half moon

Model: Roelene (Chadwick)

Hair and make-up: Josie Nakhoul

Styling/Photography: Jysla Kay

As soon as I saw this post by Geneva from A Pair & A Spare inspired by Givenchy's S/S runway show, I knew I had to recreate it in one of my shoots. Different, and maybe a little creepy but 100% fun with a touch of sparkle. Pixie-faced Roelene was so much fun to shoot with, happily standing in the middle of traffic and dancing in the rain -- all for the sake of some shots.

This was the quickest test shoot I've ever done, but it sits high up there with my favourites - an effortless shoot with countless hair flips and stubborn rain.

lucent.

A test shoot with Hannah, a beautiful new face from Chadwick. Can you believe she's only 15? These photos hardly do her justice. There was so much going on while we were shooting, and clearly I couldn't resist taking a fun shot with the polar bear (don't let the pink bow deceive you, it was a man inside that suit).

I don't think it has quite sunken in yet that Christmas is THIS Sunday. Has anyone else used Christmas as an excuse to buy yourself a present (or two)? My present to myself arrived this morning in the form of four shoe boxes, so I can't wait to break into them and get some outfit posts done!

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brightest hour

model: janika @ chadwick

hair and makeup: emma k.

A small and very quick test shoot I did about a month ago, right after I shot some new designs for LULU IN CHAINS. We were both exhausted, so we probably only spent about 10 minutes shooting before we decided we couldn't be bothered anymore, and that it was too much effort. Mutual laziness.

I went a little off track with the last two photos, and experimented with the editing a bit, but it was fun. 

P.S. This was and will be the last test shoot with my 450D! (I think). Loving my new 5D Mark II (even though I know the Mark III is due to be released sometime next year. I couldn't wait). Keep your eyes peeled for short films and lots of test shoots to come. So much in store!

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hardest of hearts

model: suzi

wildfire

model: monique @ elite

make-up: alison borg

hair: fervid facade

Even though I should have been doing my assignment, here are the final photos from today. It was a freezing Sunday with occasional periods of sunshine (and rain) but the stunning Monique battled through it all. I had lots of fun with styling this shoot too, with all clothing from both mine and Monique's wardrobe, including a shimmery Asos top, sheer maxi Sportsgirl skirt and therapy shoes. It feels so good to get back into shooting after being away from it for so long, but expect plenty more to come! (After I finish my assignment).

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giveability

i assisted the beautiful zanita the other week in shooting nicole from gary pepper vintage for a great cause, which you must read about here. (click the link for zanita's photos)

i had lots of fun shooting all the celebrity donated pieces (including the $1500 alexander mcqueen shoes... woah). we roamed around the city, nicole barefoot, in amazing weather, and shot in taxis that were more than willing to park and let us shoot for as long as we wanted (we even saw kyle sandilands trying to look discrete at a cafe).

faerie

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skinny love

skinny love - birdy