Fashion photography 101

Shoot 1

This was such an amazing experience, so I came to South Africa to work on a few shoots with my girl, Gcebile Matsimbe (fashion blogger and photographer).

We had so many things in mind and it was so refreshing just brainstorming, trying to get the right mood across.

I could add this to the Fashion vs Nature project as most of the shoots were done outside.

Will be sharing them with you, just for you to have a look inside the minds of fashion bloggers/photographers and just people who love fashion.

The first shoot is at a horse stable at West Lake estate.

Photo credits by Gcebile Matsimbe

Location: Hartbeespoort, South Africa

Quick tip

This dress is suitable for an hourglass, pear shaped, rectangular and inverted-triangular shaped figure. It's such a busy pattern, so an apple-shaped could get away with this dress too.

My experience

This was a very relaxed experience, think it's because I did it with a friend and the surroundings were pretty relaxed, except for the deer that kept following us around, so half of the photos included him, but we were able to make this work out. This was beautiful and I loved just being comfortable and this was what we were aiming for.

Fashion vs Nature

Day 2

In the field :)

Did not plan a dress for this venue, but this was the one dress that really fit the part.

This is a 1900's shaped dress & the only reason why it works well in this location is due to the open fields.

Perfect location for this type of dress. The environment impacted on the colours in the dress & it complimented each another, so this dress made the cut.

Here I am in a village close to Ongandjera. 

All accessories worn were sponsored by NamCrafts, Namibia.

Fabric sponsored by Jacksons, Da Gama, Namibia

Quick tip:

All waist-cut dresses can be worn by slim-waisted ladies. The hourglass, inverted triangle, pear- and rectangular shaped ladies can wear dresses with this cut. Also because it's an A-line dress, bigger hips are automatically hidden, so it's an amazing dress for pear- & hourglass shaped ladies, if they want to hide their hips.

My experience:

This was a very relaxed area, I would recommend it to those who just want to take time off & get away from the crazy city life. 

The scenery was very beautiful & there wasn't much activity on the road or even at the village. It was a really relaxed place to be.