studying?
and who knows, possibly one day have my own
SEL: I’m not really sure what I will be doing yet. However, I will
studio.
definitely be continuing with fashion photography. I would like to
© Sophie Ellen Lachowycz
try and assist a few photographers to gain experience and try
www.sophieellen.co.uk
and get signed with an agency. sophie@sophieellen.co.uk
32 www.bowens.co.uk
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