My Photoshoot With Christopher Robert Photography

A couple of weeks ago Chris and I met up in the city to shoot together. I had seen (and loved) Chris' photography on Instagram and contacted him about setting up a time to shoot. The plan was to spend some time shooting in the city before heading back to the studio, where the fun would begin.

Well, the city aspect of our shoot didn't last too long as somebody (read: me) is a bit of a wimp and not too good at dealing with the cold and windy weather. I was literally freezing, and getting a runny nose... not the best look (even post-editing)!

So we made our way over to the studio (me, thankful to be out of the cold/wind). From there, I began to relax a bit more and Chris started to work his photo-magic and take some great shots of yours truly. These are some of my favourites from the shoot, however there were over 500 really great unedited photos in total, which made picking the few that made the final cut was incredibly difficult. 

I had an awesome time shooting with Chris, so if there's anyone in the Melbourne area interested in shooting with him, or if you just like looking at seriously great photos, you can check his work out at Christopher Robert Photography!

xx Chontelle Louise

First Photo Shoot as a Melburnian

First of all, some of you may already have seen this post - I apologise for the repost but I went full-retard and deleted it! One click, and it's gone! Ugh, just my luck.

Anyway. This will be a shorter version of the original post, which went on longer than necessary in the first place due to my rambling away about complete nonsense and going totally off-track.

My first photo shoot as an official resident was a boho-themed shoot on the 28th of February with photographer Henry Louey. We had met the day before to go over everything in preparation for the shoot, fitting, and a quick test shoot (as seen below).

The day of the shoot, I was extremely nervous. I didn't have much confidence in myself, and was totally prepared to make a complete and utter fool of myself (in typical Chontelle fashion)! I arrived in the evening, right on time. The MUA ended up missing the turn-off and therefore was around half an hour late - note to self, don't drive in the city! We got started, went through the process of wardrobe, hair and makeup, and then it was time to shoot.

Despite my nerves, the shoot went surprisingly well, and I really enjoyed it! Henry's advice and direction was really helpful for me as a model, and in the days following this shoot I was able to draw from this experience to assist in my posing and the overall quality of the result!

If you'd like to see more modelling-related posts, let me know! 

xx Chontelle Louise