Fashion Photography

FASHION EDITORIAL: Spring Racing outfits ft. Voodoo Hosiery

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To celebrate the coming of the Spring Racing carnival, I have partnered with Voodoo Hosiery to create a fashion editorial piece called SECRET GARDEN which features 6 key spring racing looks. Together with my stylist, Emily Edwards, we wanted to show you ways in which you can incorporate the Voodoo Hosiery tights or socks into your spring racing outfit. If you are following the trends at fashion week, you will notice wearing socks with heels isn’t anything new, but a winning trend at the moment. Not only does socks look great with boots or open toed heels, they actually prevent your feet from breaking out with blisters. Well isn’t that good news?

 

\\FIRST LOOK 

Elle and Rebecca wears the white KNOCK OUT SOCK – shop it here.

Top and dress by CMEO COLLECTIVE, headpiece by KITTE, and shoes by MOLLINI.

 

\\SECOND LOOK

Elle and Rebecca wears the black and Lilac-dust MOD NET SOCKS – shop it here.

Top and dress by ALICE MCCALL, hat is Stylist’s own, and shoes by MOLLINI.

 

\\THIRD LOOK

Rebecca wears the black ILLUSION SOCK- shop it here.

Top and dress by ALICE MCCALL, hat is Stylist’s own, and shoes by WITTNER.

 

\\FOURTH LOOK

Elle wears the Lilac-dust MOD NET SOCKS – shop it here.

Dress by ALICE MCCALL, headpiece by KITTE, fur by ALEXANDRA and shoes by MOLLINI.

 

\\FIFTH LOOK

Elle wears the smokey-teal MOD NET TIGHTS – shop it here.

Dress by CMEO COLLECTIVE, headpiece by KITTE, and shoes by MOLLINI.

\\SIXTH LOOK

Elle wears the black LINE UP SOCKS – shop it here.

Top and dress by ALICE MCCALL, headpiece by KITTE, and shoes by MOLLINI.

 

 

This fashion editorial wouldn’t be made possible without the help of my talented and hard working crew:

FASHION STYLING // Emily Edwards
MAKEUP // Tre Dallas
HAIR// Resta Vi
ASSISTING // Celine Lie
MODELS // Rebecca Harding and Elle Brittain represented by THE TALENT BURO

 

London Fashion Week 2017 Day 1 Street Style

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Hello from London!

I can’t stop grinning from ear to ear that I’m actually here in London. For a long while now, all my photographer comrades have been raving about how authentic and laid back the street style is in London, and this year I decided to go experience it myself. Though day one was a slow start (day one is usually the case), I was pretty happy with what I snapped up.

After walking 25,000 steps through the alley ways and streets of London , here are the street style highlights from day 1.

MFW Street Style Highlights 2017

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This year, I had the pleasure of teaming up with Melbourne Fashion Week to capture 30 of my favourite street style looks as featured in Vogue Australia.

As most street style shooters would tell you, shooting in day light is ideal for crisper images, but what happens if shows start late, like 6:30pm? Well that’s the interesting challenge. Instead of fearing night light, I embraced all available light like lamp posts or car headlights to light up my subjects, or triggered my off camera flash to create artificial light. The trick is to create some kind of wall where I can bounce the light from, without creating harsh lighting. To be honest, it’s all about experimenting what works best and the type of look you are after. For softer artificial light, you should consider using a diffuser or portable studio lights like the Profoto B1. They give you excellent fashion studio lighting but be prepared to carry it around.

So what challenges do you face when shooting street style at night? 

 

 

A Night To Remember with Sofitel in partnership with DIOR, NGV and Mercedes Benz Australia

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It still hasn’t sunk in that I have just accomplished one of my all time favourite, fashion editorial work with four high end, luxury brands. A Night to Remember is a DIOR-inspired fashion editorial which celebrates the story of friendship between four girl friends through a series of themes: from getting fashionably ready; drinking cocktails by the Sofitel’s Atrium bar; to arriving in the new Mercedes Benz E250d coupe at the NGV.

This special edition was created for Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in partnership with Dior, NGV and Mercedes Benz Australia, and I cannot begin to fathom what an enormous, yet beautiful process it has been for me both personally and professionally. My mind was completely blown away to the 2% glimpse of what it felt like to work with, and to have my work put in front DIOR Paris, is beyond my wildest dreams. If you have seen DIOR & I, you will know what I mean. The angst, control and the tremendous value they place on their brand and product is formidable.

As excited as I am to attend the Dior GALA and exhibition, I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work with Sofitel, and to my incredible team of talents to produce the following series of images. I hope my story will inspire you to believe in yourself and keep creating. Love to you all xxx

 

TEAM CREDITS

CREATIVE DIRECTION + PHOTOGRAPHY by KAREN WOO (@heykarenwoo)
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTING by STEPHANIE BOLGIE
FASHION by EMILY EDWARDS (@stylebkofficial)
HAIR by JASMINE RYLAND (@hairbyjasmine_edwardsandco) and JON OSMOND (hairbyjon_edwardsandco)
MAKEUP by TRE DALLAS (@tredallas) and OLIVIA SELLMAN (@oliviasellmanmakeup)

 
MODELS
HANNAH JUDD (@hjuddd) represented by GIANT MANAGEMENT (@giant_mgmt)
CAITLYN ANDERSON (@caitysanderson) represented by GIANT MANAGEMENT
MAY GRACE (@maygraceparry) represented by FRM MODEL MANAGEMENT (@frmmodels)
HOLLY TITHERIDGE (@_hollyt)
 

PARTNERS

Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Dior Melbourne, Mercedes Benz Australia, National Gallery of Victoria

FASHION

Dior, Thurley, Maticevski, Kitte, Sass and Bide, Mollini Shoes, Tony Bianco, Yeojin Bae, Alexandraaus