Fashion Photography student on translating personal meaning into imagery

When Laurie Wignall first heard about Falmouth's BA(Hons) Fashion Photography course, the decision was instant. "This is me in a course," she remembers thinking. Now having just completed her second year, that instinct has only been confirmed.

Taking part in this year's BA(Hons) Fashion Design graduate lookbook shoot - an annual collaboration across courses in the Fashion & Textiles Institute - marked an exciting new experience for Laurie, who usually works on location. It meant being pushed out of her comfort zone and having to plan further ahead than usual, thinking hard about lighting, colour and posing before the shoot day arrived. "The project gave me my first real taste of industry," she says. "I learned to manage challenges and adapt to unexpected changes on the day itself."