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Five $500 Gift Vouchers to Win

Alise Black Photographic Studios is giving away this Spring to 5 lucky people a chance to win one of five $500 gift voucher to treat themselves at our Melbourne waterfront studio. To enter, you simply need to 'like' the Alise Black Photographic Studios facebook page and 'like' the post before Wednesday 2nd October 2013 11.59pm. GOOD LUCK!! Winners announced 3.10.2013. See Alise Black Photographic Studios facebook page notes for T's & C's. Click here to enter!

The Face of Spring 2013 photo shoot

THE FACE OF SPRING 2013 professional photography shoot will be Friday 20 September 2013! Alise Black Photographic Studios creates, simply for fun, a unique experience and photoshoot for one lucky winner in their seasonal photography shoot. The day is created by a team of professionals including professional photographer, Alise Black, hair and makeup artists, stylists and assistants. This season Alise Black intends to bring a little 'sparkle' to the season. Stay tuned.

The Face of Winter 2013

Winter in Melbourne. “This city is at it’s best in the winter months. The fashion, the architecture, they way the city looks during those cold, clear days when they sky’s got that hard blue look... ” Simon Smithson

It was shoot day for Alise Black Photographic Studios ‘The Face of Winter 2013’. The afternoon sky was flooded with unexpected sunrays beaming down on the bay in front of our waterfront studio. Our Face of Winter arrived to be greeted by a particularly excited team; Alise Black - professional photographer, Treia - studio manager and Adriana - Stylist. The idea of having our first male ‘The Face Of’ was an exciting prospect that was about to become a reality.

Our Face of Winter arrived perfectly rugged looking, with overgrown hair and an untamed beard. Simon’s natural look was the perfect canvas for the styling the day ahead would bring.

The first task was clothing stylisation. The team sifted through an array of garments ranging from casual jackets to slick tailored suits. We all agreed on several pieces of clothing that we felt would stay well in tune with our base idea… a variety of transformations from natural and rugged to sleek and stylish.

Alise Black previously chose the new location of The Kings Domain in South Yarra. This is where the team set up an array of styles and image creations. Carefully groomed by Andrea, professional Hair and Makeup Artist and with the talented Aaron Chan, owner of The Kings Domain, the transformations began.

It is our pleasure to show you The Face of Winter 2013 .. read more about what Simon had to say about his day…

Simon Smithson on his experience:

“[The Alise Black team were] friendly, capable, and extremely able to compensate for my absolute lack of any kind of experience as a photography model. It was a relief to be able to do nothing while Treia and Adriana rotated around me setting up lights and Andrea and Aaron took care of the hair and makeup. I liked the various transformations very much. It’s not something I’ve ever done in the course of a day before, going so quickly from one look to another.

I think a big advantage [of a professional photography session] was in the pre-planning of the wardrobe so we could get straight into shooting and knowing what was happening when."

How would you describe your experience shooting The Face of Winter?

"Great! It’s a different sensation to be photographed and then not to see it instantly on Facebook or Instagram, that’s for sure. But it was pretty easy to trust Alise right off the bat; she inspires immediate confidence. 

I’d definitely recommend Alise Black Photographic Studios to anyone who was looking to get some photos taken. They know what they’re doing.”

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The Face of Autumn 2013

Autumn is a season that not only marks a change in temperature, but a change in our visual surroundings. Turned leaves fall to create picturesque seas of red, bronze and amber lined footpaths. These gorgeous earthy tones, natural textures and sharp shadows make this time of year picture perfect.

Daylesford Victoria is a beautiful countryside town approximately 90 minutes from Melbourne. The team agreed we needed a divine country setting to help us execute our vintage themed fashion shoot and Daylesford, would be the ideal setting to capture our chosen autumn beauty.

The region is known as the Spa Capital of Australia. People not only flock to the area to relax and enjoy world class spa treatments, they also come to view its amazing landscapes, visit art galleries and indulge in local gourmet food and wines.

At 2pm, Bridgette ‘The Face of Autumn 2013” winner, met us on location in the scenic center of Daylesford. She was giggling with excitement and couldn’t wipe the smile off her face. Andrea Micich, our professional hair and make up artist, was filled with inspiration as soon as she laid eyes on Bridgette. Ideas were already springing into her head. Without delay, we jumped straight into clothing, hair and make up stylisation.

It wasn’t long before Bridgette was being fussed over from head to toe. Andrea, completely in her element, began her first hair and make up creation, almost appearing to be in an artists trance. Bridgette’s nails were painted the colour of burnt orange leaves. Outfits were simultaneously being flung around the room as the team were pre-visualizing what options would coincide perfectly with our autumn themed day. 

For our first shoot, the team decided on two vintage style dresses by unknown designers. The outfits were hand picked for Bridgette by Alise and Adriana from the Daylesford Mill Market earlier that day.

Soon we were heading towards Daylesford Lake – which was the stunning backdrop for the first part of “The Face of Autumn 2013” fashion shoot. On the way, Alise was experiencing some sort of creative visual overload and could not wait to capture her photographic ideas and the team’s concepts in real time.

Bridgette was now well and truly living her unique experience and was officially behind the scenes of a professional photographic fashion shoot. It was approximately 4pm in the afternoon, and the autumn colours and textures were in their prime splendor. The air was still and the lake was glistening with reflections. The sun was slowly setting in the background, casting an orange haze over the jetty. The atmosphere was relaxed and Bridgette took comfort in the fact that “nothing was taken too seriously”. The sunlight was peeking through our model’s wild blonde locks as she was made to feel like the definition of beauty “inside and out”.

The second fashion shoot took place in the early evening at The Perfect Drop Wine and Food Lounge, located in the town centre of Daylesford. It was here that Bridgette changed into a breathtaking, modified, Collette Dinnigan design – Alise’s much loved wedding dress! Andrea, with professional ease, then changed both Bridgette’s hair and make up style. Alise had a grin from ear to ear whilst shooting the highly styled evening scene.

We could have kept shooting well into the evening due to the shear fun and enjoyment of it all. However, with regret, Alise eventually had to call a wrap. The only problem was, we were now spoilt for choice. How would we choose our favorite image!

‘The Face of Autumn 2013’ described her experience as being “amazing and so much fun” She added that for anyone who is thinking about having a professional photography session to “Absolutely do it – don’t even hesitate. It’s the most incredible experience that you may not do again.”

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