Busy working on some new content to post… in the meantime, here is an African-inspired shoot done at sunset with makeup by “Anna Body Art“.
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+ My Stay at Grootbos Nature Reserve
+ Township Tours in South Africa
My shoot in New York for Fashion Week Brooklyn was pretty awesome. We shot in Soho, Manhattan + in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The Denim Day Campaign is in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. On 29 April 2015, models, makeup artists, hairstylists, bloggers + fashionistas will walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall styled in denim for the cause! City Hall will host the official commencement speech. Brooklyn Fashion Week will be held on 25-28 June this year, with one lucky designer showcasing his or her collection on the runway!
+ Fashion Week Brooklyn Welcomes SA Designers
+ What is Denim Day & Why Should We Care?
+ BK Style with MyArts for Fashion Week Brooklyn
+ Fashion Week Brooklyn Save The Date
+ Art Meets Fashion Johannesburg
Here is an image from a bridal shoot I did in Stellenbosch, South Africa! Read more about the shoot here + check out more on the photographer + jewellery designer. Are you a budding model? I’ve written about some do’s + dont’s for getting started. I loved this hairstyle so much that I used it in my new headshots!
Got some new headshots done with Cape Town photographer, Talitha Snow. I just love her work! We shot at Roodebloem Studios in Woodstock, Cape Town.
I enjoyed modelling in studio this weekend with Bryan Miles + Sam Burrows. Bryan is authoring a book on Magic Tricks (Buy the book on Amazon here). Bryan is a magician from Cape Town (he’s being flown to perform in Hollywood’s Magic Castle next week!). I had great fun being his “assistant”! We shot at Salisbury Studios in Woodstock.
I shot yesterday at Roodebloem Studios in Woodstock, Cape Town. We had so much fun! The studios are amazing (huge kitchen, lounge, private makeup room, bathroom, beautiful modern finishings) I think they are every photographer’s dream! I have some awesome behind the scenes photos on my instagram @misstamikajade. We did my hair the same as we did for the bridal shoot this past weekend in Stellenbosch. I actually rarely have it curly in real life, it’s more naturally wavy like in this shoot I did for City Lodge. All these photos were taken on my new gold iphone6.
+ Photography – Talitha Snow
+ Hair and Makeup – Pipa Cross
+ Assistance – Gabrielle Fortunato
I modelled at Brenaissance wine estate this past weekend for a bridal editorial with photographer Veronique Mills, wedding gown designer Elizabeth Stockenstrom + Bijoux Jewellery. Brenaissance is any bridal couple’s dream venue. The Bridal suite is beautifully decorated. There’s a white glass fronted chapel that overlooks the vineyards. The venue is a blank canvas and it’s got all the amenities needed for an amazing wedding! If you feel like relaxing at the restaurant on a saturday, they’ve launched their new picnic menu. They also have a brand new wine tasting deck. They offer the most delicious wine paring pizza + lovely cheese cake to top it all off. The shoot was so much fun! I’m confident the images will be pretty awesome. Read more on an article I wrote for aspiring models on how to make magic in front of the camera. I’ve also got more photos of behind-the-scenes on my instagram @misstamikajade.
+ Photography – Veronique Photography
+ Hair – Huidrie Marais
+ Models – Chanel Wessels, Tamika Doubell, Anesia Joseph
+ Make-up – Pipa Cross
+ Venue – Brenaissance Wine Estate
+ Dresses – Elizabeth Stockenstrom
+ Jewellery & Hair pieces – Marnell Nortje {Bijoux Jewellery}
We had an impromptu little photo shoot session up in Hout Bay for BaliBali Fashion Store Cape Town….. I created their blog here and their Facebook here. Also their Pinterest here. The photos we are taking on the beach and on location in Hout Bay are all part of their new summer campaign. Marketing posters will be for the Lifestyle Centre in Kloof + digital advertising. I was thinking about 5 questions I would love to know from you (my lovely readers!)……
+ What’s one song that you can’t stop listening to?
+ What’s one thing you’re doing lately to make yourself better?
+ What’s your favourite piece of jewellery atm?
+ What have you been wanting to do but just…haven’t?
My answers:
+ I love EDM music the best. But lately it’s “Yonce/Partition” from Beyonce’s new album “Beyonce”
+ Banting diet. Read here and get involved
+ A ring I bought at Topshop
+ Go for a massage
** Ps. I wrote about the colour symbolism of ORANGE + PURPLE.
We did a fabulous shoot recently in Camps Bay for BaliBali Fashion Boutique, Cape Town. I think the beaches in Cape Town are gorgeous! We are working on their marketing posters for the Lifestyle Centre in Kloof Street as well as for new brochures + digital advertising. I’ve designed + launched all their social media platforms and our new “Hippi Chic” campaign is looking good! Summer is here! (Please note all these pics are copyright. If you want to use any of these photos, get in touch with me here).
