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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
MY WORK ~ REFLECTIONS BEAUTY
It seems there are a few Durban beauties leaving our shores for distant, land-locked cities...So we've been really busy stealing them away from their farewell parties and taking advantage of the little time we have left with them...
One such model is Megan...
Photographer: Vaughan Treyvellan
Makeup, Hair & Styling: Candice Mac Nicol
Model: Megan Galt from Ice Models Durban
Megan can also be seen in recent and upcoming Roxy South Africa advertising...which I art directed (while I was still on the payroll :) ).
Images: VTP
My work...Models' test...
Model tests are some of the most fun times I've had while working...we have a great team here and it's all about getting the most out of the model.
Tests are usually used to show a models versatility so there are few rules...just get a great shot.
The mood is relaxed and it always turns out to be a great day. Here are some pics from first-time model Samantha...
Photographer: Vaughan Treyvellan
Makeup & Hair: Candice Mac Nicol
Styling: Candice Drury
Model: Sam from Ice Models Durban
{editor's note: I know that watermarks are the cretin of the image world, but given recent events, I've decided to add the watermark to all my images. I'm sure you understand...if you don't, stop taking my pics!}
Images: VTP
Life imitating art...
Real life lovers, Behati and Jamie, recreate their initial encounter and show that sometimes, real chemistry just cannot be faked...
Images: Fashion gone rogue
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...WTF is this?!
It grieves me to dedicate an entire post to this monstrosity and a full 10 minutes of my life is wasted, however if I can't rant about things here....then where can I go? Bourne is tired of hearing about it and to be completely honest...if I don't vent it, I may explode in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
I'm sure that would be amusing to the spectators who may witness my mushroom-cloud of annoyance...but it would be quite scarring to myself and certain (let's keep them un-named) individuals.
I take my work seriously. I still manage to have fun and build relationships, but it is still my work and my passion and ultimately, my reputation. This isn't high school anymore...tampons have become more streamlined and pads are more flexible...and so should you change with the times and grow the fuck up.
I've been called everything from bitch to ice queen as well as nerd thrown in for good measure...I have also been called (in my short yet successful career) passionate, caring, thoughtful, insightful, strong and intelligent. I've weighed up the pros and cons and I like being me. I think my work reflects this.
Surely it must, if people are threatened by it?
A strong, independent and intelligent woman (where her IQ is higher than her breasts) will always be scorned and pushed into the crevices of people's minds...better ignored and ignorant than baffled and demoted.
A few wandering souls have made the mistake of taking my manners and politeness as a sign of weakness...when they have been smacked and sent home to mommy, they throw their hands in the air asking "why?" while wiping away crocodile tears.
The answer, my dear reader, is elementary.
You are a moron.
{editor's note: Isn't it funny how, no matter how hard you try to be a good person, someone always takes the piss? Guess you can't please everyone...}
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
So...you come here often...?
If you do, I have 2 things to say to you...
1. Get a life
2. I'm sorry for my lack of posts recently...however, I do have a life...so yeah.
Although I'm not the type to blog about my day to day shenanigans, I do feel a small, relatively boring and inane update might be necessary.
As you may know (or not) I have recently become self employed...I refrain from saying "unemployed" as I arrogantly assume that work will just flock towards me...
Anyway this last week and a bit has been busy as heck and I AM LOVING IT! Bourne and I have arranged our own shoots as well as throwing out some commercial fodder for the masses, but all in all, it's been great and I am thoroughly enjoying my new venture. As soon as some of the images have cleared, I will update the website but in the meantime...if you're on the book...like us here.
We're keen to spread our wings (only) and work with new and awesome peeps, and we're also planning a soiree to the mother city...so if you're keen...you know the drill.
Other than that, the world is still spinning...life continues as per usual...it's actually quite surreal how you can't escape certain people...or people like them...but more on that later...much later.
So I hope you enjoyed this titbit of useless info as much as it irritated me to spellcheck it.
It seems like another person ago...
It seems like another person ago...when I was scared and unsure...when I answered what they wanted to hear...when I turned the other cheek...
Then I got strong and brazen and screamed a "fuck you" to anyone who got in my way or asked me to change...I called their bluff and rode past them on my dreams with nothing but courage in my pocket...
They would stare after me and blame their lack of lustre on me and my unwillingness to conform and nod and smile...Instead of looking inside and acknowledging their void of creativity, they would point and laugh...threatened in their suburban lives...
I don't look back...I charge forward...making mistakes...living through regrets but always learning...always growing...always pushing boundaries...making friends...losing allies...creating lifelong partnerships...culling away the fat that is the fake friends and manipulative minds...becoming leaner...meaner...wiser...kinder...more accepting and forgiving...
It seems like another person ago...a lifetime ago...
It happens everyday.
I am challenged everyday.
I rise above everyday.
What have you done today?
Image: Imgfave.com
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