Published in Fen Hong Se Magazine issue 10 

MODEL Leila Mathieson @ IMG

MAKEUP Olga Gill

FLOWERS Merchant and Green

ASSISTANT Yaz Zilwa

Interview for Fen Hong Se Magazine

Portrait of me by Adam Kafo 

Were you born with a camera in your hand or at what point did you start?

Definitely not! But both of my parents are art teachers, so I grew up surrounded by beautiful imagery, and I think developed an eye for strong compositions, colour palettes and graphics early on. I was a graffiti artist when I was in high school (much cooler than I am now haha) and first picked up a camera to document my HSC work. I enjoyed the process and ended up studying photography at Uni, where a studio lighting elective class that changed my life forever. The studio is where I am happiest, and I now spend most of the week hanging out in mine!

How would you describe your work to someone who has never seen it?

My work is clean and minimal, with glowing, glossy skin and detailed retouching (though I like to leave enough ‘flaws’ in to make it look real.) I love to use blocks of colour, and graphic lines and shapes. It’s dreamy, it’s romantic, it’s all things beauty.

What photographers from the past or present have influenced you the most?

I’ve always adored portraits by David Bailey, especially those key ones from the 60s. I think his strong, clean and beautiful images still impact the work I try to produce today. I’m also obsessed with Tim walker - I love his dreamscape fashion editorials, and I love the personality he always manages to capture in portraits. My favourite current artist is a girl called Elizaveta Porodina. She is insanely creative and inspiring to follow. She uses colour in the most magical way. Somehow all her work is wildly different yet perfectly cohesive. Everyone should check her out immediately!

Where do you find your inspiration?

It’s such a cliche answer but it’s true - I find inspiration everywhere in my day to day life. Sometimes at galleries, in movies and magazines, maybe from a strange outfit in the crowd, or something bizarre in Bunnings, or just deep dives in instagram or Pinterest. I love trying to find two things that majorly mismatch, and trying to zip them together in a fresh and new way.

What is your favourite photo shoot that you have done and why?

WINDSWEPT which was published here in FHS! I have kind of done the opposite of most photographers, and started out with studio lighting, and never really learned what to do with natural light, and this shoot pushed me out of my comfort zone. I shot with available light only, and it was really satisfying to be able to get it right. It also ended up being a major crowd favourite, the dramatic image with the plane flying through is by far my most liked image on instagram, and its generated a lot of new enquiries for me. I love how magical and dreamy it is - it’s exactly the kind of photography I want to be creating.

Published in Fen Hong Se Magazine

MODELS Annabelle, Em, Sofia, Jasmine, Saskia, Arkie and Amber /  @Priscillas and @Chadwick Models

MAKEUP @makeupwithanh @anacostamua @ministryofbeaute @glowbykrishelle @kerriejanebaileymakeup @nicholeleemakeup @kimkpham @kaylaaperez_ @theagencytomakeupartists

Check out my recent write up on theright.fit blog!

https://theright.fit/blog/blogs/how-family-owned-brands-can-grow-with-the-right-fit

Model Portfolio updates for Ella and Em from @Priscillas

Published in Fen Hong Se Magazine

MODELS Ella and Em  @Priscillas 
STYLING Archie Pham

MAKEUP  Tri-anh Nguyen

HAIR Kerrie Jane Bailey

Rhys Kenny and I directed and filmed this incredible video for Saskwatch for their December Nights track. It was really fun to create - we retimed the clip at double its speed, so the song was about 1:30 long and sounded really chipmunky! We then shot this at 50fps (double the frames) and then slowed the whole thing down in post. So in real life we were racing through this crazy obstacle course, but once we slowed it all down, it got this dreamy, ethereal feel which I love. We shot about 14 takes and were all EXHAUSTED at the end, but the final shot was the winner and we think its pretty perfect. I love that you can rewatch this so many times and find something new in each rewatch.

Rhys had this to say: 

Saskwatch’s impressive new one-take video follows the group as they gallivant and play around a sunny race track, and perform their soulful jams. The candid choreography of characters through the clip - including skaters, cyclists, rollerbladers and water gun wielders - creates a sense of vibrancy and spontaneity which heightens it’s feel-good atmosphere.

Test shoot with Grace from Priscillas