Apricot Ink / Musician Collab
A few weeks ago I photographed the band Apricot Ink as part of a creative collaboration between Larissa from Wiluna Studio, Apricot Ink, furniture Designer Elliot Bastianon (of Furnished Forever), The Lab, and Video Stevie. Larissa came up with the fun concept and moodboard, a combination of photography, video, and sound.
Plastic Fantastic / Stefania 2
Model // Stefania Ferrario
Makeup // Steph Church
Hair // Kathryn Ilijoski (121 Hair)
Wardrobe Styling // Claudia Tetreault-Percy
Brutalism / Stefania 1
Model // Stefania Ferrario
Makeup // Steph Church
Hair // Kathryn Ilijoski (121 Hair)
Wardrobe Styling // Claudia Tetreault-Percy
Red She Said / Beauty Editorial inspired by Marie Antoinette, flowers, and Nocturnal Animals
Some time last year I wanted to have a play with shooting some moody portraits with my burgundy seamless paper backdrop. I loved the striking combination of red hair against deep burgundy from scenes in 'the film ‘Nocturnal Animals’ , so I really wanted to recreated that in a shoot with a red haired model. I had also been really inspired by a beauty editorial by photographer Fabio Piemonte featuring a model with an edgy modern Botticelli type look posing with foliage.
I sourced a few leftover foliage / florals from Wiluna Studios before the shoot and Amy, Craig and I just had a play with different looks on the day. Fun times!
Makeup // Amy Capeda Makeup
Hair // Craig Rhodes
Model // Alexandra Rayne from Devojka Models
Botanicals // Wiluna Studios
Jewellery // Phoebe Porter and Alison Jackson
Whisper // Beauty Editorial
Winter is the time of year for me to recharge my creative batteries, after months of non-stop deadlines over Spring, Summer, and Autumn.
I spent a fun morning playing with Aida (Alchemy Foliage')‘s delicious velvety orchids, fluffy pampas, and a huge array of dried botanicals that I can’t remember the names of and sadly did not have time to capture on camera. You wouldn’t think it- looking at the serenity on Zoe’s face- but it was a 1 hr of crazy frenzied shooting. 3 looks at triple speed. Zoe, Amy, and Kathryn are such rockstars that triple speed was fun!
Thea modeling portfolio shoot
Thea booked me for a modelling portfolio session at the end of last year.
My modelling portfolio sessions work like this: we start with moodboarding, and brainstorming the concept / direction of the shoot (which guides the styling, makeup, and location). Depending on the level of experience of the model, I direct posing and movement with some tips on how to make it look great in camera.
Thea wanted a modern take on the 70s french cool girl vibe that was stripped back and chic without being overdone. I think the team absolutely nailed it!
Makeup // Amy Capeda
Stylist // Style by Tala
Styled Shoot: Laurel & Lace / Mrs Fray / Jenny Wu
At the end of last year, Lauren from Laurel and Lace dreamt up a concept of a bridal styled shoot that was all about creamy florals with a romantic colour palette, movement of sheer fabrics, old world meets modern bohemian. We teamed up with some of Canberra’s incredible wedding vendors (full credits and wardrobe details at the bottom of the post) and shot this in the Mrs Fray beautiful studio space the day before Christmas Eve.
The ladies at Mrs Fray have a way with words, so I’ll treat you with their description of this shoot:
“A soft playful take to inspire your wedding day mornings.
Floaty tulle, as light as air. Lustrous chocolate velours, sensuous silk slips and lounge about robes. An abundance of English rose garden blooms inspired by works of the Dutch Golden Age. Old fashioned romance.”
Full credits and wardrobe details at the bottom of the post.
Terra - a summer editorial
Model // Zoe Karouzos @Zoelena_
Makeup // Emily McKay @emilymckaymua
Styling // Taylor Pitsolis @StylebyTala
White Gold Lightroom Desktop Preset for Editorial and Lifestyle Photography
White Gold is a warm, clean preset for Lightroom Classic (desktop) and Photoshop ACR - bringing out gold and beige tones in an image, with lovely skin tones. In that works well with both diffuse light as well as direct dramatic light, making it a versatile edit for fashion, portrait and wedding images. This is a great one for jewellery and beauty photography.
Nea Zoi Jewellery x Wiluna Studios lookbook
I was part of a creative collaboration between Canberra based businesses Wiluna Flower Studio and Concept Space and Nea Zoi The Brand. The beautiful minimalist jewellery pieces from Nea Zoi were set in the airy Wiluna studio space, amongst touches of dried and fresh florals. Nea Zoi is a passion project by Amalia Stavreas (of Dimitries Jewellers) for ocean conservation.
Flower Styling, Studio Hire and Concept // WILUNA @wiluna.studioJewellery // Nea Zoi @neazoithebrandAssistant // Jemma Mrdak @dakandcoPhotography // Jenny Wu @jennywuphotographyModels // Georgina Whigham @gwhigham, Gabrielle De Ramos @gabriellederamosMUA // Mystara holwegHair // Kate Lily @katelilydressinghair
Dimitries Jewellers Campaign
I had the absolute pleasure of shooting the campaign for Dimitries Jewellers featuring their new Jewellery line. We shot at The Naked Cubby in Mount Majura Winery.
Down By The Seaside // An Editorial
Earlier this year in the summer, we set out to Maroubra beach in Sydney to explore the gorgeous sea cliffs and shoot a fashion and beauty editorial with a pared back, minimalist look.
Model // Nora Utseth from IMG Models @NoraUtseth
MUA // Megan Matijasevic @MeganMatijasevic
Stylist // Jessica Di Scipio @Jessdiscipio
Swimwear // Ephemera
Jewellery // Fleur and Felix
Wiluna Bride // Wedding Day Inspiration
I was part of a collaboration between some incredible Canberran wedding vendors for a shoot to feature in Hooray magazine. The concept was to bring to life the free spirited bohemian bride that embodied the Wiluna Studio aesthetic, with wedding day styling inspiration shot in the Wiluna studio space, and the ‘day after’ story shot in the Naked Cubby ( see the next blog post for the images!). Earthy toned fresh and dried florals feature in the ceremony and reception styling, as well as a gorgeous bouquet and floral hat!
The talented (mostly) Canberra based vendors that formed this team included : Larissa from Wiluna Studio, Kate Anderson from Kate Lily Dressing Hair, Jessica Peris from The Beautique by Jessica Peris, Brow Lab, The Paper Botanist, Mrs Fray, The Naked Cubby, and our real life couple Linlin and Ben. Full credits and links to vendor websites at the bottom of the post.
Blossom : A Spring Editorial
Every Spring, Canberra explodes with blossoming trees for roughly 2-3 weeks. Tracy and I decided to make the most of it this Spring so we foraged some pretty pink blossoms (as well as using some gorgeous cotton flowers she picked up from one of Wiluna Studio’s dried flower pop-ups) to use in a dreamy pink toned portrait shoot.
White Gold- Beauty Editorial
For an awesome 6 months before Liam was born, we had an incredible makeup artist (and amazing musician) as a housemate. On the rare occasions where we were both free on the same weekend, we loved planning simple shoots at home. This was one of them.
It takes experience and skill to do the minimalist ‘no makeup makeup’ look, and great artistry to incorporate a pop of interest (e.g. gold foil on lids, bright yellow shadow, blue eyeliner) without it looking out of place. Vendulka is a wizard!
Model // Zoe Elena
Makeup // Vendulka
To achieve a similar look in your editing, check out my Lightroom presets ‘White Gold’. (for look #2 with the gold foil eye makeup) and ‘Glass’ for the first indoor set).
Lara- A Summer Beauty Editorial
This editorial was shot during a scorching summer’s day in January at my home in Canberra. We wanted to shoot some very pared back, minimalist looks that were all about light and shadows on perfect glowy skin, set off with some chic pieces by local Aussie designers.
I love shooting editorial portraits with direct light on the skin, so when we have a bright sunny day and a model with incredible skin, I’m a happy girl.
Team:
Model // Lara Crouch from Devojka Models
MUA // Steph Church
Hair // Aaron Nallo
Stylist // Jessica Di Scipio
Photography // Jenny Wu
To achieve a similar look in your editing, check out my preset ‘White Gold’. Blog post with before and after images here, and the listing in my preset shop here.