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.

Locating Elesha

It is always exciting to work with Elesha and when we looked at working on location it was something new to embark upon. The location was Victoria Country Park in Hampshire and the weather very hot. The park was very busy and trying to avoid the crowds was tricky and to an extent limiting. We started out at the former Netley Hospital Chapel using the deep orange brickwork to contrast. Elesha just adapted to each change within this and we caught up on all our news. Elesha always looks great no matter the situation and with the wind we just used it to our advantage with blowing hair. We moved on to a more ethereal look with long white dress and headband which gave an ethereal look. Amongst the trees and at the beach it worked equally well and even with the bright sunshine we created some interesting moods. Finally we got funky in contrast and used the perspective of the park to get some fashion with attitude and some great windblown portraits. Elesha goes from strength to strength and I look forward to shooting again and also see her really progress as a supermodel. ;-)