During this portrait photoshoot, I collaborated with an amazing team of creatives. I am taking low light portraits with the Canon 5Dmkii and the Canon 85mm f1.2L II lens.
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model: elle @ work models
designer: lulu in chains
hair & makeup: kaori
video: dan @ i make films
london part i // london part ii // campaign // paris // poland
we were still in london while waiting for a bus in the city. i had butterflies in my stomach telling dan i was so excited and nervous at the same time to go to poland. i didn't know what to expect. we got on the bus and traveled through the country-side of england until we reached standsted airport. we took off in the plane while i filmed outside the window and as quickly as we got to paris, we landed in poland.
dan's family were waiting for us at the airport, and as we walked out of customs, we all hugged hello even though we've never met before and i couldn't understand polish - my butterflies instantly disappeared with how warmly they introduced themselves. as soon as we walked outside the cold air stung my skin and painted my arms with goosebumps. i was too distracted by the first thing i noticed which was the sun in the distance about to set, differently to how i've ever seen it shine before to care about the cold though. we hopped in the car and were taken to their home in the country where we had dinner, looked at photos and fell asleep.
we were in poland for three days, and i couldn't thank dan's family enough for making it the most memorable three days ever. they took us somewhere new every day, explaining to dan the history of the places we were visiting and dan translating for me. i learnt a few polish words and his family were very patient with me when i was trying to talk, i could say hello, good, thank you, beer, cold, water, yes and no. we made do with those little words i knew, and somehow language was hardly a barrier while i was there.
dan and i are longing to go to poland again soon, it would be so lovely to be able to spend a longer amount of time with his wonderful family exploring, hanging out and taking pictures. im so happy we got to do this though, coming to poland was definitely a highlight of our trip.
i was obsessed with the beautiful forests we constantly passed while driving.
the city was filled with blossoming trees.
on the first day we were there, they took us to walk through the city of gdansk.
there were lots of people dressed up so they could busk on the streets.
gdansk is beautiful, i love all the buildings and how they're all decorated with different colours.
the oldest church in the city. we were about to walk to the very top.
halfway through walking to the top of the curch.
we then went to an old army barracks were you could also see the entire city from.
driving back home.
some photos from dan's uncle's backyard.
we went for a walk around the empty lots close to dan's family's home.
it felt like the sunsets in poland last forever.
dan and his cousin, karol.
that night we had a big bbq where i put away my camera and just enjoyed the company.
we woke up on the second day, and they wanted to take us to a real european forest which was just a short walk away from their home.
dan and his cousins.
beautiful backyards.
half and half.
i have always wanted to see a pile of logs in a forest!
walking back home. the air out here was so fresh, it made dan and i sleepy.
when we got back from the forest, we got in the car again and drove 20 minutes to the next city.
walking through the city of sopot.
the baltic sea.
here we walked to very end of the longest pier off the baltic sea.
the last minutes of light at the baltic sea.
sun setting in the next city; gdynia.
driving back home at the end of a long day.
this was the morning of our last day in poland.
we drove into the country to see an upside down house, i still couldn't get enough of the scenery.
and the forests..
i would love to live in one of these houses!
on our way back from the upside down house, we made a stop at a gorgeous lake. a natural lake like this is something else i have always wanted to see.
dan & i.
we stopped at a lookout to see the lake and trees from up high.
that afternoon we went back to dan's uncle's house and more of dan's family came over to say hello and goodbye. we all sat around and talked (dan translating for me!) and drank coffee. before we knew it we were hugging and waving goodbye at the airport before jumping on a long flight back home. we'll definitely be back soon.
last but not least, dan and i were filming throughout our entire adventure overseas, and dan put a little video together from the hundreds of clips of silly faces, beautiful landscapes and busy streets. our memories from london, paris and poland:
london part i // london part ii // campaign // paris // poland
jewellery: alexandra redmond
model: tanya @ the agency
makeup: emmily banks
behind the scenes film: dan @ chase studios
these are some outtakes from a recent lookbook shoot i did for the amazing jewellery designer, alexandra redmond. you can see the official photos i took for her on her
!
london part i // london part ii // campaign // paris // poland
the days of rain we had in london were few and far between. today was a little different. we woke up to a cloudy windowsill, the air was cold and sharp down my throat as we walked towards the bus stop. the streets were busier than ever today as we decided to explore kew gardens. we jumped on a double decker bus and rode far away, out into the suburbs. the houses in kew were big and beautiful. they were decorated with manicured gardens, all pretty and perfect.
for as long as i can remember i have always wanted to visit kew gardens. it has been my dream to see their giant greenhouse in real life and take some pictures of it. we don't have anything that looks like this in australia, and just as i imagined the whole day was dream-like and beautiful. it rained but we didn't care, the sun still came out on occasion to warm our frozen skin. here is our day in pictures.
busy baker street.
we thought the bus wouldn't fit in the tunnel.
arriving at kew gardens, it felt like a dream.
inside the greenhouse. it was hot like an australian summer inside and the glass of my lens fogged up.
the pretty plants inside the second greenhouse.
we kept tripping over while trying to take a picture.
dan distracted by a squirrel running around in the trees. it's the first time we've ever seen a real squirrel!
basking in the warm sunshine.
dan made a friend.
juice breaks as clouds started to roll over and cover every inch of the sky.
exploring the last greenhouse (while taking shelter away from the rain) that had 7 different environments. every room you walked into felt like you were walking into a different country in a different season of the year.
the rain finally stopped while we were inside the last greenhouse and i was finally able to get some pictures with the pink cherry blossoms.
swans are my favourite.
the sun came out again, the most beautiful way to end a perfect day.
i can't wait to visit you again kew gardens!
london part i // london part ii // campaign // paris // poland
london part i // london part ii // campaign // paris // poland
flying over l.a.
i know you have all been patiently waiting to hear about my adventures overseas and today i've finally finished putting everything together. there is so much to say and so much to show and i didn't want to miss out on a single second. i decided to split the blog posts into five different posts which will be published over the next few weeks! so on with the story..
a few weeks ago i was flown to london to shoot a campaign (which i will reveal everything about soon) and our stay there was amazing. dan and i were in london for two weeks and after a day there it already felt like home. we woke up early, some days even before the sun rose, and walked around the city until we felt like collapsing. my camera was home around my neck from the moment i was out the door and i hardly ever put it down for a second.
the flight over was long but i was filled with excitement and butterflies as the big aeroplanes took off leaving tiny cities behind and landed in different countries, slowly getting closer and closer to london. when we arrived dan and i were eager to explore the city and took a walk around. the first day we were there was the only day we were lost, but i didn't mind one bit walking down streets i didn't know and not knowing where to go next.
the days afterwards were a beautiful mess. we spent every second in between model castings, location scouting and meetings getting to know london and taking pictures of everything we saw. the city was blooming and there were busy people everywhere. we rode in taxis forcing our eyes shut whenever they u-turned on a busy street or squeezed in between too-tight places with cars, buses or people on either side of the taxi, we walked down long flights of stairs to watch live music in venues underground, we flicked through boxes and boxes of records in soho and had dinner at different pubs every night.
london won over my heart and i hope to be back there again soon, and again soon after that. i could spend forever wandering the streets and living the way we did for two weeks.
lost on the streets on our first day in london and dan trying to figure out which way to go.
the end of baker street, close to where we were staying.
the entire city was blooming.
coffees in pretty cafe's before location scouting.
one of the streets of a location we were shooting at.
the cat of the house we were shooting the campaign.
more gorgeous locations scouted in the suburbs, filled to the brim with hand-made love and kick-knacks.
the pretty balcony of our hotel room overlooking the streets. the sun would shine on us early in the morning while we were drinking coffee.
back in the city, walking around after a model casting in knightsbridge.
spending the afternoon in museums.
getting excited for my picture with the dinosaur.
dinosaurs are the best.
a band busking on the streets.
in a live butterfly museum, where i never knew i was scared of butterflies.
souvenirs.
busy oxford street.
walking around the streets of soho.
catching the tube.
spring-time shoots in the sun. i was lucky to meet ailera stone who was lovely and put together this little shoot for us! i'll be blogging all the photos from this day soon..
the evening before we left for paris, dan and i decided to go to london eye & see the big ben.
the view of the city from the top of the london eye.
big ben.
dan and i spent our last day in london sitting in hyde park under the shade of the trees.
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london part i // london part ii // campaign // paris // poland
model madeline rae mason
makeup chereine waddell
stylist jessie mcnaught
video dan @ i make films
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All photos edited with my Lovestruck Lightroom Preset!
For this photoshoot we took some natural light portraits at an abandoned building and the surrounding gardens. I was using my Canon 5D mk2 and the Canon 35mm F1.4 mk1 lens. I edited all these photos with my Disposable Film Lightroom Preset Pack and my Lovestruck Lightroom Preset for those fun vintage tones.
model: summer @ chadwicks
no makeup
orange jumpsuit & white dress: her pony
second shooting a wedding with one love photography.
behind the scenes of a shoot that hasn't been released yet!
model: josephine
mua: lidija j
stylist: jessie m
sneak peek of a final photo.
our companion for the day, creepily watching us shoot from above.
we danced and chased the shoreline in the last minute of sunlight.
model: megan emmett
hair & makeup: lisa fahey
part 1 and 2 coming soon.
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on a heatwave friday, we wandered through the gravel pathways around a caravan park which slept next to the river and under the busy bridge of speeding cars. we shot in the front yards of the caravans, amongst the empty beer cans, piled up bicycles and conversations of the locals. we were so tempted to jump in the muddy water while we were shooting, the heat was unbearable during the day. but instead we giggled insanely when we were shooting under the sun and took refuge in one of the empty cabin rooms the owner of the park, a man by the name of cowboy, so kindly let us use for the day.
model: tara
makeup: lidija
stylist: jessie
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model: bree (bambi) fry
makeup: jessie mcnaught
stylist: jessie mcnaught
tee shirts: tee pee by jessica brennan
i met a girl on the side of the road, who skipped school and liked to wander the suburbs in the rain. she set fire to her lungs and held onto the summertime blues tightly in her pocket like a secret.
these photos are of the lovely designs of jessica brennan. she is an amazingly talented artist and if you are interested in getting any of her pretty tops, you should have a look
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we started this day taking photos in fields of grass in the shade of big gum trees. as we were walking across the road in the heat, we stumbled across this abandoned house. at first we only saw the metal-skeleton clothing line lonelily standing and swaying in the breeze. as we went to knock on the front door to ask the owners if we could take a few photos in their yard, we found ripped fly screens on the windows and a vacated white house.
and so we spent the rest of the day resting on flower bushes with bees happily humming around our ankles, treading through the squelching grass (the front yard had been flooded and all our shoes were destroyed by the end of the day), sitting by the lavender flowers and getting tangled in tree branches.
model: ellie
makeup: www.abbeylove.com.au
clothing: oh deer boutique
i also created a little film from our adventures on the day, this is probably one of my favourites. drowned in sunlight and the exact way i like to spend my afternoons:
and here are the final photos from our two day shoot for age of intimacy. we shot in a lovely antique store that had things hanging from every possible spot in the ceiling. old 60s music softly played in the background as we shot amongst the rocking chairs and walked along the creaking floorboards.
the final video:
a big thank you goes out to the team making all this possible:
chase studios
for creating the lovely music for all three videos you will soon see! if you want lovely music like this for your videos, have a peek at their
.
the team at age of intimacy:
designer & creative director:
productions & locations:
model: coralie bradbery @ chadwicks
photography, video and editing: julia trotti
hair stylist:
makeup artist:
many thanks to:
eurama estate &
town and country antiques
for letting us shoot this campaign in their beautiful locations.
behind the scenes will be blogged tomorrow! x
on day two, we drove back through the bumpy road (car sliding and girls screaming and chatting in between) to get to the abandoned castle, we shot in the wet fields of grass and muddy puddles until sundown.
and of course, a big thank you goes out to the team making all this possible:
chase studios
for creating the lovely music for all three videos you will soon see! if you want lovely music like this for your videos, have a peek at their
.
the team at age of intimacy:
designer & creative director:
productions & locations:
model: coralie bradbery @ chadwicks
photography, video and editing: julia trotti
hair stylist:
makeup artist:
many thanks to:
eurama estate &
town and country antiques
for letting us shoot this campaign in their beautiful locations.
part iii will be blogged tomorrow! x
last month, i shot age of intimacy's my deadly sins campaign for their newest collection. it was one of the craziest campaigns i've ever been a part of, split up into two days of mishaps and lovely moments where everything seems to somehow fall into place and fit together perfectly.
day one was a half day shoot. we planned to meet up in the beautiful wilderness of the blue moutains during the day, but pouring down rain and a broken car later, we get there just before dusk. the sun settled down as hair and makeup was finished and by the time we started shooting in this amazing abandoned castle, it was dark. we fired up the car's highbeams to shoot through the night. it was the middle of winter in sydney and poor coralie was freezing but was an absolute trooper and fought through the cold.
we had polaroid cameras to shoot behind the scenes with, and dozens of balloons to play around with. we filmed and shot while the rain came down, but we didn't stop until all the outfits had a lovely photo to go along with it. the drive back home was bumpy and muddy, but i got home and collapsed into bed. my few days beforehand of colour-starved eyes were finally full of lovely photos and moving-pictures to inspire me for day two of shooting.
none of this dream-like creativity would have been possible without our amazing team!
first of all a big thank you goes to chase studios for creating the lovely music for all three videos you will soon see! if you want lovely music like this for your videos, have a peek at their
.
the team at age of intimacy:
designer & creative director:
productions & locations:
model: coralie bradbery @ chadwicks
photography, video and editing: julia trotti
hair stylist:
makeup artist:
many thanks to:
eurama estate &
town and country antiques
for letting us shoot this campaign in their beautiful locations.
part ii will be blogged tomorrow! x