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Hyde Studios Case Study • Editorial Portraiture

Inside Jane Daniels'
Borough Life Cover Shoot

When Borough Life planned its Spring 2024 cover around Standish-born enduro champion Jane Daniels, the team met Jane at Hyde Studios with a competition motorcycle. A controlled dark set, warm circular light and clean studio portraits produced the cover, editorial pages, campaign crops and behind-the-scenes film from one booking.

Client

Borough Life / Wigan Council

Subject

Jane Daniels

Published

Issue 73 • 7 May 2024

Deliverables

Cover • Feature • Social • BTS

A Local Champion With International Weight

Jane Daniels grew up in Standish and had already secured four world enduro titles when Borough Life made her its Spring 2024 cover star. Earlier that year, she completed the Dakar Rally as the highest-placed British rider and the event’s sole female finisher.

The cover needed to connect that competitive record with Borough Life’s optimistic local focus. Hyde Studios gave the production control over light, background and composition while keeping Jane and the motorcycle at the centre of the story.

One booking
Several Campagin-ready Looks

The production moved between a cinematic low-key setup, clean editorial portraiture and moving-image coverage. That gave Borough Life a coherent visual identity while creating assets for print, web and social in the same session.

01

A cinematic hero

A warm circular light, deep shadow and the motorcycle’s shape created a cover-worthy portrait with immediate energy.

02

Editorial versatility

Clean, high-key portraits supplied flexible material for the feature layout, campaign crops and council channels.

03

Stills and motion

Behind-the-scenes filming extended the story online and showed how the published cover was created.

From Studio Session to Front-Cover

Issue 73 was published on 7 May 2024. In the magazine, Borough Life’s team met Jane and the team at Hyde Studios for the cover, thanked Hyde for its support and credits the images with setting the tone for the energetic issue.

  • Spring 2024 front cover
  • Four-page Jane Daniels feature
  • Website, social-grid, story and highlight crops
  • Behind-the-scenes video supporting the online feature

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The Shoot Became Content In its own right

The moving-image edit documents the studio session and extends the finished cover beyond print. It gives audiences a closer look at Jane, the motorcycle and the decisions behind the published portrait.

One Visual Direction,
Every Campaign Format

The same portrait direction carried from the cover into web headers, social grids, stories and supporting launch artwork—evidence of how a planned studio session can supply a complete publishing campaign.

From Hyde Studios to the Front Cover

The Spring 2024 issue of Borough Life placed Jane Daniels on its front cover, photographed at Hyde Studios alongside her rally bike. The controlled studio environment allowed the team to produce a clean editorial cover portrait and more dramatic campaign imagery during the same session.

The finished feature brought the Standish-born world champion’s story to readers across Wigan Borough, combining her achievements in enduro and the Dakar Rally with a bold, locally produced visual story.

Bring a Complete Campaign Into A Single Studio Day

Planning a cover, product launch, brand campaign or profile shoot? Explore the studio, check availability and tell Hyde which stills, video and campaign formats you need to leave with.

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Once submission has been accepted, we will forward an invoice and session details. Please note that we require payment prior to session. Thank you!