Mafalda de Castro

Like I said in the last post, Mafalda de Castro, blogger from Last Time Around, won the contest that me and Despe&Veste put together. The winning prize was a complete photoshoot where the winner gets a full editorial, wearing Despe&Veste clothing.

Here is the result!

"Lucky Summer - Part 1", by Despe&Veste Clothing

Another collection, another photoshoot. As I already knew both models, it was a lot easier for us to produce this photoshoot. We knew the flaws and the best angles, and also we knew each other, professionally.

About the location... It was not supposed to be in this abandoned military facility but at an abandoned big restaurant. It was beautiful: the balcony and the big rooms provided a lot of natural, soft lightning, which was perfect for shooting. But then, as the girls were getting ready, a man claiming he was the legal keeper of the place told us we couldn't be there, because we would vandalize it. Seriously??? The place was a wreck, totally destroyed already. We were going to shoot in there, what could get wrong? Anyways... we left.

So, we went to this abandoned military facility, where actually was supposed to be the shooting location in the first place. And I'm glad we decided to go there in the end. The sun wasn't that strong anymore, so it gave me a very soft, summer lighting.

Also this time we had the pleasure to photograph the blogger Mafalda de Castro, from the blog "Last Time Around". Weeks before, we threw a contest where the prize was a complete photoshoot with the styling of Despe&Veste, and Mafalda won, so we took the opportunity to photograph her aswell. (I'll post her photos in the next blog post.)

Because we had to delay the photoshoot (because of the old man trying to ruin everything) we had to stop for that day, since the sun was going down quickly, so this is the 1st part.

So here is the final result! And first, a little behind-the-scenes video.

"Skies Don't Lie", by Despe&Veste Clothing

After the Mendigo Clothing photoshoot, this was the first clothing editorial I've done. The owner od Despe&Veste is an old college colleague, so it was very easy to talk about what she wanted the pictures to look like, and other details.

I was a little bit nervous, I'm not going to lie. Doing something this big is a heavy responsability, because we are creating the image of someone's brand. But it was easy and fun! The two models are really sweet and we got along easily. The location coultn't be better: the building was full of natural lightning and full of cool places, specially a huge terrace/balcony. I don't have any behind the scenes photos, unfortunately, but in the next times I made sure we had something for posterity.

So here is some photos from the February's editorial/catalogue for Despe&Veste, called "Skies Don't Lie".

Thank you 2013

5 months went by, and so many things changed for me, for good. I've been having new photography opportunities that I've never thought I would. I've been learning so much that I thank God each day for all the blessings and the visible evolution of my work.

"Despe&Veste" is a brand foccused on recyclying old clothing into mainstream and fashion pieces. I've made a partnership with Despe&Veste, where I get to photograph the collections for free but, since it's a very visible shop, specially on Facebook, I get to have special promotion of my photography brand. Many fashion bloggers have already approached me for photography works, wich is amazing!

Apart from that, I'm still working in Marketing, still an internship but at least I've got it.

I decided to pick up my blog again, Helps me to document my work and special pieces of my life. Stay close because there will be a lot of posting from now on! At least a lot more than before.

Marta.

Merry Christmas

I hope it's not too late for me to wish you some Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year!

History

I guess everyone knows how passionate and what an enthusiast I am about the English royal history and monarchy. I've been collecting information, gathering stories and revelations from some periods, and it has become other hobbie, apart from photography. It's something I cannot explain but the only thing is that is thrills me knowing so much, by myself. The Medieval and Renaissance periods are my favourite, including every movie or shows that are up to these particular subjects.

So I read a lot. May it be historical, novels, biography... I've got a little bit of each of these matters. I planned to take this picture, because it's not only books; it's my hobbie, one of my favourite things to do, and I am proud of my little but precious collection.

The first thin booklets, I got each one of them in the respective places which they are about. In left-right order I got: 

- "The Hever Castle"

- "The really useful guide to Kings and Queens of England" (bought in Kensington Palace)

- "Experience the Tower of London"

- "Discover Kensington Palace"

- "Explore Hampton Court Palace"

Then there's:

- the whole story of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", by Antonia Fraser

- "Elizabeth", by my favourite historian ever, David Starkey

- the controverse "Sex in the Elizabethan England", by Alan Haynes

- a book that I got in a thrift story in England - "Costume and Fashion in Colour, 1550-1760".

The next set are from Philippa Gregory, a well-known author from novels such as "The Other Boleyn Girl" (I also got this book but left it back in my hometown), which was recently adapted to the big screen. She is obviously a favourite.

- "The Lady of the Rivers", "The White Queen" and "The Red Queen" are being produced as we speak to fit in a tv mini-series and I cannot wait!

- "The Queen's Fool"

- "The Virgin's Lover"

- The only 2 books missing because I left them in my parents house are "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "The Boleyn Inheritance". I only need "The Constant Princess" to fill in the whole Tudor Court Novels by Philippa Gregory.

The only book I got in portuguese is "Elizabeth and Mary, Cousins, Rivals, Queens", by Jane Dunn but I don't like it when I read this kind of books (or any book which takes place in the ancient english history) in portuguese. I find it a lot more exciting when it's in the native language. Besides keeps my english from getting rusty.

The last one was also thrifted, "Edward V, The Prince in The Tower", by Michael Hicks.

It's a little bit hard to see, but in front of the "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", there's a Tudor Rose, made of some heavy and hard metal that I don't really recognize. It was thrifted, in the same store was the other 2 books were bought. I got mesmerized with I saw it in a little corner, and I immediately got it to myself.

So there it is. I tried to brief an explanation of my books, I really did. Sorry for the nerdy excitement!!