Only 4 more sleeps till I jet off to Sydney for the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week #mbfashionweek. I’m so honoured to be representing Boohoo.com again snapping street style; and racing between runway shows in my WhatWouldKarlDo.com T-shirt to capture all the hustle and bustle at Carriageworks. I’m super excited because it’s my first trip to Australian fashion week which is a dream come true. My line up of Australian designer shows I’ll be seeing are Aurelio Costarella, Leroy Nguyen, Gail Sorronda, Karla Spetic, Michael Lo Sordo, Maticevski, UNIF.M, Galanni in a short space of two days! Follow my fashion journey on instagram @heykarenwoo or stay tuned on my blog for updates.

Lately I’ve been obsessing over over-sized cow necks and turtle necks knits ever since Margaret Zhang wore hers at the VAMFF. When Cecylia got changed into a simple yet classic look I instantly fell in love. She is wearing Stella & Minx which is soft and feminine, which can be worn out or in, but in this instance she tucked the turtleneck into her cobalt blue full leather skirt.

Anyway, I setted myself a shooting challenge tonight. I decided not to use off camera flash or Icelight but to use any available light to shoot Cecylia in. It was all about finding the light, and facing Cecylia towards the light. Allow me to explain by scrolling down to read my commentary.

I waited for cars to pass by from both directions to create some backlight and frontlight to light up Cecylia.

I faced Cecylia towards the street lights and the occasional car passing by.

I used the illuminating advertising signboards at the Rivoli Cinemas to light up Cecylia’s face. Definitely my favourite series of the night.

Finally, I used the light beaming from the Volvo Car dealership showroom to light up Cecylia.

Why don’t you too challenge yourself and find the light. Happy shooting! xx