The person to «blame» for this shoot is actually Nadja. The enigmatic beautiful stylist behind Vintage Vices store. The day her new fashion arrivals appeared in my Facebook page, I knew I have the perfect team to shoot a lookbook of bohemian romantic clothing range. 

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Lace, sequin and feathers, floral crowns and disheveled braided hair, combined with very natural, «almost not there» make-up. Set against fading greens of the autumn garden, last hydrangeas and fragrant bundles of lavender. The quilt I pickled from Saint Paul de Vence,  traditional lace made by my grandmother, a bright shawl from my childhood days - wove some personal intensity into the shoot. 

The background boards were painted just days before, last minute precaution against a possible change in the moody autumn weather. 

There are so many things I want to share about this shoot, as it became more of a gathering of friends, than a formal production, and fuelled my creative energy for weeks to come. Perhaps I will split all my thoughts into more posts. With more behind the scenes and lighting set-ups to share.

 

Oh, yes. Postproduction. The hardest part was to pick the images. Once that was done, I knew, I wanted to keep the look as fresh as possible - all creatives have done such amazing job, I did not want any credit to go to Photoshop. Besides, with tight deadlines this time of the year, there is simply no time for even an hour an image.

As this is a stock archive production, I wanted to create as many colour + mood variations as possible. As opposed to an editorial with a strict colour look, this was an experimental play with my favourite colour presets (the post about that is almost ready.

CREATIVE TEAM

Photography:  Luba V Nel 

Postproduction: RetouchRepublic 

Lighting Design:  Sean Nel  

Lights: Profoto South Africa

Model: Moya Fourie

Make-up: Madeleine Botha 

Hair: Riani Roets 

Styling: Nadja Seale 

Wardrobe: Vintage Vices 

Set design: Els Styling 

Assistant: Jana-Minette Van Der Vyver 

Set Manager: JéAnette Loots