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Polly & Blue

18/11/2014

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It was a pleasure to photograph my friend Polly and her baby Blue in Wellington last week. His full name is Indigo Blue Besley Le Dorre and he's nine months old today. The idea of this shoot was inspired by a project called 4thtrimesterbodies which is "dedicated to embracing the beauty inherent in the changes brought to our bodies by motherhood, childbirth and breastfeeding." 

My goal was to make sure Polly was comfortable the whole time and to capture some beautiful natural moments between her and her baby that she can cherish forever. It was my first time photographing a child and also working with a semi-nude model so this was a good learning experience for me. Polly said to me afterwards that this was a scary thing for her to do but I made it easy. That meant so much to me because that's what I'd hoped for, and that she can see how beautiful she is from these photos.

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M
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Kasolite Vomiting Flowers

28/10/2014

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I had the idea for this photoshoot a while ago but had no idea who to ask to model for me. Then Kas came and stayed at my house in Takaka and she was keen to collab. I was expecting her to be weirded out when I said "ok so first you're going to be vomiting up flower petals" but she went along with it enthusiastically, and patiently did it over and over agin so I could get the perfect shot. And she didn't even get annoyed at me giving directions like "ok good, but look even sicker, like you just ate the most foul thing you've ever tasted" and "hey just come and lie down in the wet grass for 10 mins while I rearrange every little piece of your hair and throw flowers around you." Yea... we had fun though!

I decided to do something super colourful for a change. Isn't her hair amazing! And that dress is perfect, I'm actually so jealous. We had a lovely time catching up and I expect you'll be seeing more of our work together in the future.
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M
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Jesse

9/9/2014

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Here's some of my favourite shots from my collaboration with Jesse Maxwell and Summah Noakes last friday. Summah came along to capture what went on behind the scenes of our little adventure into a creepy abandoned house. Jesse's makeup was inspired by Clockwork Orange hence the one sided bottom eyelashes. The third and fourth photo were taken with a long shutter-speed and an extra flash, which created that trippy layered look and was so much fun to make. 

Thanks so much again to Shell at Allkindz for letting us borrow these awesome clothes. If you ever need any funky costumes, gorgeous clothing from local designers, quality second-hand goods or if you want professionally done dreadlocks please go and see her!

I love collaborating with other creative people and I want to do stuff like this as much as I possibly can. I love photography because it gets me out of the house and meeting up with awesome, talented, interesting people who I wouldn't normally have the courage to talk to. Thanks so much Jesse for spending the last afternoon of your holiday back in Nelson to chill out with us and create some awesome images.

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M
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Danaan

2/9/2014

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We had a wonderful morning yesterday doing this photoshoot. Danaan and Zoe pulled an all-nighter and I woke up super early to meet them at the Queen's Gardens. I borrowed this dress from Allkindz and bought the eyeball necklace which ended up becoming a statement piece during the shoot aswell.

This makeup was inspired by Danaan's idol, David Bowie, and applied skillfully by Zoe. We came up with the concept about a week ago and pulled this all together, I hope you enjoy!

Don't forget to check out Zoe's make up page here, Allkindz costume shop here and Danaan's music here.
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M
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Ngaio

12/7/2014

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It was so much fun photographing this gorgeous chick today. We were both feeling a bit average so it was great to meet up and do something creative together. There's so many good shots it's hard to choose the best ones. Hope you enjoy!

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M
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Kas

30/6/2014

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Here are some images from my photoshoot with the lovely Kasolite. She was great to work with and I'm really pleased with the results. The evening light was perfect and she brought some gorgeous dresses with her. She's looking to get more into modelling so if there's any awesome photographers out there, get in contact with this chick.

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M
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