behind the scenes

no longer the young hot models like we used for the ex-company but i have to admit, these ladies are older, mature, experienced and still gorgeous. it was a two day shoot for the winter catalogue, first day outdoor lifestyle shots and the second, studio. having to shoot winter outfits in 42 degree weather is an absolute nightmare and i truly felt terrible for our lovely models. imagine.... hot, humid, scorching sun occasionally wearing long pants, fleecy knit jackets and in a couple of layers. super hot can die!

the first day started at 8:00 in the am and because i stayed an hour's away from the first location i was out of the house by 7 only to be caught in horrendous traffic because the gps took me through the no toll route so i only got there at 9. i felt terrible coz i had all the outfits with me. of course since i was running so late, i didn't get a chance to whip out my camera to take any shots. lucky me, since there were 5 models, they weren't ready by the time i got there. oh it was such a long day.... running all over the place, trying to be as organised as possible and maneuvering people in the right locations. by the end of the day, even though i was wearing shorts and a singlet, i was drenched and my feet were killling me. then it was a long drive home during peak hour o_O

day 2.... started at 8 as well but because it was closer to home i didn't have to wake up as early. the day was still hot and the studio didn't have any aircond ... eeekkk! after i think about 100 outfits shots, it was a wrap. the most annoying bit of the day was moving the car after every hour or two. the area we were at just didn't have parking. oh and seeing such colourful wraps was a bit odd too. when i got home, my feet were so dead it wasn't funny; i poked my toe and couldn't feel a thing! ohhhh it's such a good thing the weekend is here.