Sun & Surf.

What could be better? The sun shining on your face, the ocean lapping at your feet, and a flash perfectly rim lighting your hair.

It may sound ideal, but the sun wasn't enough warmth, and the water cold enough to make your toes hurt if you stood in it too long. But it's all part of the job as we worked away on the flora&fauna photoshoot.

We were blessed with a good break in the weather as we used up our only rain date. We all got up bright and early and were out by the water as the sun continually ducked in and out of the clouds. It was a great shoot and went smoothly thanks to everyone involved. Pauline Siu, creator of flora&fauna, Hayley Snarlidge did amazing hair, Savannah Larsen did a beautiful job with make-up, Kyle Little was my unsung assistant, and of course our model Kimiko Yoshida did a fantastic job.

Here's a little taster of the shoot and of the Spring 09 flora&fauna line.



Here's an outtake from the shoot as well. The tide was coming in pretty quick as were finishing up on the beach and headed into the forest for the second half of the shoot. So I had my assistant Kyle hold one of the flashes so we could keep moving with the water.