malibu

the heat in l.a. was getting exhausting. day in and out of sunshine and we decided to head to the coast for some fresh air. malibu delivered everything i thought it was going to be. i loved driving on the brilliant coastal road, endless californian ocean to your left and towering mountains to your right. i won't ever forget the sight.

the first picture in this blog post is the traffic on the freeway. one second there was peak hour traffic and the next everyone was zooming past. we found out pretty quickly that you don't fit in on the road in l.a. unless you speed excessively, don't indicate, eat while you're driving and run red lights. it was my first time driving on the other side of the road but i got used to it pretty quickly! the only time i would be confused was when i walked to the car throughout the day and i would always automatically walk to the passenger seat to start driving before realising and running around the car to the correct side while giggling.

i was so excited seeing a yellow school bus for the first time! 

photo pit stops along the way.

a few notes from my travels that i scribbled in my notebook sleepy eyed in bed on the night we got back to our apartment:

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the sun is a hazy mess on the horizon.

ocean, mountain, desert.

powerlines and palm trees.

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All photos edited with my Lovestruck Lightroom Preset!

rose tinted

while i was in melbourne a little while ago, i got to catch up with caitlin may and shoot with a group of talented ladies. we met up at caitlin's house in the morning where jan worked her magic on hair and makeup on aimee, then we headed off to our location. while we were shooting, it rained and the sun shone. we pat beautiful horses and ran up and down the middle of empty roads.

collaboration with  caitlin may photography

makeup  janice wu

model  aimee @ vivien's

photos in the field edited with the NEW! dulcet photoshop action | black and white images edited with paris lightroom preset

3inch campaign

campaign for  3 inch fashion

model  megan emmett @ wink

hair + makeup  lidija j

clothes + accessories  3 inch fashion

film  dan @ i make films

www.3inch.com.au

steph smith: hello molly campaign

campaign for  hello molly

model  steph smith

hair + makeup  lidija j

film  dan @ i make films

totem tally campaign - part 2

campaign for  totem tally

model  phoebe @ chadwicks

makeup  rashelle mua

totem tally campaign - part 1

campaign for  totem tally

model  phoebe @ chadwicks

makeup  rashelle mua

this week: smoke & mirrors

this week: smoke & mirrors

1. shooting editorials in abandoned buildings. i made a vlog from this day of shooting but i can't release it until the magazine has been released! i'm dying to share it with you all. 

2. i received my copy of the latest white magazine where my latest editorial for them has been printed. i posted an outtake to flickr a while ago, you can have a look at the picture here + i'll be blogging the entire set soon. 

3. testing my night portrait lights on dan at the end of a wedding we were shooting. 

4. behind the scenes of the on-location lookbook + campaign i shot for totem tally, blog post coming soon ^_^

5. selfies with dan. 

6. the beautiful countryside, where the air is fresh and the cold is so icy it's comforting. we get to spend the majority of our weekends here and i am so thankful for it. it reminds me of when we were in europe.

blue mountains

in the springtime, dan and i set off on a frosty morning to visit the blue mountains. i spoke of feeling over worked and wanting to take more time for myself in my winter blog post and this was one of those instances. life is too short not to get out and do things that make you feel alive. it was wonderful waking up in the morning and not turning on my computer or checking my emails. i took my time getting ready, curling my hair, giving my eyes wings and picking out a dress to wear. 

without a rush or a care in the world, dan and i set off and drove with our windows down and the music loud to the mountains. we stopped at a few places throughout the day. all places i've been to before but haven't seen in years. our first and main stop of the day was at the everglade gardens. we wandered through the trees and the manicured hedges stopping to take pictures everywhere. i laid on the grass with the flowers and dan took my portrait. 

we set off again and stopped on the side of the road in the suburbs to take pictures with the cherry blossoms that were blooming throughout the town. we made a quick stop at the three sisters for a couple of cloudy photos but went to fossil rock lookout and sat on the highest rock we could find to watch the sun go down. 

adventure is something i look forward to the most. there is nothing more that i love than being in beautiful, natural places. to walk around, take pictures and just be happy being outside. until next time, blue mountains. 

all day time photos edited with lovestruck & all night time photos edited with disposable film. 

this week: hotel rooms

this week: hotel rooms

1. lunches with my sister. 2. pretty tiles i came across. 3. selfies with my new jewellery gifted to me by ruusk. 4 & 5. a pretty wedding we were photographing on a rainy day. 6. breakfast. organic yogurt with fresh berries. 7. i received my latest white magazine editorial in the mail. 8. updates from my mum who is currently overseas with her partner. this is a photo from ushuaia, argentina. 9. after a week of being sick and bed ridden, it felt nice to be warmed by the sunshine on a campaign shoot at the beach all day.

1. korean bbq with dan and my best friend sam. 2. sleepless weeks = tired me. 3. suburban sunsets after on location shoots. 4. i started going for regular runs/jogs again in this beautiful place *i have a little story about this at the end of this blog post! 5. at the white magazine hq. 6. stunning locations, my job lets me explore some of the most beautiful places i've ever seen. 7 & 8. dan and i at our hotel room. 9. delicious breakfasts before dawn for the big day ahead.

i post all these photos on my personal instagram account: julia.trotti

i also have an account where i post just my photography work (and occasionally some behind the scenes too!): juliatrotti

going back to photo number 4, i have a little story i wanted to share. i posted this on my facebook page the afternoon it happened, but i thought i'd re-share it here today: i was out for a jog this afternoon and while on my way, there was someone sitting in the distance who kept looking up every so often. as i approached them they asked “hey…. are you that photographer?”. right behind me dan was approaching and he mentioned “and you’re the videographer!”. we talked for a little bit before we went off running again, me with a big goofy smile on my face. it’s such a humbling experience when this happens. just a few weeks ago while i was going to get my car washed i gave the girl at the cash register my name and when she heard me her face sprung up and she started talking about being a fan of my work. i know it can be so daunting to go up to someone you don’t know to say hey. but i just wanted to say that i really appreciate it. it honestly and truly makes my day. thank you.

citrus & blooms

model  megan emmett

hair + makeup   lisa fahey

kimono  age of intimacy

swimsuit  black milk clothing

flowers  chanele rose flowers

all images edited with expired film & sun splendour.

sunflower: white magazine

photography  myself

videography  dan @ i make films

model  allison @ the agency

hair + makeup  abbey love

styling  elyssa colthorpe

styling assistant  bonnie gray

editorial for  white magazine | issue twenty six

this week: monochrome

this week: monochrome

1 & 2. shooting a campaign for ruusk jewellery. 3. lookbook shoots in the studio. 4. having fun on set shooting the hello molly campaign with steph smith.

this week was spent creating a sea of images that i couldn't be happier about. i spent almost every day shooting campaigns for ruusk jewellery, age of intimacy and hello molly. i can't share too much just yet, so here are a few sneaky behind the scenes and outtakes of what i have been doing this week. expect to see lots of pretty pictures soon! 

alexandra redmond jewellery campaign

campaign for  alexandra redmond jewellery

model  natty

hair + makeup  emmily banks @ depths of beauty

this week: on the road

this week was spent driving from shoot to shoot. dan and i spent one day photographing in the southern highlands, the next day shooting in sydney and the day after that shooting a campaign on a misty northern beaches shore. i can't say that this was a big week just yet though! next week is even bigger, with three campaign shoots for brands and a location scouting day for a campaign i'm shooting the week after that. i've never loved doing what i do more than i do right now <3

all photos edited with almond for lightroom 4 & 5

dulcet

model  chevelle

makeup  kat quinn

film  dan @ i make films

white sequin dress  vintage

all other outfits  suzi rose

all photos edited with hush river for lightroom 4 & 5.

this week: studios & florals

this week: studios & florals

this week: white sands

in january, your clothes stick to your skin and cracks form in the pavement from the hot sun and balmy nights. to escape the temperature and make the most of the crystal clear days we've been experiencing, dan and i went on a road trip to a beach known for its white sand and turquoise waters, jervis bay. we arrived after a long drive and walked down the forest track to the beach. it was so windy the sand was whipping and stinging our legs. we put our things down and were about to get into the water when a couple of people came up to us to point out a shadow in the water that was swimming back and forth to the shore, which turned out to be a shark! safe to say we didn't end up swimming there.  

instead, we set off to find another beach (there are so many stunning beaches in the area), and came across this beautifully secluded pocket in the jervis bay area. we dipped in the water for a couple of hours in the setting sun. when our fingers were wrinkled, we got out of the ocean and sat on the beach watching the clear waves crash on the white sand. we stayed there until we were the only ones left on the beach. family after couple after person arrived and left until we were alone.

on our drive home, we stopped to let a wild echidna cross the road and then watched the bats migrate north at dusk. 

sea spray

my last shoot of the year (and first shoot blog post of this year!) was spent at the beach on a beautifully overcast day. the ocean was angry and with every wave that crashed against the rocks we were shooting on, the sea spray covered us from head to toe. little droplets kept covering my lens and i would spend every couple of camera clicks wiping it down before i could care less. and so, towards the end i photographed with my lens dripping in water, which i think created some lovely hazy images (the last couple of photos in this post!). this was such a wonderful shoot to end 2014 on. we only spent about an hour and half taking pictures but we made every moment count before our skin was too covered in goosebumps to continue.

model  sarah @ chadwicks

makeup  samy @ makeup lounge

two black dresses  motel rocks

all other outfits  suzi rose

all images edited with sea spray my new lightroom preset! 

this week: rainforests

a handful of images from my week away with my family during christmas. we spent almost every day exploring and chasing waterfalls. i love being able to spend time with my family, mix that with being out in the open almost every day and i'm an extremely happy person! 

all colour images edited with disposable film & all black and white images edited with paris.

2014

my year in 100 pictures.