Casting in LA

Sampling the local delicacies at In-N-Out

Flying into Newark, NYC

Well earned feast at Chelsea Market

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Back in 2015, we were commissioned by a regular client to take their product on location for an industrial warehouse inspired shoot. This gave us a chance to get really creative, building many different looks within a single space. Shoots like this come with an array of challenges as the images are required to fit various different specs for print adverts, online use and editorial usage. Shot on location in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Styling and props by Great Brink www.greatbrink.com

Model: Viola Marx at Amaze Models Germany www.amazemodels.de and Model Team UK www.modelteam.co.uk
Instagram @violamarx

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Behind the scenes with Laura and Matt from Great Brink.

Dr Stephen Hart on the streets of London

Avoiding the rain with Dr Sergio Quezada in London

Dr Louis Vermeulen in a very scenic Amsterdam

Arriving in Barcelona to see Dr Laura Soucek and Dr Salvador Aznar Benitah

Avoiding traffic in the Barcelona hills with Dr Laura Soucek

On location at IRB Barcelona with Dr Salvador Aznar Benitah

In the lab at Insitut Curie ParisDr Allison Bardin in central Paris

MI: Early morning call-time, lighting, make-up and hair. The crew rolls in and, like a well oiled machine, the beginnings of a nationwide salon campaign is underway.

We spent the better part of two weeks working from sun up to sundown. And what better place to be in the month of May—working or not—but Miami Beach. Situated between South Beach and downtown Miami is the Design District. This was our home away from home for about 10 hours a day. It’s a mecca for artists; from graffiti to fine dining, and sculptors and photographers. I felt confident—and grateful for our location scout—about this locale being the perfect backdrop for our photoshoot. I met Hamish and Matt from HCP the first day of the shoot at model casting, and meshed well with their laid back approach, as this is how I approach just about everything. I do love a good challenge but I tend to ease into it, personally. And easy it was.

We worked with models from all corners of the globe, from commercial to runway and even a former reigning beauty queen of Cuba, an aspiring hip-hop singer, and a documentary film crew diver—who flew in fresh from filming in the Bahamas. The time flew by, capturing shot after shot. Twenty-four models walked through the doors of Carousel Studios and made the epic shoot a grand success. We only took time off to break for food, or to just bust-a-move in the middle of the studio.

When I look back on the amazing individuals involved in the massive project I can’t stop grinning. We made so many memories with our new friends, and on the clock or not I’d work with any of these folks again in a nanosecond.

It was almost bitter sweet to end the two weeks of a hundred-plus hours, because I knew I’d miss my new friends. A collaboration of beautiful hair, makeup, photography and direction moves us all through this story. Creating images and memories to last a lifetime; or at least until someone yells “that’s a wrap!”  

This years ‘Winter Holiday Card’ from The ModelTeam contains 22 studio images of the agency’s advertising models.
This short shows how the images were layered to  create the final image.

Thanks to all involved.
Styling: Ian Tod @Modelteam
Hair: The Rainbow Rooms International
Make Up: The Make Up Academy

Casting set up in MAPS studio, Miami Beach

   Alyssa Arce with artistic director Marlena

Back in March, we were asked to cover Harvey Nichols SS14 fashion show. We had the opportunity to set up a mini studio and shoot some fantastic models before the show.