Nicola Jane | Monochrome

JDS Giveaway |

To celebrate the launch of her brand new website, Jaz from Jazart Design Studio is hosting the blog's very first giveaway!!! Competition closes this Sunday Jan 15th at 5pm Melbourne time. Here is your chance to win some cute, custom designed and handmade cushions! What are you waiting for? xoxo 

The "Secret Garden" Shoot|

I have finally finished my last Bachelor of Commerce exam yesterday and it is such a relief to not have to pick up another textbook again for a while! Although the odd thing is, now that I'm not busy studying, I don't really know what to do with myself. Do you ever feel like that after a really busy couple of weeks? I call it "post-exam withdrawls that no one wants to have". Went on a little shopping spree yesterday and watched Midnight in Paris. It was an amazing film. Very interesting concepts and quite philosophical in some parts but still managed to be light and entertaining overall. I won't tell you any more about it in case I accidentally spoil it for you but it is worth a trip to the cinema for.

A while back I mentioned that I worked on a photoshoot for my best friend Jaz's graduation project. I have finally been given permission to post up my behind the scenes photos so here they are! 

The narrative of this shoot was basically a forest nymph hiding around a secret garden. The focus was on the fabric of the dress, designed by RMIT Textiles Design graduate Jazmine Bradley (see her blog here) featuring garden motifs including birds, butterflies and gnomes. Incidentally we also brought a gnome to our shoot that day. 

Setting up the flowers that did not want to stay on those branches...

camera vs. camera - photographer Emily capturing Elle in action 

Natalie, Jaz and Elle pose for a happy snap at the end of the shoot. 

Dress fabric & print design: 

Jazmine 

http://www.jazartdesignstudio.blogspot.com/
Jazart Design Studio Facebook Page

Photographers: 

Elle  (bohemianprints.com) 

Emily  (EMC Photography)

Angie (Kaleidoscope of Fashion)

Model: Natalie

Hair & Make-up: 

SOGO Hair and Make-up 

Props: 

Freedom Furniture 

Flowers Vasette