Chai in the Great Outdoors

Location set and times organised it was going to be great working with Chai in location that is until Mr Johnnie Depp got in the way. It was clear from the website that Waverley Abbey was open on the day we planned rather than closed for filming of Out of the Wood.

Having arrived it was clear that our shoot would be very limited due to all the fenced off areas (the best parts) and there were film rigs everywhere. We decided to make the best of it and Chai true to her usual self was beautiful. We used walls and trees careful to avoid all the ugly vehicles and scaffolding.

Our next location was a woodland and strangely I got it wrong and we went to the wrong place. This turned out to be a bonus as the dramatic trees and light really created a great backdrop and atmosphere. Thanks to Ryan with reflector and the ability to carry Chai to save her heels we had a great shoot and retired for lunch at a local pub.

Red for Ellie

Poppy fields don't happen very often and are usually found in late June. Having found a field in July it was a race against time to find a model. The poppies were going to disappear very fast with the hot weather and abundance of insects around. Ellie was very keen as she has a passion for red. On arriving my fears were realised as 75% of the poppies had gone. We got on with what was left and really worked hard even though the temperature was very hot. Change of outfits and mood worked really well. Ellie and I work together as a great team; so everything flowed. 
We had a bit of a surprise at the end of the shoot finding a safe which had been stolen and broken open which according to receipts scattered around it had come from Pizza Express in Haslemere. Police were informed but were not prompt in attending so we left it.